Delta Air Lines suspends code-share agreement with Russia's Aeroflot
While Delta does not operate services to Ukraine or Russia, the code-share agreement allows its customers to book seats on Aeroflot flights and vice versa.
Delta Air Lines employees receive $1,250 appreciation payments
In a memo Thursday, CEO Ed Bastian told employees that they would get a "special profit sharing payout" of $1,250 on Feb. 14, otherwise known as Employee Appreciation Day.
Delta Air Lines testing program to cut down on carry-on luggage
Delta Air Lines is running the test program to "better understand how fewer carry-on bags can positively impact the customer experience."
DOJ responds to Delta CEO’s letter: Justice Dept. 'committed' to holding unruly airline passengers accountable
The Department of Justice is sending Delta CEO Ed Bastian's letter urging the creation of a national "no-fly" list to the appropriate officials, noting DOJ is "committed to holding accountable those who violate federal law."
Delta asks US Attorney General to create national 'no-fly' list for unruly passengers
Delta has already maintained its own no-fly list and wants to have collaboration between all airlines on a national list.
Frontier Airlines lowers weight limit on checked bags
Frontier's new policy applies to any ticket purchased on or after Jan. 18, 2022 and for travel on or after March 1, 2022, according to the budget carrier.
Lyft, Delta update app partnership to show flight statuses and air travel info
Lyft and Delta Air Lines are making rides to the airport less stressful with in-app flight status updates that’ll be delivered to customers who have linked Delta SkyMiles accounts.
United opens flight school, airlines find creative solutions as industry faces looming pilot shortage
The airline industry faces a projected shortage of 34,000 pilots globally by 2025, forcing airlines to step up recruitment over the next decade.
Thousands of flights delayed, canceled due to winter storm
Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled Saturday due to the winter storm bearing down on the eastern U.S.
Delta passenger charged for refusing mask, mooning passengers
An Irish man on a Delta Air Lines flight from Dublin to New York is accused of refusing to wear a face mask, throwing an empty can that hit another passenger and pulling down his pants and exposing his buttocks to a flight attendant and others nearby.
Delta optimistic on spring travel rebound even after 8K employees sick with COVID-19
Delta employees are being hit hard by COVID-19 but CEO Ed Bastian is optimistic about the future.
Delta extends life of expiring travel vouchers from pandemic
Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it will extend through 2023 the window for customers to rebook credits earned when they purchased but then canceled flights during the pandemic.
Over 1,200 flights canceled due to bad weather, COVID-related staffing issues
For over a week during the busiest time of the year airlines have been forced to change or scrap flights due to a mix of bad weather and coronavirus-related staffing shortages.
US omicron surge causes more flight cancellations, delays
More than a thousand flights were canceled again on Friday as airlines continued to contend with the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Airlines hit hard by cancellations again Monday, as COVID staffing issues threaten to bleed into new year
U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights yet again on Monday, this time led by SkyWest, a regional carrier for Delta, United and American Airlines
More than 2 million Americans flew through US airports Sunday despite canceled flights, omicron fears
More than 2 million Americans were screened by TSA agents Sunday, an 83% increase over the same day in 2020.
Holiday travel woes continue as omicron variant causes airlines to cancel, delay flights Monday
Holiday travel problems are continuing for Americans as major airlines such as Delta, United, and American Airlines have canceled over 1,000 flights on Sunday, with some saying that the coronavirus omicron variant is causing staffing issues.
Omicron variant causes Christmas flight cancellations and holiday travel headaches
United Airlines has been forced to cancel 170 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the omicron variant.
Omicron fails to slow holiday travel, as airline passenger numbers rival 2019
U.S. air travel surpassed its 2019 level for the same date on Thursday, indicating the omicron variant is not stopping Americans from seeing their families for Christmas.
Delta Airlines requests that isolation period for breakthrough infections be cut, calls guidance outdated
Delta Air Lines sent a letter to CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky this week requesting that the quarantine period for fully vaccinated individuals be cut in half, calling the current guidelines outdated.


















