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Airline gadfly has Delta in his sights
ajc.com ^ | 9-2-12 | Kelly Yamanouchi

Posted on 09/02/2012 10:50:50 AM PDT by rawhide

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1 posted on 09/02/2012 10:50:55 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: rawhide

Delta only has a $50 same day change fee.


2 posted on 09/02/2012 10:57:13 AM PDT by barmag25
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To: rawhide

The fee can easily be waived by a supervisor...and usually is...


3 posted on 09/02/2012 10:58:40 AM PDT by nevergore ("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
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Gold and above pay nothing to change flights


4 posted on 09/02/2012 11:00:31 AM PDT by barmag25
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Delta sucks plain and simple... customer service is bad, aircraft are old, first class is second class at best and their frequent flyer program is the pits.


5 posted on 09/02/2012 11:03:45 AM PDT by maddog55 (OBAMA: Why stupid people shouldn't vote!)
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They all suck. American was the worst, followed by Northwest. Continental was good once, but when United bought it they ruined a great airline. I try and avoid flying as much as possible because they all suck equally.


6 posted on 09/02/2012 11:07:41 AM PDT by Astronaut
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thats standby. he booked a time and should allow him to get out of it or switch to a leter flight if they change the time


7 posted on 09/02/2012 11:09:47 AM PDT by GreaterSwiss
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Why should a customer have to sake for a waiver?

No, thanks, I’ll drive.


8 posted on 09/02/2012 11:24:22 AM PDT by bgill
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To: rawhide

I wouldn’t fly Delta, period.

The fees aren’t the issue...its the sh*tty way they treat people trying to use their miles.

If you have the Amex Delta Skymiles card, the best thing you could do is to cancel it.


9 posted on 09/02/2012 11:25:07 AM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (I need a good stiff drink. How 'bout you?)
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They all have their problems, Delta is better than most.


10 posted on 09/02/2012 11:26:40 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: maddog55

The average plane in Delta’s fleet is 28.4 years old.

I’d feel safer in one of the old B-17 bombers my dad flew during the war......At least they were built to take it.


11 posted on 09/02/2012 11:27:49 AM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (I need a good stiff drink. How 'bout you?)
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The only airline worth a damn is Southwest. Nobody else even comes close.


12 posted on 09/02/2012 11:33:31 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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the North Carolina resident booked a Delta flight, then found out Delta had later moved up the departure time by 24 minutes. That didn’t fit into Pevsner’s plans.

When flying, you really shouldn't make plans that have less than an hour leeway. Just not a good idea.

13 posted on 09/02/2012 11:44:20 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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To: Emperor Palpatine

You are right about that! Six weeks prior to my to my brother’s graduation at Notre Dame I tried book a flight from NY/LI with my Sky Miles. The only flights available had at least three connections and would have taken up to 12 hours traveling time. The operator told me condescendingly that I should have booked at least six months in advance if I wanted the direct flight option. Tens of thousands of miles available and they’re practically useless.


14 posted on 09/02/2012 11:57:09 AM PDT by two134711 (I am Conservative, no longer a Republican.)
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To: rawhide

I’ve flown Delta for years and have never had a problem.


15 posted on 09/02/2012 12:04:22 PM PDT by JamesA (You don't have to be big to stand tall)
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I've remarked on here before that it has been years since I flew on an airplane, mostly due to the outrageous, illegal and unconstitutional conduct of the TSA goons.

But here another reason I quit flying: airlines treat their customers like sh!t. From the article:

I reckon I may fly again someday if I die somewhere not close to home and they have to fly me home in a pine box. But not until then.
16 posted on 09/02/2012 12:17:00 PM PDT by upchuck ("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
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To: two134711

In his job, a friend of mine booked hundreds of thousands of miles as he flew all over the world in his job.

He’s now retired and finding out the miles don’t have near the value he expected.


17 posted on 09/02/2012 12:21:27 PM PDT by upchuck ("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
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“I like tilting windmills at the people that deserve being tilted at,” he said.

Miguel de Cervantes is spinning in his grave and considering suing his ass over that.

18 posted on 09/02/2012 12:40:20 PM PDT by Moltke ("I am Dr. Sonderborg," he said, "and I don't want any nonsense.")
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To: upchuck

Pevsner should read the fine print on his tickets!

Screw him!

I have flown Delta for over three decades. NEVER an unusual problem.


19 posted on 09/02/2012 12:41:30 PM PDT by BobNative
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They cancelled our flight from Istanbul on the 13th and put us in economy. We were pissed! My husband was on the cordless phone for so long it ran out of battery power. We are now flying back on AirFrance in first, but our flight from Detroit to Louisville is in coach. We paid $7000 for those tickets, but we are lucky to have the company reimbursing us.


20 posted on 09/02/2012 12:58:42 PM PDT by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.....)
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