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Delta Air Lines provides air travel and cargo services. Operating from hubs in the U.S., it connects destinations across six continents. Since its founding in 1925, Delta has offered a range of cabin classes, in-flight amenities and a comprehensive route network.
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Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017
I fly weekly for my job and had to book a trip via Delta due to final destination. I purchased an economy ticket with the cancellation insurance. My business plans changed a month before the trip and Delta refused to refund or change my flight because it was an economy ticket. They have the absolute worst customer service and apparently do not respect their lower and middle class passengers who cannot afford to pay an additional 50+ dollars per flight for business class. I WILL NEVER BOOK DELTA AGAIN!!! Southwest is so much better of an airline who appreciates ALL of their passengers.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2017
I just want to say I'm so disappointed with Delta. Never thought I would be confronted with this situation, I had called numerous time and given the same quote for main cabin airfare to HNL to LAX. Then I called this morning and the lady books the travels and says, “Let’s assign your seats now,” when she gets the option she states she is unable to assign the seat because she actually just noticed the ticket was for basic economy. I told her that it was not my fault, and that I should be getting the ticket she quoted me in the first place. By this point I'm on the phone for 45 minutes because she is trying to get a supervisor, I get on the phone with the supervisor and again I been on the phone with them forever and have to go back into my job. I called that same night and tell her my situation and she says, “Let me get a supervisor,” and she gets back on the phone saying what her supervisor told her.
I tell the representative, it looks very unprofessional that the supervisor decided to deliver the message with someone else. At this point she doesn't know what to say and finally gets me on the phone with Supervisor Shay (the rudest). I literally explained to her and she said, “I will not upgrade to main cabin because you have to pay the difference...” Is on the phone raising her voice at me. At this point I'm so frustrated, and tell her I do not want to speak to her because on how she is literally screaming at me, and she said, “Well not me or no one will do the upgrade and you will need to call back.” I literally regret ever booking a flight through Delta!!! WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I EVER EXPERIENCE!!!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2017
I Booked a flight through Expedia and they changed my flight info without telling me. I booked my flight from Lincoln Ne to Augusta GA and the itinerary said from Lincoln Ne to Atlanta Ga to Augusta GA leaving at 0630 from Lincoln. I never got a confirmation email and I had to call Expedia. First, they never had me scheduled on a flight and I had to tell them my bank took out $402.35. The rude woman, who was very rude and confrontational from the beginning of the phone call and she finally found the flight information and she told me it had been sent to an email I no longer have. When I completed the flight information online I included the correct email.
When I received the flight schedule email while I was on the phone with her I told her this was the wrong schedule. It had me going from Lincoln Ne to Minneapolis to Atlanta to Augusta GA. This all was going to take over 12 hours. I told the lady this was the wrong flight and she argued with me. I told her I would have never booked a flight with that many stops and certainly would not have booked one to Minneapolis. I told her the flight schedule I booked was supposed to leave Lincoln at 0630 AM not 1100 AM and arrive in Augusta GA at 1030 PM. She argued with me that there was nothing she could do. I told her I wanted to be booked on the flight I had arranged and her attitude was, TOO BAD TOO SAD SUCKER. I keep saying I'll never book another flight from Delta ever but I keep getting sucked into it by the flight companies. DO NOT FLY DELTA, THEY SUCK!!!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2017
I was flying home from the east coast with a layover in ATL. From the getgo, the Delta staff was short and dismissive with me. My flight didn't board until the time it was originally supposed to take off. 40 mins late. While carrying my guitar on board the staff told me that I would have to check my guitar under the plane. I had to raise hell to get them to store it in the closet on the plane, even though I purchased comfort+ seats with "dedicated storage" that I have always been able to store my guitar in.
On the flight, the staff was very short with me, and other passengers. My girlfriend was very cold and asked for a blanket and it took about 40 minutes to get one, but not for the people in first class... While picking up my luggage after landing, a wheel had been broken off my suitcase, a brand new suitcase, and a quality one. I imagine it was dropped very hard to have done that. And Delta wonders why I put up such a fuss when they want me to check my guitar under the plane.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2017
I recently traveled from Atlanta to Anchorage with my 14-year-old son. I purchased two 1st class seats (very expensive) but it’s a long flight. Flight attendants seemed irritated. None of the entertainments monitors worked. I asked if I could get a turkey sandwich for my son and they said they would get me one from the back but had to get my credit card out to purchase. Just seems petty after paying so much $11,000 for two seats. Basic common sense would be appreciated.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2017
No guarantee of seating if booked on Expedia. My 12-year-old daughter was flying with her cousins and grandmother and they put her 17 rows away and would not even consider moving her. Were less than nice about it. Way to go Delta - she is only 12, that is a lot of years left to fly on another airline.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2017
I was in DL 1580 to Vegas on 9/2 at 9:37 AM from ATL. I needed to go to the restroom. The attendant, Adriana in a red uniform would not let me use the 1st class restroom and was extremely rude. I was on the 2nd row of Comfort, but had to trek to the back of the plane, where there was a long line. Delta's airline staff can learn to show basic courtesy.
I was in a seat that would not recline. So, I had to sit erect in a 4 hour flight, while the seat in front of me was reclined up to my face. When I mentioned this to the flight attendant, instead of offering any help, he said I need to just press hard. Obviously, that did not work and I got a severe headache by the end of the flight. Nobody ever bothered to serve a drink.
I had the flight attendant button on for the entire duration of the flight, but though multiple passed through, no attendant stopped. Finally, after 2 hours I had to stop a flight attendant and ask for a drink. They refused to give me a drink. She said that she would write me up - for what, to mask their own inefficiency? Because a passenger had to ask for a drink - which they should not have to do in the first place? Should I take that as a threat - is this what Delta attendants are trained to do? When they mess up, then they threaten passengers. So, I was without any kind of fluid for the 5 hours. I could not take my pills. Does Delta think that they can treat passengers whichever way they want? I have bad experiences with Delta in the past, but this one tops it all. By the end of the flight, I was dehydrated and sick. I could have had a medical incident in-flight. Is this what Delta calls traveling in comfort? I was in a Comfort Plus seat.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2017
Booked two flights for my kids to come to Florida from Montana. The Hurricane came and another on the way so we canceled flights. Called to get refund and they refused said non refundable. When asked why they showed me the fine print on last page in bottom paragraph where no one will read non-refundable $1000 tickets not $79 tickets. O.K so we got the shaft so book using credit. Searched for new flights and found them on Delta website. Call kids they like flights go back to book $400 more than 3 minutes ago and it's 5 months in advance. DO NOT SEARCH UNTIL READY TO BOOK. THEY KNOW WHEN YOU SEARCH DATES AND SCAM PEOPLE RAISING PRICE.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2017
Had to cancel my flight with United Airlines to Ft Myers due to hurricane, they allowed me to reschedule my flight to a later date. When I tried to reschedule return flight with Delta their policy states nonrefundable, nontransferable. Understandable under normal circumstances but due to a HURRICANE they will not allow me to reschedule my flight but they will allow me to forfeit my flight money and purchase a return flight ticket. That's some real good customer service, I'll remember that when booking another flight.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2017
I purchased an upgraded seat for $54.00 and when I called to confirm, the exit row aisle seat that I purchased, I was informed that all such seats were assigned to others. I requested a refund and I have not heard back.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2017
Their customer loyalty has gone down the toilet. First class flight two weeks ago, switched from a non-stop to a layover. Made my connection and they switched to another plane that had been in the hangar all day. It took the entire duration of the flight to cool down. No perks at all, I could have bought coach tickets and had the same experience flying.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2017
Delta fares are high on certain dates and destinations. I prefer to fly Delta but often times their fares are double than other lower cost airlines for the same flight.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2017
The jet flight was great service! Seats were spacious and the staff was attentive. The smaller plane's uncomfortable. Seats were tight and no room, people had problems with storage of bags.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2017
I have no complaints. I have flown Delta many times and am satisfied. Although, I wish there was more leg room. When on one occasion the plane was late I was compensated with a room and food vouchers.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017
Trip planned to Miami this upcoming Friday, 9/15 through Travelocity. Due to the storm, my hotel cancelled last week. Delta will not refund me back my money until THEY cancel the trip. Willing to give me a credit BUT will have to pay an extra $200 when I book my next trip!!! This is ridiculous!!! Miami and most of Florida do not have power and looks like a war zone! Is this how Delta treats their customers and expects more business from them. Not a chance!!! They need to make exceptions for people traveling to Florida! Travelocity said that that this is not their policy but the airlines!
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017
Airline connections can be almost impossible. There are far too many flight delays. Elderly should always be bordered first. Delta has too little leg space and carry on luggage space always a problem.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017
Delta is generally better than UA and AA but inferior to Southwest and Jet Blue with regards to customer service and in flight amenities. DL has an opportunity to set the company apart from the other majors by adopting less punitive cancellation and trip modification policies a la Southwest. There is absolutely zero cost justification for the draconian change fees that they (and UA and AA) charge.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017
First time I have flown Delta. Flew round trip non-stop Oregon to Michigan. Great service, I will use them again. I am 70 and needed a wheelchair for the first time. Everyone was great and even wanted to know if I needed to stop at a bathroom both going and coming back. I sat by the window both ways and even my seatmates and other passengers asked if I needed any assistance. I didn't but was impressed by everyone's kindness.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2017
I flew from Istanbul to Columbus via Paris and Atlanta on September 7. When I got to Atlanta airport staff told me that my luggage was held at Paris. I filed a delayed baggage form when I got here in Columbus. I am trying to track my luggage now and neither Delta or Airfrance takes responsibility and actually search for my luggage. Days have past and there is still no information on where my luggage is. Both AIRFRANCE and DELTA keep telling me that they do not know where my luggage is and think this is ok. They DO NOT BOTHER actually calling Paris and ask where the hell my luggage is. They think they just can get away with telling passengers their luggage is lost. Tickets for these travels cost thousands of dollars for Gods sake. Dont you think they need to take responsibility for luggage they carry. Apparently both DELTA and AIRFRANCE DO NOT CARE what you experience is after they get their money.
They lose my luggage and they offer me a few hundred dollars only if I can PROVE that there were items worth that amount in my suitcase. Who keeps receipts for every ** item they use for years. Nobody does. I am sure it just lies there in Paris airport in front of some staffs eyes but they do not care to actually look the tag with my name and destination on it. Because what the hell, we can just pay 300 dollars two months later, damage thousands of dollars to a customer and waste customers time. WHO CARES, RIGHT? Customer service just listens to me and they say they do not know anything. You have to know something Delta!! If you do not know it, try to learn something. Thats what customer services do. DO NOT TRAVEL WITH DELTA, DO NOT TRAVEL WITH AIRFRANCE if you care what is inside your luggage. Sorry folks, they just do not care unless you shout multiple times.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2017
I have flown exclusively with Delta for 2 years now using the Delta AMEX. It is very easy to redeem my points when making a flight reservation. The in-flight customer service was always very good. I think only 1 flight was delayed but only by a few minutes while 2-3 times the flight was early. No complaints.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2017
Traveled on Delta for many years. Have only had one bad experience. And that was lost luggage that I never was paid for nor was it found. However that was years ago and other than that my travel experience has been without incident. Always felt comfortable and customer service was good. When my son was a toddler, received assistance with calming child so overall I always fly Delta if possible.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2017
Seating in airplane economy is tight. I travel with an overweight person that doesn't fit in the seat well, which makes it uncomfortable. I feel tight in the seat I am in. Airplanes need to be made with more seat and leg room in all classes.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2017
The employees in the Crown Room are always very help and nice as are the flight attendants. When changing my tickets, they always try to accommodate my needs. I have never encountered any big issues with Delta.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2017
Delta is always my first choice. They provide exceptional customer service and staff is friendly, going above and beyond. Delta also provides 1st class service no matter which class you're flying in.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2017
I really feel comfortable and relaxed with Delta. They tell you what is going on before, during and after a flight. The service is very good during a flight and entertainment is always quality. I have flown with Delta many years and I am always satisfied. They have never lost my luggage and are respectful to me and my property.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2017
When I fly I use Delta. I've never had a bad experience with them. The flight attendants were always nice to me. The first time I ever flew was with Delta and I was more than a little nervous but the flight attendant sat down and talked to me and put me at ease. I never forgot that! So it's been Delta for me ever since and I have no complaints about them.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2017
The worst condition of the plane is the lack of leg room, even for short flights 1 to 3 hrs long. Without it, your legs are way too cramped.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017
My flights with Delta have been international (Guatemala). The flights are good. Clearing customs is the part of the trip that is taxing... Entering Guatemala is fairly easy. We travel with about 40 large foot lockers with our group. Returning to Atlanta is an exercise.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017
Great service from Atlanta to Amsterdam. Check in and onboard personnel performed Professional. Flight well done. I remember the years that you really did not want to fly because of the service. Congratulations to Delta and Atlanta's.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017
The SkyMiles e-shopping has really gone downhill with very few shopping choices left for us from which to choose and fewer miles to earn than AA. However, miles never expire, whereas other airlines, miles expire within a year to 18 months.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2017
Supposed to fly to Cuba. Evidently that can't happen with a category 5 hurricane coming. Call Delta half hour before flight. Joanna was very pleasant. Gave me full credit. Very happy. Will use Delta again.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2017
First of all, the flights I took were punctual. Second, I felt safe flying, all through. Third, the planes were kept clean. Overall, good, unobtrusive service.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2017
They should rename it to Delay Airlines instead of Delta. I have had poor experience with both on time departures and arrivals. Primarily to and from its hub in Atlanta.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2017
We were booked to fly to Punta Cana on Sept 5th. Hurricane Irma became a Cat 4 hurricane but Delta Airline said if the FAA allows, they will fly us in and we can't cancel flights without a $200 per person penalty. I question a company that would knowingly fly their customers into a dangerous situation. I am very disappointed in Delta. We lost over 50% of our vacation expense for being prudent about our safety.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2017
This airline hire the most unprofessional flight attendant in the world. I was on the flight 755 on May 30th. While I was on the flight unfortunately I felt like throwing up while they were serving food and beverages but I didn't want to threw up on my seat so I walk over to this flight attendant, kindly asked her if she could just let me use the lavatories since the serving car near the lavatory but she asked me to hold my wait. So I wait few 10 min but I really feel it that I will throw up on her so I tap her shoulder to get her attention. Her reaction was, "Don't touch me" she said.
So she finally moved as other passengers watched her behavior. So I open one door was occupied but I didn't know so she literally yelled out that ine and screaming so I said she was very rude and I said that I will report her then she said "go ahead" so I did after the plane landed but for the flight attendant to behave like this by working for Delta. I fly Delta once before and it proves my point. Never fly with this dumbass airline that would just hire any idiots to work for them. NEVER I WILL FLY DELTA AGAIN.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2017
They damaged my suitcase, it was broken open and 1/2 the contents missing. They filed a report in Venice Italy and then did nothing. I tried for years to get restitution and only got the run around time and time again.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2017
I feel excited to ride with Delta Airlines. The pilot came out and greeted people before and after the flight. I was happy that game people samples for flying with them. However, I was not too happy at how they treated the people with higher paychecks compared to the people who are regular low, and middle class people. They let them go first and they made the other people wait for what seemed forever. I thought I was going to miss my second flight. They should of let the people in the back of the plane on first. It's just common sense. Otherwise the flight was good.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2017
I flew to Germany on Delta, and was pleasantly surprised at how well the flight went. The best parts were the meals (very generous) , and the availability of shows and movies. The worst part was flying overnight, there is no room to be comfortable.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2017
I had to take four flights to make my round trip from the West Coast to the East Coast. And I was very cozy and happy in flight all four times. 24 hour online check in was easy. They offered snacks and beverages a few times on the longer flights. There were new release movies available to watch as well as tv and tv series and games and music. They were also good about making sure no one took too much overhead cabin space. Most of the employees I interacted with were wonderful although there were a few that made you feel like you should shut up and not bother them for anything. My luggage got where it needed to go with no problems. Normally a trip like this would cost a minimum of $350 if I booked it 3 or more weeks in advance. I got all four tickets for under $200 within days of when I needed to leave. I was pretty happy all the way around.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2017
Delta/Alaska Airlines have been my choice for several years as they have provided the best customer service. The attendants are always kind and helpful. The seats are more comfortable than other airlines, even offering premium seats with more legroom. My flights have been on time or early. I can't imagine flying on any other airline.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2017
I flew from Manchester in the UK to Boston via JFK. The flight from Manchester was OK though the seating was uncomfortable. We arrived at JFK late but with plenty of time to get the connection. We proceeded to security and I was kept waiting for 45 minutes awaiting someone to clear me as I am disabled and unable to walk without aids. On clearing security, finding our cases, we were met with the flight being delayed from 15.30 to 17.30. We had no update by any Delta rep. We went to the gate and waited patiently. It came to 17.15 and a further announcement was made saying it was delayed till 18.30. At 18.25, a further announcement was made that a further delay and the Aircraft was boarding at Boston and would be here at 20.00. At 19.25, a further announcement was made saying a further delay was in place and it was now being boarded at Washington. We do not know where the Boston flight had gone.
At 21.25, a further announcement was made that the flight was now cancelled. All that time we had waited, not one person had checked as they usually do about my disabled scooter and now cancelled. The announcer said for all to go to a gate where we would be advised what everyone could do. We got to where they had described and could not see anywhere to go except 100 ft. further down. There was a queue and patiently waited for 30 minutes when a Delta rep said we should go further down the terminal to another area and we would be attended to. We then travelled for what seemed an endless trek and arrived at a Delta help desk. We queued once more and waited for 30 minutes and we reached a desk. I expressed my despair that we had now been travelling for 20 hours and not at our destination.
The rep then asked my wife to go to the other side of the desk to see the computer screen I had no idea at the time why. They told my wife due to my disability they were giving us a hotel room for the night. My wife asked how to get there and they gave her a voucher telling us to go to a particular taxi stand and we would be attended to. I then asked about our cases as my medication was in them. We were sent to a baggage claim office and were refused even after explaining that my medication was in there.
We were given flights on the next day flight at 13.30. I asked if they were accessible for me and they said it was the only two seats left so take it or leave it. The taxi we went to the hotel was hopeless not only did he not know where the hotel was but I was put in the back on my scooter with my head touching the car roof which meant I had a sore head by the time we reached the hotel and insisted on another voucher for the return to the Airport which we did not have. We arranged with the hotel for a taxi to pick us up and this was OK but cost us a further $35. On arriving in plenty of time for the flight, we proceeded to the gate only to find this flight was delayed. Here we go again.
The time arrived for the flight and this time a Delta rep came to us and asked if I could walk to my seat. I said I could use my crutches but only for a short distance due to pain. He then instructed a woman to get me to the Aircraft door and then take it to the aircraft loading bay. The woman went on then telling everyone they had not been trained for this, but a young man that was with her told me not to worry as he would make sure it was loaded. This made me feel uneasy not knowing if my scooter would be loaded. We were directed to our seats which were right down the aircraft and not easy to get in. Also, my wife was not seated next to me. You must realize that the flights were booked as a package from Manchester to Boston and return and I had spent 45 minutes when booking the flights talking to Delta ensuring they understood my issues and given suitable seats.
We arrived late in Boston and now waited with bated breath for my scooter. It appeared, much to my relief. Now, we had one last hurdle. Find the cases. We arrived at the luggage hall and could not locate our cases on the nominated area. My wife noticed in the distance away from the conveyor what looked like our cases. We went to them and they were. Then someone said that they had arrived on an earlier flight which they had failed to tell us. The return back to the UK was just as testing. The rest of the episode I will be pleased to provide. I am still waiting for Delta to get back to me as I have notified them and it has been 5 weeks.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2017
I flew round trip from Charlotte to Nagoya about two years ago. I flew solo for the first half of my trip, and I found the service, the attitude of flight attendants, and the food to be quite awful. I don't expect gourmet food in economy class, but it would be nice if the food was edible. A slab of meat drowned in gravy is really unappetizing. On my return flight, I was with my son and his family (including 2 toddlers). The food was barely even hot, the rolls and butter were nearly frozen, and the attitude of the attendants was even worse than during the first flight.
The restrooms became very dirty, and unstocked with paper supplies, and the floor was ankle high in refuse. I tried paging and reporting this, but nothing was done. I finally got up and walked up to the first class, just so I could get an attendant to listen to me, and take care of the restroom problem. She yelled at me, and said I didn't belong in that first class area, as if I didn't know that already. I was not thrilled that, after I described the restroom problem, she acted like it was no big deal. She finally went and fixed a couple of problems in the restroom by herself, and was clearly upset that she had to do this.
If I can avoid flying Delta, I do. I had to fly one way home from LAX to Charleston, and it was only bearable because it was a shorter flight. Again, I must say that the attendants really need some kind of "charm school" to get some idea of how to talk to people. I had a splitting headache, and the drink cart was not coming around, and I walked back to the galley to ask for some coffee to go with my aspirin. I was told to go back to my seat, and the cart would be coming around. I waited, and finally the attendant must have had second thoughts about her rudeness, and brought me some coffee.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2017
Very rude. Like a waitress in the sky, only worse. Treat people like animals, no smile, never on time, not enough time to board correctly, disrespectful flight attendants and must use a debit card for meal, or drink.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2017
My satisfaction with Delta flights and aircraft and flight staff is destroyed by their tricky, disingenuous, self-serving policies, their empty apologies, inordinate fees and dishonest, bureaucratic excuses. Delta Airlines policies, some of which I describe here, can cheat customers. Delta Air Lines then uses those policies as excuses for not being able to provide satisfaction to their customers, "We can't do that." Certainly, they can. More accurately they should say, "We won't do that." They apologize, "I'm sorry," but make no amends. What good is an apology unless you are making amends? Their bureaucratic apologies are empty words. An honest apology would include corrective action. Most of their employees are like scripted robots, not human beings.
Apparently, Delta employees are told to say they cannot do something consumer friendly, like apply a credit/voucher after their self-imposed 24 hour limit after a booking, but in truth they will not. I find this dishonest. Only a human robot is able to lie so baldly, all in a day's work. Delta's apology without amends is empty and dishonest. If Delta had competition at Detroit Metro Airport then I would book with the competition, that is how frustrated I am. The airplanes and flights are fine, but their tricky policies and meaningless apologies.
Change an international flight - $300 fee. Any reason for this extraordinary cost? Is the new flight $700 or $800 cheaper? You get not a credit or a refund, but a voucher. We found out the hard way that Delta employs techniques to ensure that these vouchers are not used. When booking a flight, we missed the slot on the website for entering a voucher number and allowed 24 hours to pass before asking Delta to have the two $58 vouchers applied. Unfortunately for us, and fortunately for Delta, the two $58 vouchers will expire September 6, 2017. If there was another airline that competed with Delta then I would cancel our credit card purchase (from 3 days ago) and book with another airline. This much trouble for $116 in credits? YES. I don't like doing business with lying bureaucrats.
GOOD BUSINESS: When an airline customer changes a flight booking weeks in advance and the new booking costs less then issue refund checks or credit card credits instead of vouchers. That would be customer-friendly. If vouchers (future credits against future flights) are issued then apply them to future flights automatically. That would be customer-friendly. Issue vouchers that have cash value, not vouchers that can only be used on future Delta flights only. For example, make the vouchers have cash value for at least other Delta purchases such as seat upgrades. Make the vouchers never expire. Don't put a time limit on them. That would be customer-friendly. If the voucher was inadvertently not applied by the customer then apply it for the customer. That would be customer-friendly.
BAD BUSINESS: DELTA'S bureaucratic tricks, some of them regarding vouchers. These seem to be techniques or tricks that Delta uses to not honor their vouchers. Whether the intention is to dishonor their vouchers or not, the effect is to dishonor their own vouchers: Vouchers expire. Why? SkyMiles "never expire". As an average customer, it is not clear to me why vouchers should expire in less than 10 years or ever. Vouchers expire not from when the change is made or even when the return leg of the flight is flown, but from when the first leg of the flight was dated or when the flight first was booked.
Vouchers are credits for future flights which can only be used with Delta flights and no other Delta products. Private companies can establish whatever return policies they wish, but when there is competition return policies tend to be consumer-friendly. When there is no competition, as there is not with certain international flights offered by Delta at Detroit Metro Airport, return policies such as Delta's are consumer-hostile.
Vouchers must be applied when buying a new ticket or within Delta's 24-hour change window. If you or your spouse neglected to apply a voucher when buying a ticket and 24 hours have passed, Delta will claim there is nothing they CAN do. Actually, there is nothing they WILL do. Delta apologizes. This is a dirty trick because the apology is empty. I repeated on the phone how I was dissatisfied. When Delta is a monopoly at Detroit Metro Airport, they act like a monopoly. I expressed repeatedly how, as a customer, I find their claims of being able to do nothing dishonest. The representative issued more apologies - cheap words, free claims, but of no value to me as a customer. They are NOT sorry, but are too dishonest to say so. My recommendation: Fly with Delta's competition if possible.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2017
I have always flown Delta. I am fortunate enough not to have a bad experience with them, as a matter of fact, I made a mistake of not keeping time when I was shopping for a souvenir for family when I was late and they waited for me without too much of a punishment, just a stern look... I love Delta.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2017
The whole experience was good, flight was very smooth, everyone on the flight was very polite and willing to help with anything needed. The airplane was very clean. Flight attendants offered us anything we might need. In general I have flown with Delta for a long time and would not change.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2017
I have a Delta miles card and using the miles for a flight is easy. The airline calls me to ask if I want to take a bump saving me the trip to the airport. I get one bag free with the Delta AMEX card and so do people flying with me. I haven't had a bad experience yet. Personnel is friendly and helpful too.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2017
The last time my wife and I flew, I purchased our tickets online through Cheap Tickets 3 months in advance. We were going to Panama City, Florida to see our grandson graduate from high school. The day before the flight, I went online to Delta to print our tickets. I was assigned a seat on the flight from Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) to Atlanta, GA (ATL) and from Atlanta to Panama City Beaches Airport (ECP). My wife was only assigned a seat from Pitt to ATL and our seats weren't together. I was only able to print 3 of the four tickets. When we arrived in ATL we had to deplane and go to the departure gate and ask an attendant for a seat assignment. He gave us her ticket, but told us he couldn't seat us together.
The day before we left for our return trip home, I went online again to print our tickets. The flight from ECP to ATL we were assigned seats next to each other. Hallelujah! From ATL to PIT my wife again wasn't assigned a seat. So, we had to rush to the departure gate when we arrived in ATL. The problem was, our flight from ECP left one hour later than it was scheduled which drastically cut our layover time in ATL. When we got to the departure gate again she was given a seat assignment separate from one another. So, out of four flights, we only got to sit together once!!!
On another flight on Delta in 2015, we boarded our plane in ATL and got to sit for 45 minutes on the plane while they fixed a problem with the plane so Delta could claim they were on time! The only positive thing that came out of this time was that all flights were overbooked or full which reduced overhead carry on space. Delta did ask for volunteers to have their larger carry ons put in cargo at no cost to us. That was convenient for us having to maneuver through the crowded airport in Atlanta. There were airlines that used to advertise that they were no-frills airlines where you could save money. The airline industry seems to be all no-frills and with no savings.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2017
Delta Airlines has great customer relations, knowledgeable staff, great seats, reasonable prices, on times schedule and cleaned airplanes. Always trying to accommodate customers.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2017
In order to get the best benefits you have to fly a lot or spend a lot. Still I have a gold Delta Amex card and am gold medallion. So, I get on board early and get consistent upgrades. Of course, I can when available choose Exit row seats which are just fine with me and my husband.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017
On 8/17/17, I nearly missed my connecting flight from Atlanta when the last-minute gate change was not announced. I happened to look up at a monitor as I was headed back to my first gate where my flight was still posted behind the Delta agent. I stood in line to ask if the gate had in fact changed. The agent said it had changed (as if I should have intuited that)! I asked her to announce the gate change. She didn't. I am 66 years old and like my friend I had to run to the new gate just barely reaching it in time to board the plane.
On 8/28/17, a friend missed her connecting flight when a last-minute gate change was (again) not announced. My friend asked the Delta agent about the flight status and was told she was at the wrong gate. No change had been announced and she was sitting across from the agent. The new gate was at the other end of the concourse and my friend, who is 65 years old, had to run to the gate with heavy carry-on luggage. When she arrived, she was told she couldn't get on the plane because the door was locked (what door?). She missed the flight and had to wait 3 hours for another. Another friend and I waited anxiously to see if Delta would sabotage the rebooked flight.
I've flown Southwest exclusively for the last 20 years b/c of horrific experiences I've had with other airlines. Somehow Southwest manages to announce gate changes (even though they can't be heard in restrooms -- another issue I've complained about repeatedly over the years). Two questions: (1) If Southwest can announce gate changes, why can't Delta? (2) What's Delta got against (high-paying) elder passengers? Anyone interested in joining me in a class action law suit? I don't care about the compensatory damages. I just want Delta to try considering its passengers for a change!
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017
Twice over the last year, Delta has screwed up in one way or another. The first time, they had everyone stand in a long line to pick up luggage because the baggage handlers were too lazy to put it up on the roundabout. It took an hour to pick up our suitcases, when it should have taken ten minutes. The second time they failed to realize that the pilot was going to "time out" so they delayed a connecting flight four hours, inconveniencing everyone. On both occasions, we were flying first class and on both occasions all they gave us when we complained was a lousy $25 gift card. Very disheartening.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017
Living/working in Japan for 35 years, I flew back & forth from the US to Japan many times, often by Space-A in US military, but occasionally via Delta commercial. I was always pleased with their service except when my pregnant ex-wife & I were returning for her to give birth in Japan. We'd asked for a seat in a less crowded section but the flight attendants were unhelpful. So I simply got up & found a better place for my ex-wife myself. And I occasionally had problems concerning Delta ticket policy. Changing dates, cancellations, etc. But generally, Delta was very good.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017
Delta delayed my baggage going to and from my vacation. Going to it was delayed 26 hrs, on return we are at 19 hrs and counting. I don't understand how they can put your luggage on a different flight that you are on when you have to pay extra for your luggage. DO NOT FLY WITH UNLESS ALL YOU HAVE IS A CARRY on!!
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017
We have flown Delta many times, and we have not really encountered any problems. If we DID, they were always very courteous and helpful and very polite from the minute we walk on the plane until the minute we depart.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017
American Airlines bought the ticket because they were having multiple issues. The flight was smoother and quieter than the American Airlines flight in to my leaving destination. I was very impressed by the differences.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2017
Flight from Spokane WA to Seattle WA with a connecting to San Jose CA. Flight from Spokane to Seattle was on time and arrived "early" in Seattle. Pilot came on PA after we landed and said we were early and needed to wait for a gate. After 20 + minutes on Tarmac we finally had a gate. Then we had to wait again for a person to show up with the ramp connector before the door could be opened which was another 5 min. There were several passengers with connecting flights to CA that were pissed because their planes were boarding. I ran all the way to the gate as the last passenger was being scanned in. The attendant quickly shut the door and said it's too late for boarding even though a lady was just scanned in front of me.
I followed the Delta employee back to the desk and asked why he wouldn't let me on. He kept saying the boarding was closed. Pissed I asked if the plane was completely booked. He confirmed it was. I asked how it was completely booked when me and at least 6 other passengers behind me weren't on it. He said they gave our seats away. I asked him why they were given away when we were already checked in. He now it made sense. Delta over books and delays connecting flights filling in the voids with last minute higher paying customers. DON'T USE DELTA OR YOU'LL BE SORRY!!! THEY CARE MORE ABOUT MONEY THAN CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2017
This airline has ruined my birthday and my trip. They were the only airline slowly checking bags ahead of security. All other airlines got their customers through promptly. I ended up missing my flight. They lied to me, telling me that the earliest flight they had was that afternoon. Turns out, there was one that morning. I was able to board one leg, but not the second. The Atlanta staff were really rude. They talked loudly and embarrassed me, as I tried to get on my flight. They even had volunteers willing to give up their seats! I am livid. Been on hold with Delta for 30 minutes. They're quick to take your money but slow to hear your concerns. That's ok. I'll sit here leaving honest reviews on every site, until they pick up.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2017
I bought my ticket through Delta to go on leave (active duty navy) to see my son born. Delta has a reputation of bad experiences, though I never used them so I was hesitant because this was important. I should have listened to my gut. The airplane was over an hour delayed, and almost pushed till morning. I missed my connecting flight, and was rebooked several times without my permission.
I kept getting texts while I was waiting for the first flight. Then the connecting flight was delayed as well! And not that it is important, but Delta seems to be the only airline to not let military on first. Instead they ask if anyone is one of their 6 or so clubs (rich and privileged), and then go onto normal boarding. I like how Japan does it: back numbers, then front to speed up boarding. But hey, America needs to make a buck off everything. When I landed in Boston, they didn't tell us the baggage number so we were left looking, eventually I asked a worker near the baggage area and he looked it up. In the end I missed my kid being born. Thanks Delta.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2017
Gate agent offered "Delta dollars" requesting three passengers to volunteer to be bumped. Two friends and I questioned the agent. We decided to decline. He asked our names and then said we happened to be the three passengers that the computer has selected to bump. That was an ENORMOUS coincidence!!! After some discussion, we discovered we all had one thing in common, we booked through Travelocity and Orbitz, not Delta. When bumping, do airlines give preference to passengers booking through the airline?
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2017
Booked Delta flight a month ago. Would not let pick a seat or assign a seat. Got to gate, gave me second to last row on plane. Had a connecting flight which I had to RUN to make. During this flight a whole flight crew was on taking the middle seats of the plane and bringing 3 bags each. But I as a paying customer had the last rows and almost didn't make my connecting flight. I also was not given a boarding pass nor seat for my connecting flight. Which presented its own problems.
Next flight out was given last 2 rows again. Now sitting here trying to fly home I asked for a seat again. Was told I would not get a seat until at the gate because I had chosen the cheapest way to fly. Appalled I then went to gate and was treated rudely by the attendant and was told to wait until my name was called which it never was. My mobile pass updated and told me I was in 30E the last seat of the plane. I have a connecting again, who knows if I will make it. I will NEVER fly Delta again. It punishes you for picking the lowest fare.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017
I was travelling home to visit my family, and the last flight I had to make was from the Sea-Tac Airport via Delta Airlines. I had traveled through four different time zones, and the previous times my phone had updated the time. For whatever reason, when I arrived in Seattle, it didn't. I was supposed to start boarding at 10:40 pm, but I looked around and something didn't seem right. I started to wonder if I had the right time. There were no big clocks in my gate (S6). A check online revealed that the time was 11:04 pm. I ran to the desk and asked if I could still board.
The man who helped me called Yohi informed me that the door had just been shut. I asked what I could do about getting a refund or rebooking. He sent me to the help desk. There was no one there, so I came back. He tried to help me by looking up my reservation. That is when the problem became obvious. He tried to confirm with me that I was traveling with an infant. I told him I wasn't. He looked very confused and told me that in the system, it said I was. Then he asked me if I was traveling with another person who had an infant. I told him that I was traveling alone. Then he scrolled down farther and said that according to his computer, I actually was on board the flight. We understood that this was a mistake as I was clearly not on board. Nevertheless, he told me that there was a person in my assigned seat who had checked in.
At that moment he told his colleague Cherie (she was actually wearing two name tags, one that said Cherie and one that had her photo and said Liang or something). She started shaking a bit and looked very concerned, then said they needed to call the plane back immediately. She left, and I saw from the window that they opened the door to the plane. When she came back she made a phone call in front of me. She told the person that someone who didn't speak any English had gotten on the plane. There were supposed to be only 61 people on board, but instead were 62. She did not know how to account for the error. It was at this moment that I realized why no one had got on the PA system when I didn't board, because due to negligent security checks, I was "already on board."
Every airline always does a PA if a passenger hasn't shown up. Needless to say, I was very upset and concerned that they had allows someone to board under my name. It makes me wonder who else could just get on a Delta flight if they felt so inclined. Even a terrorist wouldn't have had an issue getting on as no one checked the documents to verify that this person matches the boarding pass. Cherie wasn't able to give an answer regarding that. I explained to her that if that person chose to commit a crime while booked under my name, then it would cause me serious problems when I traveled in the future. I travel internationally about once every six months.
She rebooked me and offered me a discount on a hotel since there were no other flights available until 11:30 the next morning. Unfortunately, the hotels they have deals with were booked. I asked if Delta could at least cover the cost of a hotel who they didn't have a deal with. We argued a bit and she said Delta would not be helping me out. I intend to report this matter to the Department of Homeland Security, as it is painfully obvious that Delta has a serious problem with doing proper security checks, and this creates a very dangerous situation for all involved. Needless to say, I will never fly with this airline again and strongly discourage others from doing so for their own safety.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017
My son is a US Marine coming home for leave from being overseas for a year. He had a connecting flight in Minnesota St Paul, due to bad weather in NJ. His flight was cancelled. He was told he could get another flight leaving St Paul at 11 pm but arriving at LaGuardia airport (he was at the airport at 2pm). Meanwhile he paid 400.00 more to land in Newark, NJ. Other passengers were offered flights directly to Newark, but would not allow my son on that flight. My son stated the Delta employees were rude and disrespectful and did not care he was a Marine! How horrible, the round trip ticket cost 1,700 paying extra to land in NJ. Now extra money was wasted on an expensive taxi fare from LaGuardia airport to NJ. Delta Air Lines you should be ashamed of how your employees treated a United State marine who has not been home in a year! He's serving and protecting our country.
Reviewed July 30, 2017
My flight was great from Montego Bay to Atlanta on July 27, 2017. When I rechecked my baggage in at Atlanta en route to Reagan Airport it was intact. When I claimed it at Reagan Airport. It appears that someone sliced thru my luggage with a box cutter. I had a TSA approved lock on my luggage so I'm guessing that they desperately wanted to steal my belongings which included gifts and souvenirs from Jamaica. I also watched from the plane window in Atlanta as a baggage handler slammed luggage on the carrier cart that he was unloading and let luggage fall off the conveyor belt to the pavement like he didn't care! Delta, you should do what I saw them do in Montego Bay. As the luggage went up the conveyor belt. The security people were standing there monitoring. Of course I had a window seat and I observed it for myself. So better Delta!
Reviewed July 27, 2017
On 24th July, 17 I was traveling with my 2 years old son from Delhi-Amsterdam-Seattle flight. 1st leg flight was delayed and I only had 40 minutes of transit time at Amsterdam. I was running with my son in my hand, trying to catch the flight. Somehow I managed to reach at gate and after seeing my condition, ground staff was very helpful and helped me board the flight early. We were very tired after a long journey and I didn't get time to change my son's diaper and clothes before. So I changed it and started breastfeeding him. He was tired and not well, had cold. He was falling asleep on my lap while feeding.
Flight attendant came and asked me to put him to his seat and buckle him. I politely asked her, if she can make an exception and let me feed him as he is not well and tired and half asleep. I also told her that on earlier flight they allowed me to nurse him during takeoff and landing as he has cold. She didn't reply, made a face and left. I continued with feeding. She came again after 5 minutes and rudely told me to put him on seat. I asked her, "How do you suggest me to put him on seat, can you please help me?" She said, "Wake him up and buckle him."
I said, "Are you serious? Do you really want me to wake a sleeping child." She again said, "Yes do it now (yelling)." I said, "I can't wake him up, he will cry, please help me buckle him as it is." She said, "You are his mother, you should know how to do it, I have other things to do (yelling at me)." She left immediately.I unlatched him and somehow put him in his seat and buckled him. Holding his body and head with my hand and body. Flight did not took off for another 40 minutes and I was holding with like that in an uncomfortable position. She came after flight took off and said something to me, which I didn't hear. Then I asked her, "What's your name" and she said, "YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW MY NAME (rudely yelling at me)."
I said, "Why not, tell me your name." Again she said the same thing and I asked again, then she said, "Not that you can do anything, it's Peggy." (I am not even sure, if she told me the correct name). She keep on blabbering, then I said, "Please don't talk to me, I am not interested in talking to you." I told that twice and then she left my side. Again she kept on coming to my side and try to talk to me. Came and said that I should fill immigration form. I said, "I don't need it." Then she again insisted. "You have Indian passport and you have to fill it." (She didn't even ask me about my passport/nationality and assumed).
I firmly replied, "I know what I am doing, I don't need it. Please stop." Then only she left me alone. I was already on a long haul flight and had to travel 9.40 hrs journey and was tired, not slept. She humiliated me, and yelled at me when I needed her help, which I politely asked. What if I was traveling for the first time and didn't know how to use a seat belt? Their job is to help passengers not to harass them. I always fly Delta, especially after my son was born. But never had such a bad experience. This was my 6th international travel with Delta and the horrible one. After this episode, I will try my best to avoid Delta as much as possible.
Reviewed July 21, 2017
I am active duty military. While traveling on leave with my husband back to DC we were rerouted through ATL. As we weren't assigned a seat, my husband asked if we were guaranteed to make it back so I could report for duty. The gate attendant replied, "do you think you're special because you're military?" No Delta. I don't think I'm special. But I also don't think I should be shamed for serving my country.
Reviewed July 18, 2017
I traveled from Spain (BCN) to New York (JFK) AF3596 operated by Delta airlines on 15 July. The flight was not only delayed by 3 hours but your CREW WAS VERY VERY RUDE!!! I was with my 9 year old son and we were sitting on seat 54H and 54J. The flight attendant working that section was a guy. I requested that guy to help me put my bag up on the storage and he said, “We are here to assist and NOT HELP!!” Very rude and obnoxious. WILL NEVER EVER FLY DELTA AGAIN!!!
Reviewed July 16, 2017
April 9th. Return flight from Appleton Wisconsin. I picked up my luggage or what was left of it at baggage claim. This Samsonite hard case was destroyed, the one inch pull handle was broken in too and the main latch that hold the case together was missing. I went to the baggage office only to note that it was unmanned. Upon returning to my home I immediately called Delta to file a complaint, I was told by a rep over the phone to submit a complaint form and pictures and not to worry. Well twenty nine e-mails/letter and they sent me a check for $55.00 for a $550.00 piece of luggage! Samsonite instructed me that there could be no way to repair the damage from this flight nor are there parts available! Delta Airlines is the worst, their customer service support staff could care less and hide behind e-mail to deny without cause. You wonder why the airline industry is so poorly received today when situations such as this are unresolved.
Reviewed July 13, 2017
I set up a trip for my fifteen year old nephew to come visit my husband and I. This was his first trip. He was terrified, but so freaking excited! We are a military family and for the next couple of years are going to be filled with a lot of moves. I had two choices. Delta or United. With the United scandal in full swing, I made the terrible decision to go Delta. My nephew, being a teenager, brought a bunch of PlayStation 4 video games to play with his uncle, along with an extra controller. I have flown JetBlue numerous times. I thought all of the airlines were trustworthy.
On the way to us, none of his items were touched. On the way back home, that's when it all went downhill. First, Delta overbooked, and asked if we wouldn't mind leaving an hour early. We were fine with that. As long as he got there safely. He gets home and that night notices his PS4 is missing. Not a big deal. It sucks, but it is replaceable. Then I tell him to thoroughly check everything. Turns out, ALL ten of his games are stolen as well. The games were plucked from their cases, and the cases put back in the suitcase. This is over $600 worth of items stolen.
Baggage checkers riffled through his bag. Stole his games, his innocence, and faith in people. He knew bad stuff happened, but this was the first time something happened to him. On his FIRST trip away from his mom and dad. He's fifteen, but he worked hard for every item. He worked hard in school, and put in hours at his father’s lawn-care company. Giving up weekends, sweating in the Florida heat, to buy his own games. United will punch you in the face. Delta will rob you blind. Have I mentioned that I've now been on hold an hour? Yesterday it was over two hours and I had to give up and go to bed.
Reviewed July 10, 2017
I am so dissatisfied with Delta. I booked a flight to ATL for August 2017 in May 2017 through Expedia and the conference that I was planning to attend was canceled. So I call on July 9 to ask for a refund of $209.40 that I paid in advance and Delta will not give me one nor a credit because it was a non-refundable ticket. This was something out of my control. Life happens and I would think there were be better service and consideration. Why should I have to pay more for a ticket in case something happens? This is what the supervisor told me on the phone. So really what they do is build in a cancellation fee with the ticket price.
I will do my best not to fly Delta, if I can help it. This is the worst service. They stole my money $209.40 and I think it is one of the worst airlines ever. It is not like I canceled the day before or on my flight. It is more than a month before the trip. Fly Delta if you want... Some people can't afford to pay for higher priced tickets that are refundable.
Reviewed July 4, 2017
I had a terrible experience at Seattle-Tacoma airport in the Delta Terminal last weekend when traveling on business. When going through security and my belongings were placed on the conveyor belt to scan, my purse was pulled off the belt and taken out of sight. When I asked one of the security personnel (Sara ** Delta TSA) if she knew where they took my purse, without even looking at me, she coolly replied, "I don't know" and walked away. As my purse had my identification, money, and other personal items, I felt it imperative to try and locate where they took, and proceeded to walk around the carousel to ask the security guard who was sitting by the TV that monitors what goes through the scanner, and who actually removed my purse from the conveyor belt in the first place, when suddenly Ms. ** starts yelling at me to get back on the other side of the carousel.
I told her I was looking for my purse as it has all my money and identification in it, to which she ignored me and just kept yelling that I needed to back up and go on the other side of the carousel. I repeated what I said and she came back and told me I should've asked for help instead of taking it upon myself to go where I didn't belong... to which I reminded her that I had asked HER for help and she blew me off. When no one would answer me or help me, I went towards a back office where there were a few security personnel who appeared to cvs management, and when they got up and joined me on my way back to the carousel to try and track down my purse, it was simply sitting there, at the end of the belt, unoccupied.
Since my flight was boarding, I didn't have time to escalate the matter and nor did I have time to go through all my belongings to check whether anything was missing. However, when I got on the plane and proceeded to go through my belongings, I found that whatever cash was in my wallet was now missing, and my medicine bottle had been tampered with. Since it was only $40 and we all know it's a he-said-she-said situation, I had little faith in recovering what was missing, but I did want to share how this experience was simply appalling and speaks to the kind of people that we trust with our lives and personal belongings each and every day. Perhaps Delta and Seattle-Tacoma airport will do a better job in screening who they employ in positions that touch each and every one of us and can be the difference between a terrible situation that you hate to remember or a wonderful experience that you'll never forget.
Reviewed July 3, 2017
Delta Airline has too much and does not give the right time for the plane to depart from airport. I have more than 5 hours at the airport.They don't give correct announcement at the airport passengers. I know it was raining with thunderstorm in NY and it was not raining in Toronto Canada. Delta Airlines are very organized with their times for me and the passengers.
Reviewed July 1, 2017
3 days to get to London. Delta are still way behind the bar in delivering its service and as the CEO, I would be embarrassed by so many aspects of the business. However, customer care must be some of the worst in the industry. As we wait for our second day to get to JFK, (it's all ATC so DELTA don't pay comp) the help line is once again congested and hold times increase. (Remember Atlanta a few months ago) Once thru on the phone, the poorly trained telephonists have no idea of the stress or indeed the upset one has endured.
'Sorry to hear' must be a line in their training manual as it's continuously repeated without feeling or being genuine. The whole sense that they don't really care and it's your fault continues in the process as the robot repeats that there are no options. I don't blame these guys. I blame the management. Poor investment and very poor training. If only the CEO would recognise the benefit of proper training and focus his and his Company energy there. It's only going to get worst. The climb has long stalled for Delta and other airlines will start eating their lunch. Farewell Delta.
Reviewed June 30, 2017
They wanted to charge me more to my return flight than what I could buy a one way flight for. They are a scam. I could understand if the flight was booked but there is plenty of room available. The supervisor was a complete jerk. David was his name.
Reviewed June 28, 2017
I purchased an overseas round trip ticket for my wife on Delta Airlines. Delta flies from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Atlanta, Georgia and then from Atlanta to Paris, France. From Paris, another international airline company takes over to final destination. The return trip is similar. My wife is not back yet and she dreads flying back on Delta.
When boarding the plane for the local flight, the A/C was running, after the plane took off. No more A/C, just air blowing. This was not good for my wife, since with no A/C she cannot breathe normal. The problem got worse. From Atlanta to Paris, the same thing happened. Imagine a 6-8 hour flight with air blowing and no A/C. My wife could not breathe and she could not handle the situation for the duration. Finally she made it to Paris "alive". She had no problems when she connected with the KLM to take her to final destination. To her surprise, the A/C was running for the flight duration (4 hrs and 10 min). It seems the A/C issue is not a problem. It has been the norm with Delta. My wife remembers that last year, she experienced the same thing. Oh by the way, I forgot to mention the crappy quality of food served on the international flight on Delta last year and this year.
I remember in 2015, my wife and I went to the same destination but using United Airlines. Boy, it was fun. A/C running well and the food tasted good. To Delta, what if a passenger passed out because the air is not conditioned and could not breathe? it is not important to you as ling as you got your money. To Delta, stop nickel and dime crap. United charges the same amount you charge. No A/C, no quality food, no Delta anymore to travel on. Bye bye Delta, hello United.
Reviewed June 28, 2017
Changed first class ticket by one day. Original ticket: $1099, charge to change $200 +$7,600!!! I was looking for another airline to become "loyal" too (unhappy with American Airlines). To file a complaint on Delta requires lengthy data entry just to get to comment page. Corrupt: I will never fly DELTA again in my life...
Reviewed June 27, 2017
First time flying Delta Air Lines and it will definitely be my last. I always fly JetBlue and sticking to them. Got to the airport at 5 pm because my flight was at 7:20 pm. Was on the plane 3 hours. I understand there was something wrong with the aircraft but that does NOT give Delta the right to starve the customer. Delta you should be ashamed of yourself. Not only that we didn't get food why promise and not go true with the promise. Anyways I'll never ever fly Delta again. I know Delta doesn't care. They get a lot of business so losing me as a customer they don't care. They only care about money. Shame on you Delta.
Reviewed June 25, 2017
On return flight from Atlanta, the Delta app informed me my bag was loaded onto aircraft. When I landed at my destination, the bag did not come off the conveyor belt. Checking the app again, I saw where it was taken off the plane just before departure. It was expedited to next flight. I chose to wait but the same scenario played out twice more. My bag arrived after midnight 3 flights later. I think Delta should prioritize expedited luggage and, if need be for weight issues, remove bags from persons on that flight. Let the domino-effect play out but don't delay customers for more than one flight. It is evident whose bags were pulled by additional bag tags. Mine had four encircled on the handle upon landing. I understand the weight and balance issues but there are better ways to circumvent this extended inconvenience to the customer. I am a silver medallion customer.
Reviewed June 23, 2017
I just tried calling Delta's SkyMiles and Reservation numbers and was told wait times or call back would be in excess of one to two hours. This is horrendous customer service. I called another carrier, asked my question and made my reservation. Delta you lost a customer today!
Reviewed June 19, 2017
I ran out to long term parking, a distance of 1 mile each way, found the passport, and ran back to the terminal. We were now 25 minutes before departure and were refused her check-in. This was despite having bags checked already and my own check-in complete.
At the time we were the only passengers at the Delta counter and three agents were present. In spite of our pleading and explanation of train and hotel reservations in England, we were advised there was no recourse but to re-book ($300) for the following day and pay an additional 60000 Skymiles. I appreciate the need for the airline to maintain order and consistency. But there was adequate time in the empty terminal to make our flight. The agent was nothing short of indifferent and unhelpful.
Reviewed June 16, 2017
I had confirmed reservation from Philadelphia to Paris, and Paris to Bombay. We are suppose to vacation and stopover at Paris for 3 nights. My whole family (with 2 kids) arrived airport at 3 pm. The Flight departure was at 6:02 pm. The booking agent was able to issue the boarding passes to 3 of us (Me, my wife and elder daughter), but for my 10 yrs old second daughter, they weren't able to issue as her passport is going to expire on Sep-07-2017. I tried to explain them that US travel depart only needs 60 days of passport validity from the date of travel and its beyond 60-days. But the booking agent, named Mike didn't listened to us. He called some random number and explained the France laws require a person to have full 90 days of passport validity. He referred me to speak to Delta supervisor named Francis, who also didn't check anything but only believed the words of Mike.
They requested our baggage to be returned as it was already loaded into to plane. At that moment I called my travel agent and he conferenced me with Delta customer service. Thanks to Mr. ** from Delta Customer Service who explained me the laws that in case of child, the France laws go by the parent passports, so we should be allowed to board. It was around 4:55 pm the time, I rushed back to Mr. Francis (supervisor on duty) and made him to speak to Mr. **. Once Mr. ** showed Mr. Francis the website and convince him that we should be allowed to board the flight. Mr. Francis made the excuse that now it's too late.
At very that moment there was another lady who was actually late and pleading (crying) to allow her to board the flight. Mr. Francis allowed her, while I was standing right there. After her I told Francis, that I should also be allowed to board the flight, as I was originally on the checking counter well in advance but delayed by the lack of knowledge of Delta staff, he didn't budge. He didn't let us board the flight and it was 5:10 pm. Out of 4 checked in bags, 2 were still in the plane. He requested to get those bags back. As an apologetic gesture, Mr. ** issued us the Taxi vouchers from airport to home and also booked our flight for the next day (June-16). I went back to booking counter get my voucher printed, and the Delta staff was still insensitive, rude, and paid no attention to me. They had no remorse whatsoever that because of them I missed the flight. I finally got my voucher printed and came home.
My stay at Paris was for 3 nights. Now it's reduced to 2 nights. (Courtesy of ignorance of Delta ground staff). I had booking for Eiffel tower tour evening booking for Jun-16. That's gone as it can't be changed at such a short notice now. My hotel stay in Paris was for 3 nights. It's reduced to 2 night. Now I am not sure if this whole situation was unavoidable or was it intentional. Did Mr. Francis make up this whole story and sold our tickets to some else as the flight was overbooked?Probably I will never be able get to the bottom of this truth. But one thing is for sure; our ordeal with Delta Air Lines started even before we started our journey. Looking forward to hearing back from Delta Air Lines... A very unhappy customer.
Reviewed June 13, 2017
How should I begin to explain my disdain for Delta? My flight from MSP to Florida was delayed by one hour and thirty minutes. The explanation given was mechanical problems? Finally we boarded a plane only to be told again that there is another delay due to mechanical problems? We sat on the tarmac for this amount of time. Nothing offered to drink and we could not even use the bathroom as the plane had already pulled away from the gate for our safety? After waiting for almost 2 hours (nothing offered to eat or drink at this point) we were finally off to Florida. I arrived in Florida and to my disdain my suitcase was damaged, my clothes and other belongings spilled out and it was placed on the turn belt!!!! I proceeded to get my damaged suitcase and noticed that some of my clothes were damaged and there were several items missing.
I went over to customer service and the agent there was appalled that my damaged suitcase was left on the turn belt. He was the only one out of all of Delta's staff so far at this point that seemed genuinely sorry regarding my experience thus far. He replaced my suitcase and apologized for the inconvenience. I was charged by Delta $100.00 fro being overweight by 5 pounds. I gladly paid the fee without any hesitation. But to claim to be an airline that cares about their customers, I can say for a fact as proven by my experience, is a blatant lie. I am a young customer and my opinion might not matter, but how many hundreds or thousands of passengers does this happen to on a daily basis? No compensation from Delta at all!!! We are charged for seats, meals, baggage, overweight, etc. Yet when there is a legitimate concern who do we charge? It is appalling to me at this young age to experience this type of unsatisfactory customer service.
Reviewed June 12, 2017
Date of travel 08/13/2015 for a family funeral. My current case # is **. I made several calls to customer care supervisor Lisa. She informed me that a check for $350.00 was mailed on 12/26/2016. I informed Roselyn that I never received it. Lisa left me a message on 04/13/2017 that the check was returned. Also, that she would be off from work until 04/18/2017. She requested my mailing address which was provided. **. Her telephone # was left by her. Which is 1 800 618 9615 ex **. Each time I called, the telephone would ring but not able to leave a message. My last communication by letter was on 05/10/2017 at 17:21 pm.
Reviewed June 9, 2017
A few days ago I went to Delta's website and upgraded our seats to Miami from coach to comfort seating. Not a problem the process went easy. But when I hit submit payment a error came back and said something went wrong, please try again. So stupid me I did and that transaction went thru fine. But when I looked at my bank account there was two (2) charges on my bank account for $246.26 each which was the total for a 2 person upgrade. But when I called my bank this was submitted from Delta.
So I called Delta and they only saw one transaction on their end and will NOT HELP figure out what happened!!! So now I am hoping that the extra $246.26 drops off tomorrow. But now for four (4) days that money has been tied up and not available to us? WHY???? So now fast forward to today we decided to upgrade our returning flight, but proceeded with caution. After upgrading our return flight and hitting submit ONCE I got that same message back that said there was a error, but I did NOT resubmit the payment this time. But I called and took about 1 hour 10 min until I was able to get to a supervisor and all I got was there is no transaction showing you upgraded but in my bank account it DOES show that I was charged only once $363.00 (which is fine) but on their end I was not charged anything!
WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I was charged and they cant see it. So now what I have to hit re-submit again and be charged twice and hope one falls off??? I think NOT! I have looked and this has at least been the SAME problem for customers since 2014 if not longer. WHY Delta cant you fix a simple problem and provide a great customer service, and not tie up peoples hard earned money for a week or so at a time for a double charge. I have the print out showing this if you want to see it Delta? Anyone else has this happened to??? PLEASE let me know.
Reviewed June 3, 2017
On Sunday April 1 while traveling on Delta 2141 Norfolk VA, to Atlanta GA I left my laptop under the seat. I was on my connecting flight to Los Angeles less than 3 hours later when I realized. I told the flight assistant who told me to put in a lost and found report which I did there. He told me he had lost his wallet and it was returned to him in a couple of days!!! I received a automated message that my report had been received, two days later I followed this up with at email, no response. I continued to direct message to which I received bland replies. I was given a number to call Atlanta lost and found. The line does not take messages or answer calls!!! I was told my request was sent to leaders in Atlanta. 3 weeks later I got an automated message to say my item was not found and the report was closed.
The laptop contains nearly 5 years of doctoral research, papers and of course personal information which as a new scholar I need for my future work. I am so mad at myself for leaving the laptop but really angry with Delta for not taking this seriously which is shown in the handling of this whole thing. What I want is for someone personally look into my case and return my laptop. The laptop was large and over five years old. I can't believe someone would steal it. Unless the cleaners took it - who were on the plane while I was leaving!!!
Reviewed June 1, 2017
Whenever I flew I made a point to fly Delta. Despite their egregious habit of nickel and diming anyone not in 1st class. I usually made a point to get upgrade to make the flight at least decent. All the first class seats were sold out so I had to settle for Comfort + which was anything but. False advertisement said complimentary drinks and premium snacks. It ended up being one lousy drink and the same snack served in main cabin by a rude flight attendant who acted like serving us was more a chore. Then to pay for my luggage for the geniuses to put it on the wrong flight. As a result, I was stuck at La Guardia till four in the morning as I had to wait for the flight that they put my luggage on to come back as it had all my conference materials.
For my troubles, all I got a lousy useless food voucher thus losing a day in my conference and losing money as my business depends conference appearances. The refund of my luggage charge and paltry amount of Skymiles credited to my account hardly made up for the loss I took because of them. I've called and keep getting promised follow up and to this date have received no response. I called to follow up and found my case to be closed as "resolved" which it was not. And I have yet to hear back from Baggage Services regarding my case with them misplacing my luggage.
Reviewed May 30, 2017
My husband and I planned a special 30th vacation and decided to splurge and fly home First Class on Delta. Our original flights home were canceled and we were given a few other options. We got 2 First Class seats on the first leg, but not together. There was a family of 5 that were all separate from each other too. Is it that hard to sit people together??? I asked the stubby little man seated next to me if he would switch with my husband and he refused. So even though the flight attendants and service was good, I had to sit by a man that smelled like a hooker and drank like a fish. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME! The second leg was also supposedly First Class, but again we couldn't sit together, and there was no meal offered, only snacks and drinks. Not impressed. I'll avoid Delta at all costs in the future.
Reviewed May 29, 2017
We booked a flight for my 20-year old daughter to Italy, from Phoenix. It was her first time travelling alone. First, Delta somehow cancelled one leg of her journey on their own, while they were modifying tickets for other passengers travelling initially, with her. We found out a day earlier when we were trying to check in. It took me 2 hours trying to fix that issue that was purely committed by Delta in error. The wait time for every customer service call was 1.5 HOURS! Unbelievable, never had to wait that much for a customer service personnel to even attend to a call. Then, when we reached at 4 am the next day for her flight, we found out they had cancelled her flight again and she was put on a flight with 2 layovers instead of one stop that I had originally booked my ticket for.
For all these inconveniences, the lady at the Phoenix counter was grossly rude. When I requested that she give us another option with one stop only as I was not comfortable with my daughter changing planes so many times as she was travelling alone, she had the gall to tell me that she was only going to talk to the passenger and not to her parent and tried to bully my 20-year old daughter into accepting the change as such.This was totally unacceptable attitude because all five tickets for Delta had been purchased by me, on my credit card. I can understand this logic if a parent is making a change in the absence of the passenger but being that my daughter was present with me and authorizing me to work out the flight details with the airline agent- her statement was extremely out of line. I questioned the relevance of her statement, at which point we were finally given the option of getting a direct flight to Italy, the next morning.
My question is this: Why do these airlines act like they are doing the passengers a favor by putting them on any flight they want to when the whole inconvenience was generated by THEIR last minute cancellations and THEIR overbooking? We pay what they ask for, we make plans according to our flight times, we arrange drop offs and pick ups for our families, we plan vacation times according to our flight times- then why are we consumers subjected to this constant nonsense from the airlines. We pay upfront for the tickets and as consumers have a right to at least be offered a couple of options for other flights when the delay is because of the airline's overbooking or cancellations.
Delta has extremely poor customer service- they must be under staffed as no telephone call is attended before a holding time of 1 hour 20 mins, etc. I used Delta for the first time- I am thoroughly disgusted by their customer service. They need to give major training to their representatives- making unjustified aggressive statements to already irate passengers in long lines, will only escalate the situation. Have traveled in British Airways before and they have a great customer service- phones are attended in a very reasonable short time. Have vowed never to travel with Delta ever again. We had non refundable bookings at the hotels and due to their cancellations, lost all money for one night of booking. I think the airlines should be reimbursing customers for the charges directly incurred as a result of their last minute cancellations. Only if these airlines incur costs like these, will they become more responsible towards the customers.
Reviewed May 29, 2017
Flew Delta out of D.C. for Salt Lake City May 14. Delayed over 1 hour waiting for catering. By the way, a stewardess admitted that this is happening again and again. 70 of us missed our connecting flights out of Salt Lake. This was a Sunday evening and all of the connectors were the last flights out. We missed our flights by a matter of minutes and the other Delta pilots refused to wait!! Put us up in Salt Lake for the night but nothing else. Delta even directed me to the WRONG GATE the next morning. Goodbye Delta.
Reviewed May 26, 2017
I had to fly United Airlines this week and I had a bad experience both flights. I want to write to thank Delta for making all efforts to greet and speak to all of your passengers. Your customer service is top notch. Delta is dependable and in time. I will recommend Delta to all my family and friends.
Reviewed May 24, 2017
I understand that there are rules and regulations but if a customer has a problem you can not solve AT LEAST GIVE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! All I wanted was to change my departure date and I emailed Delta about 5 times (Never got a response not once). I even called and no one was able to help me AT ALL or even attempt to in any way. They turned me around in seconds. Even if I had to pay an extra fee of $50 which they charge for flight changes, I would have just to be able to change the date... But instead they wanted me to pay an extra $400 just to change the date to a few days earlier!! My ticket itself was $400. Why in the world would I pay an extra $400 just to change it!
They were so very unhelpful and seemed not to care one bit. I have been calling for the past few days and each time "They can never do anything for me." I really just wanted ANY help at all because I needed to make the change and make it ASAP for school purposes. But with such awful customer service no one was helping me with my situation. And I spend money with them at least ONCE a month flying back and forth to see my boyfriend who lives in a different state. You would think they'd do a better job with assisting... I definitely know where I won't be spending my money anymore. They're great until you run into a problem and need assistance. HORRIBLE!
Reviewed May 23, 2017
I booked a flight to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 4/6/2017. I arrived to the airport to find that my flight had been cancelled and I waited for 4 hours just to get to the ticket counter. I finally get to the ticket counter, the agent says she cannot get us to Punta Cana but she could get us to Santo Domingo which was 2 hours away. She actually put us on a flight to Santiago!!! Santiago was 6 or 7 hours away - with no shuttle available to us. Thank goodness we had money saved for excursions and souvenirs because we had to spend our money getting to our actual destination. I have NEVER had an airline just sent me to the wrong part of a country. It was quite frightening to be in a foreign country, not knowing a great deal of the native language. Delta Airlines has YET to respond to my complaint. HORRIBLE customer service.
Reviewed May 21, 2017
Roundtrip from LGA to ATL. LGA the air conditioning wasn't working. Had to de-plane for an hour and a half while they fixed it. At least they fixed it. ATL to LGA. Warning light came on in cockpit. Needed part. Maintenance salvaged part from another airplane! Stuck on plane for two hours while they replaced it. As we got underway I noticed a firetruck and ambulance pull into the spot we had just left like it was precautionary. WTF? The fact that I had maintenance issues on both sides of my journey says there is something seriously wrong here.
Reviewed May 20, 2017
I missed my flight yesterday as a sky priority member due to the fact that Delta had massive lines and kept sending me to different places to check in my infant. I had tried to previously pay the international tax and this was never done. After lining up in three lines I missed my flight. I would never recommend traveling with Delta with an infant. They do not know how to do this process smoothly and missing a flight with an infant is a disaster! Avoid the situation altogether.
Reviewed May 19, 2017
For one of my in state flight (BWI-ATL), the agent closed the gate 15 min before the departure time without announcing my name or make any final warnings. I was sitting right across the seating area and did not hear any notification regarding the gate closing. This causes me to miss all of my connecting flights (Tokyo-Taiwan). The agent was extremely rude to me and acted like she was super annoyed. She did not help me with re-booking. The way she talked to me was extremely inconsiderate and not professional. She was not helpful at all, did not acknowledge anything about the plane leaving 15min earlier.
I spent an extra 15min looking for the Delta help center (the gate agent just pointed a direction to me without telling me any further information). No one was there to help at the help center. Everyone waited there so that they can use the phone to call the direct line. After telling the agent that this was not my fault, she still charged me $500 fee for the price difference. I paid $2200 for delta comfort in my original ticket and could not believe that I still have to pay $500 more. The agent had me waiting on the phone standing for over 1 hour and continued to make me wait because all of her supervisor are "busy". I expect at least better service and support since I spent so much money on my ticket.
I have been a long time Delta customer for more than 10 years, and my experiences with Delta has been great until now. From my past experience, Delta would always give 5-10min announcement before closing the gate and would always announce missing passengers by their last name before closing the gate. The front desk at ticketing, which was also extremely rude, told me that Delta does not announce passenger's name due to privacy. However, while I was waiting, a Delta flight from BWI-Ohio did gave multiple 5-10min warning announcement and called the passenger's last name before closing the gate.
A Spirit airline also made multiple announcement before closing the gate. This is just telling me that big airline companies, such as Delta, just have expensive tickets that comes with terrible agents with no systematic training and no experience in customer service. This is just unbelievable. I am very disappointed and extremely frustrated that such a great airline now suffers from poor customer service and lack of staff training.
Delta needs to better train their staff and teach them how to provide better customer service. Everyone just acted like it is none of their business and are unwilling to help. They do not give a damn about my situation. With tickets that are $200-300 more compared to other airlines, this is definitely not the kind of service that I want for my money. I will not use Delta again and will definitely not recommend Delta to anyone anymore.
Reviewed May 15, 2017
Our flight from Reagan National to Salt Lake City was delayed because Delta couldn't get the caterers to load the plane on time. We ended up being delayed about one hour, causing us to miss our connecting flight to Reno. We had one handicapped lady, one 4 month pregnant lady, and a two year old in our group of 5. Delta put little, to no effort in helping us make our connecting flight. We missed it by 6 minutes. If they would have had the plane unload by urgency, rather than row by row, we would have made it. Delta told us we were on our own to reschedule our connecting flight, and get a hotel overnight.
Reviewed May 15, 2017
My family of 4 booked a flight to Cancun 7 months in advance. We also had 3 friends along, with the same flight schedule, resort and so forth. Once at the airport, we also happened to know 6 other people by chance, with the same flights to and from Cancun, although different resorts. On the return flight from Cancun to Minneapolis, the plane was delayed on the tarmac in Cancun for 45 minutes, this was not due to weather, air traffic, mechanical or anything else. Per the pilot, we were held up because ticketing agents didn't weigh all the luggage and/or there were mistakes somewhere along the line and the flight was believed to be 4000 lbs overweight, hence possibly not a long enough runway for takeoff. However, the flight was eventually cleared to takeoff.
Due to the delay in Cancun, many people were possibly going to miss their connecting flights. We believed we still could make our connecting flight based on the original layover times. We landed in MN, rushed through customs, and made it to our gate with 20 min to spare. In fact, the call by the gate agent had just been made for everyone else to board and there was a line to make way to the plane. Our 3 friends made it on the flight, the 6 other people we knew made it on the flight. We were shocked when we tried to board that our tickets were invalid. (Remember, booked 7 months prior through Delta Vacations.) Because of a second flight that night that was canceled for some unknown reason, they gave my 4 tickets away to people from the canceled flight. When asked why, we were told it was because they thought we were not going to make the flight in time???
My baggage made it on the flight from customs, and 9 other people with the exact same flights made it on the plane fine. We had 20 minutes to spare yet we were bumped. Shuttled to a hotel at 11 pm, shuttled back to the airport at 5 am and put on a much smaller flight at 9 am. Luckily I was able to have our friends pick up our "Late" luggage from the airport when they arrived.
We've spoken to "Customer Care" (How ironic) and have been given every excuse under the sun as to why we were bumped. They don't use the word bumped however, they say it was flight control, weather, and so forth, none of which are true... it's like they're going down a list of robotic error responses. When asked how exactly 9 other people were allowed to board with the same flight schedules... I mean we stood in line with them at the gate, they have no answer for that and $75 is the best they can do. The issue is they don't want to call it an "Involuntary Bump" which is what it was. Per their "Contract of Carriage", if they do that we'd be entitled to quite a bit more money in vouchers.
Since they've turned off their "Customer care" line since the video debacles posted lately, I've been told we'll get an email response in 30 days. I'm at 30 days now, still no response. I guess I'm wondering where the "Care" portion is, unless I'm no longer a customer? I do find it interesting to read their own contract of carriage which all of us customers would definitely be held to and wondering why they don't honor their own rules? By the way, I was 20 minutes early to the gate, yet our seats were already taken by the other people. I had our friends that made it on the plane check. So 20 minutes, yet people from a different flight are already contacted, checked in, boarded and sitting in my seats? How far in advance had these people had to been contacted? I'd ask, but no one answers their care center.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
This is the best airlines. I travel with 2 children and they are very accommodating. Had missed a flight and went out of their way to get us on a flight to our destination without separating us in flight and made sure we're in the same row/section. It was 1st flight for children and the staff were wonderful to them.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
Delta's flight was delayed due a "DELAY IN CATERING". As a result, my flight through Paris was delayed for 12 hours. DELTA REFUSED TO PAY MY 600 EURO COMPENSATION, which I am entitled for according to EU regulation 261/2004, since I was delayed at a European airport. I received from Delta a meal voucher for 15 USD. I do not recommend Delta Air Lines or their customer service to anyone, especially on international flights.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
First time lost my luggage and were not helpful at all. Stupidly I flew second time with them. This time they overbooked and we had to deplane and leave on flight next day. Had to sleep in airport. Staff offered no compensation and actually had the nerve to be rude. There were 6 people who had to leave flight! Never fly with them. They are a disgrace.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
Delta is one of the largest airlines in the world but their customer care doesn't match their size. They think delaying your luggage for over 72 hours is normal, and their cancellation or rebooking policy sucks. They are not considerate at all no matter how critical your emergency or reason is for the switch, I wish Southwest fly overseas.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
I traveled to Tallahassee, FL because my sister was in a bicycle vs. car accident and was gravely injured. She passed away and I chose Delta to fly from Tallahassee to Atlanta to pick up a Southwest flight home to Minneapolis. That Weds they cancelled my flight. There were none for Thursday, and so I paid for the only ticket left on Friday. Arriving at the airport, I was informed the Delta flight was going to be late and calling Southwest, Southwest also delayed to help me get home. The Delta flight took off, and then turned around and went back to the Tallahassee airport due to a fuel pump issue. I missed the last Southwest flight to MSP.
When I got off the plane, I approached a woman at the gate who appeared to be in charge, and before I said anything she practically screamed at me that she had no hotel rooms. I did not want a room. I only wanted to know how to get home. After asking about 10 times, she finally pointed at a very long line for the "helpdesk". I stood in the line over 5 hours only to be told they "were done with me". Only two people were "helping" the hundreds of patrons in the same situation as I. Southwest put me on standby and I was able to get home the following evening. Otherwise, the only ticket I could get would have been after midnight the NEXT day. I wrote Delta, but of course never heard back, so clearly they are done with me. This is the worst airline!
Reviewed April 28, 2017
As frequent Delta flyers to see our 4.5 mo. old grandson in Oregon, when we live in VA., we can never seem to ever be able to use FF points. It's always, "well, those are blackout dates!" So, with EVERY DATE being a blackout date, what are, if any, the best times to use our points. We really think cust. care and the flight attendants are the very best, and most courteous. But, my wife and I are retired and to travel 6K miles round trip for each of us, at least every 6 months. It really hurts our budget. Wish something more could be done, because on a positive note, Delta is the greatest!
Reviewed April 27, 2017
They were very aggressive about having us check our carry-ons because overhead bins getting full. However, when we got on the plane I noticed bins near us that were not full at all. That was annoying. This was a four hour flight. But it did leave on time. They did pass out drinks and a small snack. The options for food was okay. The fruit and cheese plate was good. We arrived on time and the landing was uneventful.
Reviewed April 26, 2017
Flew from Columbus GA. to Atlanta to West Palm Beach. Plane problems in Atlanta and coming back the same thing. Problems when leaving West Palm. Mechanical both times. Delta needs to retire these old planes. Did not feel safe going or leaving. Will never fly, hopefully again with Delta.
Reviewed April 25, 2017
This was my only time I had flown on a big airplane. We flew to Hawaii for a once in a lifetime trip. My Dad took my sister (Beth), his sister (Sarah) and me Teresa. When we were landing in Hawaii, the plane started working. I was holding on for dear life, and Beth was saying that we were going to die! I was scared and laughing at the same time! After getting settled in Hawaii, I told everyone that I was scared of riding on airplanes still, but I would do it again! We all enjoyed the whole experience!
Reviewed April 23, 2017
I have been using Delta Air Lines almost exclusively for the last 2 years. All except for one flight, they have always been on time. Their lounges at the airports have been good and they have been very good with the one cancellation that I had. The only problem I have had is that my luggage was opened and some items stolen on a flight from Mexico City to Detroit and they wanted receipts for everything that was missing. Of course I did not have these receipts so got no compensation.
Reviewed April 22, 2017
Recently a family member experience a tragic medical experience and I just a few days before my planned trip to Tampa. I requested a delay of 30 days on my $267.00 ticket. A Delta customer service person demanded the private medical records of the family member. Neither the family member nor the medical facility would allow this to happen so Delta basically screwed me out of the ticket. The Delta Customer Service agent denied demanding the medical information yet Delta has yet to refund or provide a ticket to Tampa as I have just traveled there again and paid for another round trip. This was issue number one.
Issue two... Monday on a trip to Tampa, my departing flight from MCI to Atlanta was 15 minutes late on arrival and 20 minutes late departing. 35 minutes late, total. I had 37 minutes total to go from Concourse B to Concourse D once on ground in Atlanta to connect to Tampa. Obviously the plane was gone and the gate dark. Delta Agent told me that I had to get to the gate on time. That was "my responsibility", not Delta's. This is at 10:00pm at night. Flights after 10pm are few. Fortunately another Gate attendant tried to help me and found another flight leaving for Tampa at 11:30pm.
Needless to say, I arrived in Tampa well after midnight with no ride home as I could not ask family members to wait not knowing when or if I would arrive. Delta didn't offer anything other than a comment by a gate attendant that since Delta changed management, the company has gone downhill and now the customer is known as a "profit center". Yep... Delta now considers a person as a "profit center". I guess that's why the justification to hose me for $25.00 for each leg to sit by a exit door so that I can stretch my painfully arthritic knees, so I can do Delta's job in case of a crash by opening and discarding the emergency exit door.
Reviewed April 22, 2017
They're very trustworthy. They have good schedules and reasonable rates. They take care of their patrons and resolve any problem with a very time saving outcome. I have experienced very many delays with them and they do just about anything to help if you're running behind.
Reviewed April 14, 2017
Delta Airlines was late departing LGA. As a result, I missed my connecting flight home to SEA. What's worse is that my luggage made it to connecting flight, but they told me I was too late to board. Incidentally, I learned that my connecting flight was oversold. When I tried to rebook to make it on-time for my weekend anniversary trip. They offered to send me to Spokane (6 hour drive to my house), or Portland (3 hour drive to my house). I asked if they would pay for the Uber home. Of course not. So, no luggage, they cart me off to a hotel with a little emergency overnight bag. Nothing to wear to bed, no change of clothes, no voucher for food.
I asked what Delta was going to do to make this right for me. The "Need Help" desk was no help at all. Customer service first offered me $100. I said that wasn't acceptable, then they offered $150. Still I said no. Then they went up to $200. What is this - a negotiation? Anyway. I was advised to call their corporate office. Of course, it turns out they're closed today. So, I filed a complaint on their website. What response do I get? That they'll get back to me within 30 days. Seriously! Meanwhile, I'm out reservation fees, and my beautiful long-planned anniversary weekend with my husband.
Reviewed April 14, 2017
In Nov. 2016, I was flying from Minneapolis to Nashville for the most important academic conference and career fair in my life. The flight was overbooked, and due to a long line at the security screening, I arrived at the gate 7 minutes before the flight took off. The gate keeper told me that I am late, and because of that, my seat was given to somebody else. They were rude, and they treated me like I am a criminal. They refused to give me any compensation, not even a replacement ticket, but instead put me on the waiting list for the rest of the day. I stayed at the airport for the rest of the day to find out that every other plane to Nashville was equally overbooked.
As a result, I missed the most important conference in my life. Upon reflection, Delta did not start bumping unshowing customers until 2 minutes before flight departure in all their flights but mine. I think this is because my Asian name. So, they think I can be bullied without repercussion. As for now, this is nothing but memory to me. But, I swear I will not pay Delta another cent in my life.
Reviewed April 14, 2017
My mother was dying. Made a flight to see her. They said she had 48 hrs to live. Hospice was already there. I had a flight April 7 at 6:20 am to fly out. I had got there at 4 am to make sure I didn't miss the flight. Delta Airlines started making excuses at 7:00 am. This went on for 9 hours. I'm handicapped and every time the time changed you would have to go up and get a new voucher for that flight, hotel .being handicapped made it a torture to stand in line again. I arrived at INP airport for. Connecting flight should have been 30 min. Delta told that no flights were going to K.C. That night.
The total time I keep telling them my mother was dying I needed to get there. The only thing I got was a voucher for a hotel. I Had to get a standby to try to get there in the morning. Our a guarantee flight that evening at 5:30 PM. I took the standby. When I arrived I was told that my mother had passed away late that night. If Delta would have honored their first agreement to get me there I would have seen. Delta airline rob me of my last hours with my mother!!!
Reviewed April 14, 2017
Hello, I am writing to request reimbursement due to a Delta flight delay that occurred at Atlanta Airport on 4/8/17. We were on our way to West Palm Beach for a wedding. We were delayed for over 9 hours and ended up MISSING the wedding and not going to West Palm Beach. We lost our car reservation for which we had prepaid & the AIRBNB reservation. Not to mention our whole day was wasted. I had to get a Southwest flight for $600 to fly out to Orlando just so we can get out of there. Expense summarized below: Flight charges: $600, Car rental: $208, Airbnb: $100. TOTAL: $908.
We lost a companion pass also that day for which they only reimbursed us $8! That doesn't seem reasonable. We earned that companion pass. We would like to request that pass also. We were compensated 20,000 miles by Delta which we do really appreciate, but I'd like to get reimbursed. We understand these things happen but we were mislead with false hope all day at the airport. We were told that Delta is looking for "local pilots" and they could never locate them. We were given excuses like "They may be late due to I-85 bridge collapse". The bridge collapsed 2 weeks before that day... local pilots can't find an alternate route? They never canceled the flight and we were given false hope all day. If I had known sooner, I could have made other arrangements.
Reviewed April 13, 2017
My friend and I were scheduled on a Delta flight and the gate agent could not find a pilot to fly the plane. The gate agents left and we found out the flight was canceled online. Even the flight attendants did not know that as they had been sitting in the plane waiting for hours. Delta blamed it on weather and they refused to help. We ended up paying several hundreds more to fly on a different carrier as the only choice they gave us was to sit in Miami for 3 days until they could put us on another flight.
Reviewed April 12, 2017
I have NEVER received such horrendous customer service with any company. I was on a flight from LaGuardia to Atlanta with a connection flight from Atlanta to Havana, Cuba on April 5th, 2017. First my carry on was taken from me as it was "too large" even though I've used the same suitcase dozens of times over the last 7 years and well as took it on my Delta return flight, no questions asked. We were then diverted to Charlotte Airport, supposedly to pick up fuel only to be told later that there were weather delays out of Atlanta. However, despite the weather delays our connecting flight from Atlanta took off with slight delay. We were not on it. I was then told by Delta that I would only be taken to Havana on Friday the 7th approximately 48 hours later and that there was nothing that could be done. I was expected to take a flight to Atlanta and then to New York on Friday morning to then take a direct flight from JFK.
I was asked why I didn't pay extra to take the direct flight from JFK to begin with even if it was more expensive. I don't have all the money in the world and it is the job of DELTA to get me there layover or no layover. I then had to purchase a new set of tickets to get to Havana within a reasonable time frame as I had reservations and people waiting for me to get lodging in Havana. At this point I tried to get my suitcase that had been taken from me back. I was told that I would have to call Delta to get it back.
When I called Delta I was told that I needed to speak to a supervisor at the gate as Delta was not permitted to keep my luggage under ANY circumstances. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was told by a man that he was the supervisor. I told him that there had been some back and forth between the gate and Delta headquarters about whether I could get my suitcase back and that I was told that a supervisor could help me as Delta was not allowed to keep my suitcase. The man replied "They aren't in charge over here. I am and I'm telling you can't get your suitcase back. I'll send it to Havana if you want but that's it." He then moved on to the next customer without answering any of my questions about how that's possible when I'm not on the flight.
I had to wait to speak to another employee at the gate who said she would see if she could get my suitcase off the flight even though I explained what the supervisor had said. She then radioed only to get the supervisor that I had previously spoken to. The entire line and gate then heard the supervisor scream over the walkie talkie "Is it that little girl with a pony tail?" It was embarrassing, demeaning, misogynistic, and absolutely inappropriate. NEVER should a woman who is 30 years old be referred to as a "little girl". The gate employee was finally able to get the supervisor on a private phone so he wasn't shouting insults for all to hear. When I asked for the supervisor's name who had shouted the insults I was told "**". I then asked for a last name and was told that was the last name. I then asked for a first name and was then told "That's enough information for you".
I am entitled to a full name for an employee so that I can lodge an official complaint. It is beyond reprehensible to be treated in such a manner after spending hours waiting for answers. The weather may not have been Delta's fault but the atrocious customer service is. I was then without a suitcase for three days with my items in it. When I arrived in Cuba they told me that there was a chance my suitcase may never arrive because suitcases aren't sent when an individual is not on a flight. I spent hours while on vacation trying to track down my suitcase. When it finally arrived I had to wait hours for it to be brought to me. I was told I should call Delta for reimbursement upon my return to the States and was provided with a number. After returning to the States I called the number provided to me several times over the course of two days only to reach a recording that said "We are sorry no one can help you at this time".
I finally called a different number to attempt to get reimbursed only to have the call cut off with customer service representative after an hour and half of waiting. I was sent to take a survey of the service so there certainly weren't any reception/connectivity issues. No one ever called me back though I received an email stating a claim had been filed in my name. I don't know any of the details of the claim because no one has spoken to me about the details. I am a 30 year old Attorney and NEVER have I been spoken to the way your employees have spoken to me. NEVER have I been publicly embarrassed in such a way. NEVER have I been frustrated to the point of tears because no one wanted to help me. I will not be using your services ever again if I can help it. And you can be sure that EVERYONE I know or am able to reach will hear about the disaster that is Delta Customer Service.
Reviewed April 11, 2017
Long story make short, the traveling was terrible. It really nearly in top three worst airplane travel in my life. I am seriously rethink about use your airline again. Your most associates couldn't understand my situation. They forced me into middle seat and denied and refused my humbly begging for carry my hand carry bag on the board because mine is exactly fit in domestic also international airplane and brand is Swiss gear which is internationally wide proofing baggage already. They took my baggage off to the down cargo at the airplane door.
Right before I have seen many of passengers carried bigger baggages than mine. Even some of them carried two big baggages before me but they never told them about the baggages but me. I had to carry my bag for security reason also I needed my bag for foot rest. I think she is high rank of stewards told me strongly it is illegal to carry my baggage on board because it's too big and there is no space to carry on. What?? You guys joking? I saw many passengers carried one or two bigger baggages than mine.
Finally they took my baggage and never gave me anything for foot resting. I request ice packs and she gave me only tiny ice pack with paper towel. I asked again and she gave me another zipper bag with ice in there but the zipper bag was licking. It made my pants wet. I had to walk long distance to find my baggage and it made my knees and ankles swollen seriously. I felt like your crews got big mistake to little pity tiny Asian disable male. Now I feel that I need to action with this case due to maybe there can be another victims like me by discrimination over the culture and race.
Reviewed April 9, 2017
I have never experienced such complete and utter frustration, and lack of "customer care" from a service provider as I have with Delta this past week. First off, I can provide you with phone records detailing my multitude of attempts to contact and actually speak to a Delta agent this past week, many, many hours of being on hold, expecting a return phone call from an agent after leaving my information as requested (due to "extreme weather conditions" a high volume of calls, staffing shortages, long hold times, etcetera), all to no avail. Not a chance to actually get my questions answered, all after booking a flight and then needing to change my reservation. Because I have limited Wifi accessibility, I had to make the changes by phone, and was unable to do so within the time allowed. I used my sky miles, which leads me to believe that my needs were at the bottom of your help barrel.
enough with all of the logistics and shrinking seats on flights, and this ordeal will not be soon forgotten.
Reviewed April 9, 2017
I have one question regarding Delta and I have been trying to get through to them for 6 days now. Call hold times are usually 2 hours but today it is 3 hours and they don't offer callbacks anymore. Their excuse is the NON-EXISTENT weather they say is affecting the country. Time to short the stock and get rid of my credit card!
Reviewed April 8, 2017
Delta airlines had my deceased mother's casket for the trip to her hometown for her funeral. When I arrived at the airport in Nashville TN, I was told that Delta canceled all flights as there was a snowstorm. Amazingly United airlines and several others were still flying. I was rebooked on United. Sadly Delta flew my mom's coffin to Atlanta. I never received an apology an explanation. Nothing. Delta is the worst airline. They 'preemptively' cancel flights 3 days before a weather event! Every other airline flies and plays it day by day. Delta is awful. Never fly this penny ante outfit.
Reviewed April 8, 2017
They cancelled my flight twice in the four days of my vacation time. Online it's a "mechanical reason", yet in person it's "weather related". Calling Delta requires 2-3 hours trying to reschedule flights. We found another airline to direct us to our destination at our expense. What happened to rule 240?? Don't trust their word or flight schedules.
Reviewed March 31, 2017
I was on a flight from JFK to LHR. I ate the chicken dinner and became violently ill approximately an hour and a half after eating the meal. I remained violently ill until the following evening. I missed a day of vacation due to the food poisoning. I have emailed Delta twice and they have not responded at all. Horrible customer service!!
Reviewed March 24, 2017
My 29 year-old niece was also given 2 weeks to a month in January before we went on our Costa Rica trip in February that we booked through you. At that time I had called and was told that I could literally change our vacation up until the last day and pay a $200 change fee for the airfare each and a $100 change fee for the resort. That appears to be what your website says. Luckily, all worked out and she is still with us. We are expected to go to Mazatlan on April 1st and my dad is now terminally ill and we have no idea how long - so I called today to see about rebooking and was not told the same. I REALLY am not making this up - 2017 is going to suck for my family. Help!
Reviewed March 18, 2017
I flew overseas with Delta from Atlanta (ATL) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) on 01/01/2017 and as I arrived I noticed my luggage had been badly damaged. I complained with a Delta employee at the spot and filled a paper form. On the following day, 01/02/2017, I filed the complaint online with the company. After a few week's waiting, I was informed that I had to send my suitcase for repairs (?!) and that, if it could not be repaired, I had to provide them with a note from a shop stating that and also the original purchase receipt (?! ), then they would only refund me the value I originally paid for the suitcase, and not the value for purchasing a new similar one (?!!!). I then sent my suitcase for repairs and was informed by Delta, on 01/24/17, that I would receive the refund within 20 business days.
Since this has long passed and no refund was received, I have been repeatedly trying to contact them, but most of my contacts have been just plain ignored and no explanation has been offered so far. In summary, Delta severely damaged my luggage, offered terrible support, did not provide the refund that had been promised and is ignoring my contacts. It has been almost THREE MONTHS that I have been trying to solve this issue.
Reviewed March 17, 2017
DL1738 - SEA to JFK - Horrible flight: Middle seat after flying hundreds of thousands of miles with this airline. Spoke up regarding passenger who was not turning cell phone to airplane mode. Hostile flight attendants defended other passenger. No regard to safety. NEVER flying them again!!!
Reviewed March 16, 2017
I booked a vacation with Delta Vacations for $1300.00 per person. On my way to JFK, the car broke down. I called delta an hour prior notifying them of the situation and begged for another flight out of any nearby airport and told them I would provide documentation proving my car had to be towed from I95. They told me I could either pay the $1500.00 per person for a change of flight or I would be screwed out of the $1300.00 I already paid. On top of that Angie and Eric from the destination help center were extremely rude.
Reviewed March 14, 2017
On March 5th I was flying Delta from Orlando to Minneapolis on the 6:30 PM flight. About 1/2 way through the flight I encountered severe Grand mal seizures. After the 2nd seizure the captain of the flight made the decision to divert the plane to the Des Moines airport. I just wanted to let someone know that the flight attendants and pilots made my wife feel very comforted during this medical emergency. I feel very fortunate that I had professionals taking my medical condition seriously. We did not get their names but I just wanted to tell you how grateful I'm that my wife was handled with respect. I feel much better. I also was fortunate to have 5 medical personnel on board from John Hopkins Hospital in Minneapolis. Thank You again and I will continue to fly delta airlines.
Reviewed March 11, 2017
My daughter was flying to London for a school trip. We booked her flight 2 months in advance using a respectable site, not one of those fly by nights. She was involuntarily bumped off the domestic portion, apparently because they expect you to pay that extra $20-30 to book an actual seat... or face the wrath of overbooking. So, they provided a voucher... fabulous. She lost the money she paid for her pre-paid tour the first day and has to report late to her first day of symposium at University of West London. Additionally, until I [momma bear] called the gate representative, they treated her abhorrently! The tone changed when I called them out but what a shame it took rudeness to stop the rudeness. NINE folks were bumped from the flight, FOUR of them involuntarily. Do yourself a favor and avoid this airline!!
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
Booking all of my flights for years through Delta. Offers come often and come more. Every now and then one comes at the right time and I accept. And sadly I have had difficulties before in their following through on the promise as advertised and now I'm just plain old tired of the runaround. I was told by their "Partner" at the point of rental how the Delta process goes. I finished my trip, waited a week, checked. No points given. I contacted Delta, gave all the information only to get a response this morning telling me to contact their "Partners".
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
Miss a flight, they point you to a red phone in the corner to speak to someone with a thick accent to tell you it will cost hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars to switch a flight. Customer service calls have extremely long wait times and then transfer me too often. When I'm transferred, 2/3 times while on hold I get disconnected. Expect so much more from this company.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
I checked in online on 13th December. I provided the passport details, the address I was staying at etc. The site recommended I arrive at the airport 75 minutes before my flight. I arrived at the airport at 7:53 am. I went to have my passport checked. Your staff member asked the reason for my visit. I told her my parents live in Orlando. She was annoyed and asked again the reason for my visit. I said my parents live there and I am spending Christmas with them. I searched my handbag for a business card and she told me to pay attention to her. She put two blue stickers on my passport. Then I went to security. I had forgotten a bottle of Chanel No 5 and some eye drops in my handbag. This caused them to check my handbag as they saw liquids. Neither was more than 100 mls. I apologized.
I then went straight to the gate. When I arrived they asked me I was "foreign name". I said no. Then someone asked them to check my name which I said was **. I was told to go to one side and then subjected to a further search. My hand carry was not examined. I had a carrier bag with some Christmas biscuits in a large tin. This was not examined either. I had two iPads, they wiped the first and missed the second and two iPhones neither if which were examined in detail. My handbag on the other hand was tested positive for trace of explosive material! I said it was not possible. They said sometimes hand cream can give that result and the contents of my handbag were clean but they gave me a pat down and did the test again. Then they told me they had pulled me from the flight and called the police and a sniffer dog.
I was hysterical, my parents who are in their eighties were waiting for me to arrive at 6:30 pm and would have difficulty getting to the airport later. The police came and could not have been nicer which is more than I can say for your staff. There was no problem with the bag and the police said I could get on the next flight four hours later! I am not stupid, they knew there was no explosives in my bag or they would not have let me Skype my mother who was luckily waiting for my confirmation I had boarded the flight. I made another phone call and also sent a text message. If I was a terrorist then why on earth would they let me alert someone?
They wanted my seat and that blue sticker had something to do with it. I know this as I know my own name. What profile do I fit? I was wearing a £3,000 Herve Leger dress and carrying a £300 Michael Kors handbag! I had prechecked myself in! Why was I targeted? Not because I was travelling alone by any chance and you wanted my seat? Funny how my bags were taken off the flight less than half an hour before take-off. Or maybe they never got on the flight.
I had to get a taxi from the airport instead of being picked up by my parents at a cost of $69.80. My father who suffers with high blood pressure had to be taken to the hospital the next day due to the stress of worrying about me being arrested. Obviously this was not enough as on my return from Orlando I again checked in online and paid for my additional bag. I got to the airport to be told one bag was 7 lbs over the other 10 lbs underweight. I removed some things from the larger bag but could not get much more into the smaller bag. I was told it would cost me $100 dollars for the additional 3 lbs I was still over! I managed to take out some more adding to my distress at leaving my parents.
I went into the airport by this time around 2:15. I went through security and again was patted down. This time a tube of hand cream I had taken out of my suitcase was in a carrier bag and this was confiscated. I went straight to the gate, it was about 3:00 pm. There were a lot of people at the gate so I waited. They were trying to get standby seats. When I finally got some attention the woman asked if I just got there! I said no I have been here for the past fifteen-twenty minutes. She said "Your flight has gone!" I almost fainted. I could not believe you had done it to me again. I was put on the 6:30 pm flight, I should have been on the 3:23 pm flight. Another three hours later! Complained online 31st December 2016. Still waiting for them to respond other than confirming my flight delay due to a security irregularity!
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
I called Delta Airlines to ask for change my flight date and to the continuous follow up from the lady on the phone me she get my change with no additional fees. Besides her lovely voice she gave me wonderful image of Delta where I'm going to recommend it to all my friends. Thank you Diane from Tampa Florida.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
I always use airline app and automatic ticket and I had a flight from LAX to Seattle last week and they changed the gate number and did not informed passengers and we missed that flight, when we ask them why it's happening they just said (in unfriendly way) "It happens all the time and you should receive text or mail from Delta," but we did not receive anything and I showed my email and phone to the supervisor, she was so rude and made us so disappointed! So they just re-booking us for the next day and asked us to leave the airport!!!
We (me and my husband) missed the next morning shifts at work and so much trouble just because their fault. Also they did not called our name before closing the door after boarding!!! The same thing happened for a friend of mine 2 years ago with Alaska and they treated them so professionally and friendly, gave them free shuttle and hotel to stay! So I called and emailed them but did not get any reply from them no surprised!!! So unhappy with Delta. Never come back again and never suggest them to my friend and family!
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2017
I recently had a negative experience while flying Delta involving water dripping on me from above. While it didn't upset me, I knew most would not be happy. I went to Twitter while waiting for my next flight and let them know the flight number and the problem, and they answered me nearly right away. Days later, they sent me the standard survey where I again mentioned the problem, along with the fact that my suitcase had gotten wet and the clothes inside had been wet (from rain, I assume).
It did take a while, I guess because it was a survey, but I was contacted by Customer Service where they apologized several times and added miles to my account. They also provided a link to claim any damage to my suitcase and contents. This was after I'd made it clear in the survey that it wasn't a big deal for me, just that it might be for the next passenger. Given all that, I felt that their Customer Service Department had definitely exceeded expectations. Now, if they could just do something about the rock-like seats and the fact the rows are about six inches apart from each other...
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2017
I checked in and went to the gate then I was informed that my flight was not there. I was to do a business speech in Dallas by 12pm. I offered to drive 1.5 hours away to another airport, but all options I was given placed me in Dallas after 6pm. I called corporate to first seek an upgrade to first class on an upcoming trip I have with Delta in May, then the male representative that goes by the name of "Ben" raised his voice and said "I don't know where you getting your information from, but we don't do that"! A long story short, after his aggressive talk I asked to speak to a supervisor and he yelled back "I am the supervisor"! I then asked to speak to someone else because I did not appreciate the way he was talking to me and he transferred me to the prompt system of reservation. Unfortunately, this is not the first time I encounter poor customer service from Delta. Spirit has given me better service! What does that say about Delta.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2017
What has happened to Delta airlines? Last week the day of my father's funeral they lied to us multiple times causing me to go to the airport and wait for a flight for Hannah that was delayed several times until the crew timed out. Delta should have known this a few hours before they canceled the 6:30 flight at about midnight. Then they promised a flight an hour away would be take off before 6 am, causing me and my sick daughter to get up after less than 3 hrs sleep (my daughter got less), get there, to have the SAME experience! She had to go 2 hrs away to catch a flight by cab, since she knew that I was too exhausted to take her.
Tonight they are lying once again to my husband about tomorrow's flights, which I know will NOT be on time due to their system going down once again, so crews and planes are not where they need to be. The agents at the Platinum desk are once again refusing to rebook him on another airline, because they can't because the flight is not showing as a delay or cancellation. BTW I was flying Delta last August when their system crashed that time. It's past time we tried other airlines when this one has no ethical or moral compass.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2017
Last August, my family was seriously inconvenienced (trapped in ATL for several hours) due to computer problems. Tonight, all Delta's US flights were grounded due to unspecified computer problems. We have been sitting in a line of 60 grounded planes on the runway at ATL for nearly 2 hours (so far) and in addition to receiving no information, the flight attendants are RESTING. The other First Class passengers are a bit confused by this NON-CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED BEHAVIOR of the flight attendant staff.
It is bad enough that Delta have an obviously unstable and/insecure computer system but, the service is becoming terrible. The changes that have been made in the past year following the departure of the well-liked prior CEO are terrible. Leaving aside the fact that we are all stuck on a runway due to operational negligence, does no one in this airline feel any sense of responsibility to exhibit some modest customer service? I'm a DIAMOND with this airline (a frequent traveler) and have been one for several years. I buy First Class tickets (I'm not sitting in first class due to an upgrade). And even in the midst of a remarkable service lapse, I'm seeing no service whatsoever. This company, which used to be highly regarded, is horrible. I am on flight # 2396 from RSW to ATL. We touched down at ATL at 8 PM EST on 1/29/17. It is now 9:45 PM. I'm in seat 4C. We have no information whatsoever as to when the plane might move.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2017
I received word that my Mom, who was in California, was in the hospital, and would probably not make it another 24 hours. I used Delta to get there, only was needlessly delayed by rude attendants. With a little help, I should have been able to make an earlier connecting flight that would have placed me at my mother's side about an hour before she passed away. No help, no kindness in this regards, and I missed seeing her.
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017
I am a diamond medallion and booked a international flight from Delta.com which had one leg from Mumbai to Amsterdam and a delta flight number DL7533. When I reached the Mumbai airport to the Delta counter to take the flight they told me I need to go to the Jet Airways counter and they would not honor delta baggage allowance so I had to pay extra for baggage, honor medallion status so no priority boarding. When I called Delta and told them about it, they said, when I booked my ticket it was clear it fine print that this would happen and I should have been more aware of it and will not pay back for luggage. PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY WITH DELTA. They don't honor their own rules even when the flight has a Delta flight number.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2017
First off; I'm a 20 something experienced flyer, with plans to fly many more times in the future, however, after this experience I will go out of my way to NEVER fly Delta again. My boyfriend and I had a flight from Rochester to Atlanta with a connecting flight to St. Lucia on 1/8/17. Due to the weather in Atlanta (snow) our flight was delayed 5.5 hours. When we found this out at 4 in the morning we tried the call time to speak to a representative and the wait was over 2 hours. So, we left for the airport early to try to get everything situated in person.
Right off the bat, we were off to a bad start. The lady "helping" us was obviously having a bad morning and let us know with her rudeness. After a rather unfriendly wait, she was able to get us a flight to St Lucia the following day. This meant we had to spend the night in Atlanta. When we asked about a hotel, she assured me that there would be plenty of workers in red coats at the gate in Atlanta to help to get our hotel covered. So, we checked our luggage and were on our way. So we thought.
When we arrived at our gate, I looked at the receipt for the checked luggage only to see that they put the wrong one on my luggage. They switched the stickers with the couple standing next to me at the check in counter. My luggage was heading to CANCUN!! Luckily, the couple they had switched the stickers with was on the same flight to Atlanta, so I was able to fill them in.
Our flight continued to get delayed, and it was clear from the 6 Delta employees huddled around the gate that they had no Idea what was going on. Once we finally got on the plane, my boyfriend and I sat and watched THREE people walk up to seat 17 C saying it was their seat, they booked the same seat 3 different times?! Eventually the Gate Agent came on the plane admitting they had no idea who was actually on board, resulting in basically doing a roll call to find out and confirm who was on board. I have never felt so unsafe on a flight in my life, how are we expected to trust people to get us from point A to point B in one piece when no one seems to have any idea what is going on?
When we got off the plane in Atlanta there wasn't a single worker around to help, as promised. Finally, I found someone; who was talking on his cell phone while I stood and waited for him to finish for 10 minutes (I checked my clock). The first thing I wanted to take care of was my luggage switch, I explained the situation and I was utterly shocked to hear his response,"that sounds like a difficult problem, I don't have time for that." and walked away. SERIOUSLY??! I understand that it had been a long day for everyone, but your job is to help your customers, and you have the nerve to say that to one of them? Eventually, I found someone else. Explained the situation, he agreed that it was a difficult problem and told me I'd have to go to customer service. He also told me that he couldn't do anything about covering a hotel (not true, as I talked to several people who had their hotels covered for them).
Long story short, I was sent to 2 or 3 other places across Atlanta airport before I finally found someone who could work out the luggage switch (this turned out to not be someone who worked for Delta). When we got to St. Lucia the following day, we got our luggage from baggage claim, only to notice that the pull up handle is cracked, broken, and unusable. Back we go to stand in line where we were told that "Delta doesn't cover broken handles" of course they don't, does Delta do anything useful?! I understand when the weather is bad, flights get delayed, however, that was not the problem. The problem was that a situation so common, completely flipped this company upside down, and made them so incompetent that they could barely function. On top of all of this, the workers were rude and bitter, and we were NEVER apologized to and never offered anything in return for our difficulties.
The only reason I chose to make a public review was because after being emailed a survey to fill out about my experience, I was going to give them a chance to at least attempt to make up for it. But nope, they never replied to me. I can't stress enough how awful this experience was, I'm disgusted with the way this business operates.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2017
I paid full price for a ticket from Steamboat Springs to Washington, DC, and was held back until only one seat on the plane was left. Passengers paying with points and even stand-by passengers were allowed to board before me. When I asked why I was being singled out, the gate keeper mumbled something about not understanding the "algorithms" the airline uses and walked back to her post.
Once I was given a boarding pass, I asked the ground crew if it was still OK to bring my carry-on with me, and they said "yes." When I finally boarded, however, the attendant said there was no overhead room left for my carry-on and that I needed to go back to the gate and check it. I've never been treated so badly by an airline, for no apparent reason. Their policy seems to be to overbook and let the passengers and gate-keepers sort it out. They want to guarantee a full plane at a few passengers' expense. The passenger doesn't come first for this airline, only their profits. I will never fly this airline again.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2017
The staff was hideously rude and nasty to me. I waited 2 hours to check in in Cancun when all other airlines in the terminals had little to no line. This was the most horrific flying experience I have had. I don't care if they have good deals. I would pay $10,000 never to fly with them again.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2017
Don't fly Delta not safe. At check-in our assign seats were 2 non-reclinable seats (& for a 10hr flight we decided to upgrade not knowing this was only for a 2hr flight). At the airport we were informed the flight had an extra stop in Utah to change planes but our connection flight would not be affected in Paris. Flight San Diego/Malaga Spain had 1 France stop only. Arrived Utah @ 12:25 pm & our flight to Paris schedule @ 4:55 pm. After 3 delay notifications our flight was cancelled at 8 pm due to plane malfunction. We got cheap hotel voucher w/ breakfast & new plane ticket for 12/21/16 at 1:30 pm & again 2+ delays due to the new plane malfunction! So we arrived to Malaga until 12/22/16.
WE LOST OUR SON'S CULINARY SCHOOL GRADUATION; LIMO/TRANSPORTATION; 2 HOTEL NIGHTS & 2-DAY CAR RENTAL. Giving candy & coffee mugs to calm people down for your lack of maintenance? Return flight Malaga/Paris 2hr delay & flight NY/San Diego oversold offering $1K +hotel, really? What about my lost expenses?
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
I'm not a very good flyer, so I really appreciate how kind and accommodating the flight attendants are. Every time I'm on a Delta flight, they always make sure I'm comfortable. They have great leg room compared to other flights, so you have a decent seat no matter where you sit on the plane.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
#DONOTTRAVEL with #DELTA. This is the worst airlines you would want to travel with. Yes, it provides your cheap tickets but you are wasting your whole or rather I would say more than 1 day. I have traveled 3 times in my life with them and I always end up spending more than what I purchased my ticket for due to their negligence. Example- I had an emergency to travel back home but they had some technical issue with my first flight which got delayed and I missed my connecting flight. They didn't even bother to provide any alternate way. I looked up online on my phone and booked the next flight from Minnesota. The host on delta desk were not even helping when I told them 3 times I have a family emergency and need to get back home asap. I had to call up my friend and ask him to drive 3 hours to get me. That was one of my worst experience with Delta. Now I travel all other airlines except #DELTA.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
There is a employee by the name of Anquanette ** who I've seen on multiple occasions on the international side of the airport. Who always smell like marijuana. Today I witness this same young lady run into a customer and her 4 year old daughter pushing the little girl to the floor and she did not even look back or try to apologize. And again she was high. As I'm sitting waiting to board my flight I look out the window and see this same Delta employee throwing peoples luggage. Luckily I was able to get a employee number along with her full name Anquanette ** #**. I hope Delta sees this and rid of people like that. They are making Delta look very bad.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
To start with I would give the overall rating between a 4 and 5. The customer service on the ground has always been rated by me as being very high. From reservations to getting help with baggage tags at the kiosk there has always been excellent customer service. During the boarding to getting seated the flight crew has been very helpful. My baggage does get lost once in a great while, but the airline was always very quick to find it, and get it to my hotel or to the house. I would recommend flying Delta whenever I can.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2017
I never recommend someone to take Delta for traveling. That was awful! I was traveling from Raleigh NC to Akron Ohio and in Atlanta they have lost my baggage and no one is taking care of that. I don't know where to go anymore??? Their customer service is doing almost nothing!!! They don't answer my phone calls. I wish I never choose this airline to fly!!! I had very precious items in my bag.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2017
DATE OF TRAVEL 12/02/2016, FLIGHT NUMBER DL0857, ORIGIN LAS, DESTINATION LAX, CLASS OF TRAVEL delta_comfort, TICKET/DOCUMENT NUMBER **. I cannot begin to describe the delays and disappointment in your entire service from start to finish. Your flight was delayed by 4 hours and because of that we missed our international flight. Your staff on the flight assured us that ANA was notified by the delay to comfort us on the flight and let us assume that everything was ok. Once we arrived to our terminal we were notified that Delta had not communicated with ANA and we're now deemed as a no-show.
I'm requesting a refund for my flight with Delta immediately. To top it off, Christine at your (Sky counter) desk was extremely rude and hostile. Even when the manager was requested she did not want to call him. This lady should not be dealing with any customers as her attitude is disgusting and work ethics are below standard. I guess it just goes to show how your customers are treated and to think she is serving first class customers... that is really disappointing. Your overall service was very poor and the fact that your staff member Christine is very rude really demonstrates your inability to manage an airline and having good quality service. Very disappointed and we are waiting for a refund.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017
I was headed from Chicago to Seattle coming back from seeing family and we thought about leaving one day early because my dad threw his back out. They told us it was going to be an extra 400 dollars so we respectfully declined and told the lady on the phone that we will leave as scheduled. We told her NOT to change anything. She said okay and we hung up. We get to the airport the next day and they tell me that my dad and I missed our flight but my mom and sister were good to go. Apparently the lady on the phone booked two of us to fly the day before (I have no clue why??). We spend half an hour at the help desk and the lady finally prints my dad and I two tickets for that day. Except they were to Minneapolis and my mother and sisters was to Utah. We had two different layovers in two separate parts of the country. They tell us there is nothing they can do.
We demand to speak to the manager. Turns out there is something you can do because after another twenty minutes of telling the same story we get the problem fixed and got on the same flight or so we think. We barely make the flight to Minneapolis and when we do get there the boarding people tell us my dad and I have no tickets to Seattle. I go with my mom to the help desk and there is this older gentleman from Serbia who speak VERY poor English. The lady at the desk told him he missed his flight and gave him a coupon for half off a hotel room. He asks for help and the lady treated him as if he was retarded. She was very condescending and rude to him. She said "It's not my problem. You understand?" She said this very slowly and in a condescending way.
I ended up not only booking his hotel room for him, but I also booked him a shuttle and demanded that Delta Airlines provide an employee to escort him to the shuttle. I got them off their fat lazy asses and made them work for a change. How can you be so complacent and treat people like that. I will go out of my way and pay more money not to fly Delta.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017
I was recently on Delta flight 1793 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 (M90) flying from Minneapolis to San Diego. The flight attendant asked me to switch seats so two young boys could sit together which I agreed to do thinking I was doing a good deed. What she failed to tell me is that she was knowingly putting me in a seat for 4 plus hours that is absolutely frigid. I was wearing winter boots, had a blanket and my winter coat over my feet and they were still numb from the cold. I talked to the same flight attendant about the problem and her response was, "yeah sorry, we know that seat is very cold. Can I get you another blanket?" Why are they allowed to sell a seat to a customer they know is this cold? I wish there were some outside organization to complain to that would actually make them do what's right and either fix the situation or just not sell this seat anymore. There is literally no consumer protection whatsoever.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017
The worst ever across the board! The first agent held up our check-in, & yes we were running late. However, my niece & nephew were flying back to NC. Needless to say, they missed their flight, because we didn't have our unaccompanied minor info done, which takes about 10 mins. They were scheduled for the next flight out, which was today. After expressing my utter dissatisfaction with her, she offered to waive a ridiculous 150.00 fee for the paperwork. So today we show 2 hours early, new agent with a terrible attitude tries to tell me that I'm being charged 150.00 for the unaccompanied minor paperwork. I was able to convince her otherwise.
Kids were brought to TSA check-in, where I was reassured that they were good to go. They've flown several times, domestic & international, so at this point they were ready to be left at their gate to wait for boarding. I left & went to work, ONLY to receive a phone call from my niece 1 1/2 hrs later, telling me that they are not being permitted on board. None of agents (there were 3) would talk to me on the phone. My niece had all of the necessary documents for boarding as an unaccompanied minor, however one of the agents told her that his decision to not let her board was not about policy. What the hell does that mean??? So after almost losing it again & trying to leave work to go back to the airport to help the kids, my niece sends me a text saying that she was able to convince these 3 idiots to let them board, which as far as I'm concerned, makes these people look even worse!!! Delta NEVER!
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
Booked flight from RDU-DEL with a connection in Paris. Upon boarding the flight, I had to check in my baggage because the air hostess claimed there was no more room. However, my husband who had already boarded the flight informed the attendant that there were 2 empty bins near his seat. With an extremely rude tone, the air hostess told me that she is in charge of the flight. I told her to let go of the attitude and began taking out my medications since I had to check in my bag. The air hostess called the lady at the front desk and started saying that I was deliberately arguing with her. Like COME ON, no one wants to argue in the first place. This employee told me that if I try to argue then the police would be called on me. I tried to calmly tell her that I was not arguing and she cut me off by saying "I don't want to argue." This employee's name was Daisy ** at RDU.
Then, others behind me started telling the employee how the air hostess was very rude, but she threatened to call the police on them too. Basically, their policy is that "If you try to do something other than what we say, we will kick you off the flight." I hope Delta goes down. Will definitely lose my business and I will definitely be canceling my Delta card. Also, I will be complaining to corporate, even though they might have the same bad customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
I've traveled with Delta for a number of years as I spend a lot of time in and out of Atlanta for family and they are the most convenient. Recently my family and I flew to Los Angeles with a 2 year old and they were so very accommodating to our needs traveling with two kids and a mother-in-law in tow. Their flight attendants were regularly engaging with our kids and did everything they could to occupy their time while on the flight. It was not expected. I was so satisfied that I went out and grabbed one of their rewards credit cards and I now price Delta for every flight I make.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
Wow Delta... 'great customer service' said no one ever! Hey you know the 16 pages of small print of Terms and Conditions no one ever reads. Ya that is where it says you will lose $200 per ticket for taking an ecredit! But on the ecredit page it makes it look like you are getting a full price refund in the form of a flight credit... nope $200 per ticket is just taken from you. So now I have a useless $8.20 flight credit with Delta and an expensive lesson learned. I guess I just need to insure future trips and read the small print...
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
Long time customer, both domestically and overseas flights. Great airline. Crews know what they are doing and are friendly. Compared to other airlines, seats are comfortable (especially Economy Plus). Don't get to do as much business travel as I used to, so I don't get to enjoy the bumps to 1st Class as much.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2016
I've flown quite extensively with Delta in the past two years. Without a doubt, the flight attendants & staff have been extremely professional and helpful. The flights were for the most part on time (with just a few exceptions). My luggage has arrived each time I've traveled, which is a big improvement over the past 8 years. The onboard snacks are good. The movies shown on overseas flight need a bit of improvement, in my opinion. If you're lucky enough to get an aisle seat, you are going to have a comfortable flight. I also like earning SkyMiles with Delta through my AmEx card.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016
So Delta Air Lines has a problem with people who speak another language when riding on their airline. Such a problem that YouTuber Adam ** and his friends were kicked off of the plane solely because ** people, which was everyone except them on that plane ride, felt "uncomfortable" riding with them. This is a true story. This is ** privilege. I am also ** and am tired of other **. Oh yeah I don't like Trump. Bye bye Delta Air Lines. I hope they lose business.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
My child was flying from Houston to Atlanta for Christmas. Get to the airport 1 hour before the flight was told to fill out this envelope for my son and she would be right back. Know it takes some time to check in a child flying by himself. After I waited for the lady to come back after about 15 minutes with a cup of coffee in her hand like she was not in a rush to do anything. I just look and she said “Did you complete it?” I said yes and gave her the envelope with my DL.
Now next next to me there was a lady who was also flying buddy passes and they were kids. The lady checked them in fast, told them to hurry to the gate to try and make the flight all while I haven't even got one piece of ticket or anything for my child. Then she says this flight is full, tell the person who bought it to make another reservation when she could have done it and I had my child grandmother on the phone at the time the person who brought the buddy pass ticket and she heard her say that.
I repeated what she said and the lady at the counter said and the lady said and the lady goes to say I didn't say that when my child grandmother ever heard her. So I left and was like let’s try it again tomorrow so I get to the airport, early standby and waited 3 flights but I had to got to work. So my daughter took him back up there and I was on the phone making sure she knew what to say. As she got to the counter the man that was there was rude from the start and I’m like can I talk to him to tell him what is going on. The man was like “I don’t need to talk to her. Why she is not here?” Ummm excuse me sir I’m at work that why.
He told her all flight was full so she asked for the first thing in the morning and if he could check the Delta flight at lobby and this man went off on my child and then through the pen at her and she threw it back now. She is all in the wrong and he was still talking to her crazy for a long time then someone else came up and was no help either, no one from Delta. Then they takes my son ticket and say he can never fly Delta then goes to say “We protect our red heads.” Whatever that means... excuse me really Delta. One thing about me wrong is wrong and right is right but this is so wrong and I will be contacting me a lawyer because I recorded everything.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
I recently traveled on business to Colorado. Thought I might have to change my flight, so purchased travel insurance through Delta as part of the ticketing process. The Travel Insurance covered "Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption protection," among other things. Spent about $35 for the insurance. I did have to change my flight home. Called Delta and upon telling them I purchased Travel Insurance, was told that I had to pursue this through the insurance company, without telling me its name or how I could process a claim. Since I purchased this from Delta, in the process of purchasing my ticket directly from Delta, I found that they misrepresented the purchase. Further, I was nonplussed that they don't even support you when you need to make a claim. The phone rep didn't know the name of the Insurance "partner," nor how to make a claim. That's the beginning of the bait and switch.
I had to dig deep at Delta.com to even find the name of the company. It is Allianz Global Assistance. I looked up my company credit card bill and found them with NO COMPANY NAME, just a generic "Travel Insurance" name where the company would normally be. Dug deeper and found in the fine print that my travel insurance only included changes due to baggage loss, airline delay and other very specific reasons. When filing a claim, only very specific reasons for a change are allowed. My change for business purposes was not. EVEN THOUGH, on the Insurance Company's website it says: Reimburses airline fees if you need to make a change to your flight itinerary.
It's clear to me that Delta has set up a relationship with a company that misrepresents insurance benefits, that filing a claim is made unnecessarily difficult (including never representing their name on the credit card bill), and that I like many others, purchase this insurance expecting it to cover airline change fees when we need to make an itinerary change. Delta has done a lot to improve their image and flying experience in the last few years. This experience didn't cost my anything, but completely soured me on the company. Big business finding ways to extract cash for misrepresented benefits. I hope others who've had this experience express themselves on this site and other social media to let Delta know there's consequences when they throw their customers under the bus.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
My flight was scheduled to take off at 8 am on December 16, 2016. The pilot made an announcement that there was light on his "dashboard" that needed attention. That turned into 1.5 hours of delay which caused me to miss my connection at Minneapolis to go to New Orleans for a conference that supposedly starts at 4 pm. Instead of trying to find me a seat on other companies flights. The attendant told me that he can only put me on Delta flights. No matter how much I explained that my conference is at 4 pm; he cut me a ticket to leave Minneapolis at 4:30 PM to go to Atlanta. Then leave Atlanta at 9 PM to get to New Orleans at 10 PM. I missed my conference and my job is now in jeopardy because of the crappy customer service of Delta Air Lines. Delta turned my trip into a nightmare!

Reviewed Dec. 10, 2016
In June, I applied for and received a Delta American Express Platinum credit card; $189 annual fee, under a promotion that promised, among other incentives, 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs). The promotion required $2,000 spending in the first 3 months after the card was issued. I fulfilled these requirements, but never received my MQMs. When I complained to Delta, they told me it was an AMEX problem, talk to them. When I complained to AMEX, they told me that only Delta could grant MQMs, talk to them. Cute trick. I have spent hours writing letters and making phone calls to no avail. Both of these enormous companies tell me "It is the other guy's problem. Talk to them." I have concluded that this is a scam and should be prosecuted by whoever is in charge of deceptive trade practices.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2016
On our return flight from MCO to CIU we got to our gate and waited to board. Our flight started boarding and once on the plane and in our seats a lady comes on saying we have to get off because there is not the proper paperwork for weather clearance. They delay the flight and announce it will leave 15 minutes later than scheduled. Ten minutes later they outright cancel the flight and let another flight board our plane and take off. I asked if it was typical to cancel a flight due to a weather delay after only 20 minutes. The gate attendants response was it's been 30 minutes. I have previously been delayed for this same flight and waited 6 hours before this flight was canceled. All of this concerned me because something seemed suspicious. A man on our flight informed other passengers that he worked for the airlines as a dispatcher and this was not common behavior as I suspected.
Come to find out Delta was having mechanical error on their weather equipment and called a bogus weather delay for canceling the flight. I have reached out to them and suspect they will do nothing because their customer service department has no cares when they inconvenience people. On top of missing my next shift at work, spending $187 on hotels rooms and they lost 3 of our 5 bags when we requested they pull them from the plane and Bev at baggage service said "I don't know what to tell you because we don't know where it is." My brand new $500 Disney gets luggage is beat up so badly after one trip that I'm just disgusted. Nightmare scenario. Once a loyal Delta customer I am considering driving 5 hours to avoid ever flying with them again.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2016
I inadvertently left my laptop bag under my seat when I got off the plane. I had a close connection, and the flight attendant wouldn't help me report it immediately so I would have a great chance of recovering the bags. He told me to "google it". I didn't land for 8 more hours. I filed a Lost Report. They said to wait 10 days. I waited. They won't do any research like finding out if it was turned into Lost Baggage at the airport. I was told that I could go to LAX to ask them myself because they don't have any phones in Lost and Found. I can't talk to a live human who can help with the problem. They really don't care about my significant loss.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2016
I booked at business class seat and paid full price, no discount, used no miles. I would expect that the equipment on the inside is an important to be sure it is working as the engines on the outside. Out of all the seats on that flight my seat had no power to it, so for the entire trip I had to sit upright. I could have done that in economy. This was this way when I sat down, I thought it would light up, it never did. Called the purser, she said nothing she could do while flight was in air, I asked why this was not checked or fixed before I got on she said it must have been working. That is an untrue statement. It did not work when I sat down, so someone had to know that and made a decision to fly instead or fix it for ontime purposes. Basically I flew in economy for business price. I feel I am due a refund for the difference between economy to business, if not more.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2016
I feel it important to report a very unpleasant experience with a Delta employee this morning. My two daughters and I arrived in Atlanta from Portland, and our final destination was going to be Melbourne, FL. We saw that there was a flight leaving to Orlando in the next 30-40 minutes and decided switch our tickets so as not to sit in the airport for several hours until our Melbourne flight. We went to the gate first, where they informed us that there was space on the flight, and there would be no problem switching flights as long as we got our tickets switched at guest services.
We went to guest services where we picked up a phone and were pleasantly surprised to find out that we would actually save over $250 a person by switching to this flight! We ran back over to the gate, where the door was still open and the Captain was just steps ahead of us. My two daughters got to the gate (seconds) before I did, where Delta employee 'Annamarie' was about to let them on, and the door was still open with the Captain just walking on. My daughters told her that I was just a few steps behind and that they could see me sprinting just a few feet away (I could hear and see them conveying this to Annamarie) when Annamarie slammed the door closed and said that she would only have let my girls on but not me.
I arrived about 15 seconds after they (my daughters and the Captain) did, but apparently if I had gotten there the same time as my daughters we would have been allowed on. She showed extreme disrespect, and had a nasty and loud attitude, yelling at me in front of everyone for no reason. I begged her to let us on but she was condescending, rude, and cold as she informed us (multiple times) that I should've been there seconds early because she would've let us on.
At this point I had to head back to guest services (again) to get my flight changed back. This turned out to be more expensive and required us all to sit in the airport for over 3 hours. We also would've arrived to our destination 3 hours sooner which would have permitted my daughter to go to school on time, and my other daughter to go to work. Instead both events will be missed at our expense, but not our fault. I have never experienced such an unprofessional event with any airline, and I feel completely degraded by the employee at fault (Annamarie).
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2016
I tried taking a short flight from Rochester to New York recently. I got to the airport early, but the flight was delayed three hours, and when we landed in Laguardia we stayed in the plane for a little more than an hour. Flight attendants were fine. Flying back to Rochester, I went to JFK and got past security at around 9:00. The flight started boarding at 8:55, I have to walk to a gate B48, which took around 10 minutes. I finally get to the gate at exactly 9:18, and the doors were locked. The staff at Delta was completely unsympathetic. I get to the help desk and they tell the me that they close the doors 15 minutes before the flight's departure, which should have been 9:20. These ** closed the door early. Then they made be pay 50 dollars to get on the next flight to Rochester, which is 6 hours from now as I write this. Moral of the story: I hope Delta goes under.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2016
Flight from Elmira NY to Sault Ste Marie MI. I arrived at the airport 120 minutes early. At the Delta counter I was informed that the flight was delayed by 2 hours and I would miss my connecting flight. They told me they had called a cab and would drive me to the Binghamton NY Airport and get me on that flight so I would still make my connection in Detroit. Kudos to Delta for doing this. However I arrived in Binghamton with 15 minutes to spare. No one was at the Delta counter to help me check in and I was unable to check in on my phone. Apparently Elmira never actually transferred me to the Binghamton flight and Binghamton had no idea I was coming. They were unwilling to help me out and I was unable to make the flight... even though I was there before the doors closed and there was no security line.
Instead I was given a hotel voucher. I had to stay overnight and take the 6 a.m. flight out to Detroit. Then I had a 6 hour layover in Detroit before my flight to Sault Ste Marie. Delta was completely incompetent in handling the situation. After calling Delta headquarters in was offered a $25 dollar voucher for my trouble... Mind you this was a $1,200.00 ticket that they screwed up... This was a business trip and all my appointments had to be canceled and rescheduled. As far as I am concerned only fly Delta as a last resort. You are 75% likely to be delayed and miss your connections. If this was Southwest I guarantee they would have worked to get me on that plane out of Binghamton. It's what they do. But Delta? Not a chance. I fly all the time and this is just one of many frustrating experiences with this airline.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2016
Flying to Germany for the first time in 5 years to see family (saved 5 years to afford this trip). We booked in the middle of may and when printing our tickets found they had been changed. We now had different flights with an additional layover, and we were downgraded for seats we already paid an extra $109 for. When we called they said there was nothing they could do, but after an hour or more on the phone decided to refund our money for the seats unsatisfactory as we booked 6 months out. And gave us a $100 travel voucher which is rude as that is another way for them to get me to send my money on them. They told us there was nothing they could do since they can't just move someone's seat (like they did ours).
Terrible experience. We also had a bunch of amenities that come with the seat so that we can start our vacation more rested and in a better mood. You are an awful airline Delta!!! NEVER AGAIN!! Fix your system and assist your customers. I have been flying for 20+ years and this is by far the worst experience I have ever heard of. SAD and ANNOYED.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2016
I flew from MYR to ATL to JFK to CAN. While in NY at JFK, I was paged and told that Delta has to renumber the luggage tags because their "partner" airline has a different computer system. I gave them my baggage numbers and thought that this seemed weird. When I got to China, only one of my two pieces of luggage was there. Hours of filling out forms and making phone calls ensued before they found my missing luggage a few days later. Delta claims to have a policy to give 2500 sky miles if your luggage is delayed more than 20 minutes. This is just some sort of hoax or scam. They told me that they didn't cover international flights. The customer service people that perpetrated this fraud were named Kizzie **, Judie ** and Summer **.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2016
I've flown Delta 90% of my trips and have had no problems except for the No Wifi from Sea, to SLC. Which I had a 30 min delay at SLC. But once I got home to LAX they lost my bags at the airport. It usually the 3 strikes you're out rule. Those 3 were my only worst experience but I will still fly Delta. The staff are great and the only delays are because people take forever to put up their luggage and get them out when we land!
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
I flew on Delta from Pittsburgh to Seattle on 9/13/2016. I paid to check a bag... would've only had a carry-on, but was going to my mom's funeral and was taking dressy clothes. After a delayed departure due to equipment change, I arrived in Seattle to find my bag didn't arrive with. I waited for over an hour after the carousel stopped and all bags were gone before finding the baggage service office to see what was going on. With no one in the office, I went to the Delta counter to make a report with a very unhelpful counter agent, who actually made the comment "Obviously you can't read... my name tag does not say Baggage Agent."
I called Delta's toll-free contact the following day, made a report and was given a report number. The agent I spoke with said she would put out a search request and that I should call back in a few hours to see if the bag was located. I called back after 5 hours and was told my bag was located and I would be contacted to arrange for delivery.... that never happened. The funeral was the next day, so I contacted Delta to arrange for delivery of the bag and was told that since I left the airport before my bag was off loaded, they would not deliver it. I am disabled. Don't drive and everyone was preparing for a funeral, so I had to pay a cab $50 to take me to SEA airport to pick up my bag, only to find that... guess what? The bag was not there. After speaking with 3 Delta employees, no one could locate my bag. I had to borrow clothes and made it in time for the funeral, but was still without my bag.
After a few emails with Delta, all of which assured me that Seattle baggage agent was familiar with my bag, I AGAIN went to the airport. No bag. I had it. I shot off an email to Delta, and after 3 days (I already returned home), got a response apologizing for the "inconvenience" and offering me a $25 electronic travel voucher for my "trouble". Close, but no bag. In my last email with Delta, I was advised to file a lost baggage claim, which I did.... by mail, because the online claim form only allowed for 10 items to be claimed. After 2 weeks and no word from Delta, I called... and was told they never received my claim. I decided to file the form online and enter the items over 10 in the notes section. Not surprising. Delta says as of this morning (10/17), they have not received my claim.
I am out of nearly $1900 of belongings including my bag, have no confidence that Delta will ever fix this and will avoid Delta like the plague. It's a shame, because I've flown Delta even staying with them through some of their recent extremely long delay/cancellation issues. This is one company who has no idea what customer service means. A word for the wise... if you fly Delta, do your best to use a carry-on. You are allowed one carry-on (23" long) and a purse, backpack, or bag that will under seat. Avoid the potential distress of anger of losing your belongings!
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2016
Never again will I book another flight with Delta! I have a credit card with them and I guarantee that it will be cancelled ASAP. I spent 1100 dollars on a flight to only have 750 returned to me. My husband's unit decided that he could come home for a week instead of me flying to Korea to see him and they would not let me pay a fee to exchange the ticket to his name. I still had to pay the 350 dollar cancellation fee so I asked them if I would be able to get the miles for booking a flight for him to come back home and they told me that because I am not flying I would not even be able to get them. I hate Delta and should have just stuck with a different airline. I never had a problem with Delta until now but I guarantee that I will never fly with them again! I would give 0 stars if I could but I have to choose one. I recommend choosing a different airline and never getting a credit card through them!
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2016
On return flight from Atlanta to Dayton, I was bit 3 times by bedbugs. I tried calling customer service and was on hold until I had to hang up. This was on 9/22/16 and up till today, I finally got transferred 4 times. I explained the issue and offered pictures of bites and was told they would investigate the problem and gave me a case #. Nothing else will be done. Very dissatisfied customer.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2016
I'd like my money back for the ticket and to be reimbursed for the paycheck that Delta cost me. I waited 8 hours for a plane that never came and was given the runaround by multiple Delta employees. I was travelling to Florida for a business conference and a much needed paycheck. I am furious and have never been treated so disrespectfully in my life. Don't fly with Delta.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2016
I had to check in my bag to find that there was plenty of space in the cabin. Attendant did not even close the cabins that were full but close them at the end. Now I have to pick up my bag at 4 in the morning.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2016
I searched on cheaptickets.com for round trips flying from Omaha, NE on 10/25/2016 to Guangzhou, China and returning on 11/10/2016. Cheaptickets.com showed that delta had the lowest price. Adult fare was $708 round trip, child fare was $680 round trip and an infant in lap was $103 round trip. So I proceed to delta.com to purchase tickets as I did not want to pay cheaptickets.com booking fees. I proceed to delta.com and purchased two adult tickets from Omaha, USA to Guangzhou, China for $708 round trip per adult on 9/7/2016. Right after I purchased two adult tickets, I called delta customer service to purchase tickets for my five-year-old and my one-year-old as Delta.com would not allow me to buy their tickets online for children under 13.
The delta agent told me that for my one-year-old in lap the ticket price is $103 and for the five-year-old the ticket price is $850. I asked the agent why delta charged more on a child fare than an adult fare. His answer was that their system set the price and he just let me know the price. I asked to be transferred to a supervisor. Supervisor said she checked with pricing specialist and pricing specialist told her the same price for a five-year-old and that there were two seats available for this flight. I told her I would rather pay an adult fare than purchasing a child fare for my five-year-old. She said they couldn't do that. I got frustrated and I asked her to cancel the entire reservation.
About half an hour later, I was curious how much cheaptickets.com would quote me for the same trip and the same passages. I was quoted the same price before I called delta customer service. Up till today, two days after the incident, I still don't understand why they charged $850 for a child fare for the same trip while they charged $708 for an adult. I still don't understand why delta quoted $850 for a child fare and cheaptickets.com quoted $680 for the same trip. I really wish I have taken a picture of cheapticket's pricing and post it here. Delta is a big airline company. As a big company, Delta should have offered the same price for the same price to all people regardless of their age and color. But charging differently for the same service because of age difference is just wrong. Shame on delta. I don't think I want to fly with delta again.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2016
I purchased a ticket on a domestic Delta flight for my wife using Delta SkyMiles using miles to pay for an upgraded (Delta Plus) seat. When attempting to purchase a companion seat using a credit card awards program the upgraded seat was not available (there were six open companion seats on the seat map at the time). I therefore purchased a basic seat and planned to pay separately to upgrade the seat. Delta states that it is Delta policy to classify the exchange of a seat for a new seat available four rows up on the same flight as a "rescheduled flight." The cost in my case exceeded the purchase of a new upgraded ticket. My complaint: Delta will not permit the purchase of a seat/class upgrade to an existing reservation. Delta has declined to direct me to this policy on their website.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2016
August 8 2016 I arrived at the airport in Atlanta at 3:00 pm, my flight to DC was at 5:20 pm at gate T1. At 5:00 I noticed the information on the monitor was incorrect, I then spoke with a customer service rep and was informed that the gate was now at A28. I rush to get to A28 and see the information is now correct and the flight would be delayed until 6:20. 6:20 came and Delta changed the info on the monitor again and kept changing the departure time. Around 9:00 Delta let some staff members go home and had us run around to different gates, never admitting there was a problem. So we stood in line after line only to be lied to, after 12 midnight I had to call my job and inform them I would not be in. So I missed a night at work and had to use leave.
August 9 2016 At 5:20 am I received a text saying that my flight was rescheduled for 7:30 pm, at this point I had been stuck at the airport for 12 hours and they wanted to keep me there another 14 hours, never admitting there was a problem. At 6:00 am Delta's main staff started returning to duty. I explain to customer service that I had to be back in DC before 1:00 pm to make a Dr. appointment and was given a seat request and was sent to another terminal. Luckily I managed to make that flight at 9:00 am. I had not showered shower in 24 hours and really felt bad for the passengers that had to put up with my stench. Also I had not brush my teeth either.
The bottom line Delta did not live up the original agreement, to leave Atlanta on August 8 at 5:20 pm. Instead I was lied to, given the runaround, missed work, and was late for my Dr. Appointment. I was never offer any accommodation, they kept me at the airport only to spend more money with the overpriced vendors. Delta candor is a joke, now they want to buy me off with a 200.00 voucher with stipulations and a gift card??? The voucher means nothing to me because I will never let Delta put me in that situation again. I believe a full refund is the only thing to make this right. I kept my end of the agreement. I did not pay them with counterfeit money but received counterfeit service. Why would I want to ever do business with a company that lacks scruples? P.S. put yourself in my shoes how would you feel???
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2016
On August 12, I purchased a ticket to fly from NYC to Spokane on August 14 in the afternoon using 17.5 K miles. After a few hours of purchasing my ticket, I decided to try to change my ticket and leave in the morning of August 14 instead. I tried to do the change online, but although there were tickets available for a similar flight (JFK-Sea-Spokane) leaving in the morning for 17.5K miles, I got a message that the change had to be done over the phone. I called Delta. There was an automated message saying the wait time was over 2 hours so I left my number and after almost 5 hours a Delta representative contacted me.
I asked if I could change my flight without paying extra miles, and he said yes. So the ticket was changed and I received a confirmation email but I did not notice that instead of 17.5 K miles, I was charged 32.5K miles although I had explicitly asked if the price was the same as the old ticket. (Even If I noticed the new price it was too close to the departure time to do anything about it.) I have spent hours trying to contact Delta about this and have submitted 3 complaints through their website, but have not received even a single confirmation email. I would not have changed my ticket if the Delta representative had mentioned the number 32.5K to me.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2016
I purchased 3 tickets to fly Delta from Texas to Maine. When I inquired about the points, I was told it was only for my ticket even though I paid for two additional tickets with Delta. I feel Delta is going bait and switch compared to other airlines that allow points for all tickets. After a 40 minute hold time I was told that Delta was part of the "legacy" airlines and therefore didn't adhere to the other airlines. This kind of bait and switch activity is on par with Wall Street of 2007, the banks that went under for fraud, and flat out consumer deception. Americans spend a lot of money on travel and like most, I'd like rewards. Unfortunately for Delta, the business model is to keep stockholders happy and the consumer biting the pillow!!!
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016
I purchased a flight from ALB to LAX leaving Aug 9, 2016. 1 connection in ATL. The flight cost me $313. I needed to be in LA by August 10 for a job interview. Upon arriving to the airport, I was informed by a Delta employee that both my flights had been cancelled. I was informed of my options: purchase a different flight (Delta would waive the change fee), the next available one at a cost of $730. This would put me in the hole around $1000 total, while I would await Delta's promised ticket refund and a $200 voucher per cancelled flight for up to 2 weeks. My other option was to not risk getting another Delta flight (as they had already cancelled around 3000 flights at this time), and to purchase a more affordable flight at a cost of $463 with JetBlue.
I really needed to get to my destination, I opted to go with the latter option, booking a flight on my own with JetBlue. I would put the (2) $200 vouchers toward my return flight from LA, as hopefully Delta's system issues would be resolved by the time of my return. I was informed by the Delta employee at the airport that I should go ahead and reach out to customer support to confirm my refund and vouchers. Great. The flight left early the next day, and fortunately I was able to reschedule my interview by a day.
I went home, and tried to contact Delta's support via phone (2 hour wait, disconnected twice while on hold), email, website contact form, and Twitter. I was unable to connect with anyone from support, and still am yet to receive any response via email or contact form. It wasn't until 4 days later (Aug 13) that I received a response via Twitter direct message. I informed support of my situation, and that I needed confirmation of my refund & 2 vouchers. I outlined the situation and support told me my refund and one (1) voucher were approved. I was ineligible for a voucher for my second cancelled flight (ATL to LAX) because "that flight was not cancelled, and you were rebooked". I let support know that this was the first time I was hearing anything about being rebooked - I had been informed that both of my flights were cancelled and had acted accordingly.
Even when looking for my ATL to LAX flight on Delta's flight status on their website that day, I got a message saying "No information is available for the flight number you entered". Support disagreed with me, saying it was my fault I hadn't made it to my Atlanta flight, it was my fault I didn't know it was rebooked (although I was told something completely different by their employees / website) and they couldn't provide me with a second voucher. I'd be eligible for a second voucher if I had waited all day and had another flight delayed. I told them this wasn't fair, I was out a lot of money, I was getting different information from different employees, and it ultimately wasn't my fault that they had messed up. I just wanted to get a return flight home with the 2 vouchers I was told I would receive - it was the least they could do to try to alleviate some of the situation. I was told "You are not eligible for the voucher", and support stopped responding. I let them know the situation wasn't resolved.
Fast forward - 2 weeks later, I attempt to reach out again via Twitter, getting a response from a new support person via direct message ("QB"). QB asked me to re-explain my situation (which was fully outlined in my communication in the very same direct message. QB told me they had no new information for me - I was ineligible because I didn't stick with Delta & somehow make it to Atlanta for a flight I was told was cancelled. If I made it to Atlanta and that flight was additionally delayed, I would be eligible.
Support stopped responding at this time. I felt incredibly disrespected, I felt that support was not attempting to help me, nor trying to understand my situation. I asked for this support employee's full name but they did not respond. The entire experience basically put the nail in the coffin for myself and Delta. I tried to be understanding about their system failures, but when it came to their support being downright rude "Thanks for sharing", I could no longer tolerate it. Not only had their airline failed technically, they had failed on their support side as well.
I know other people have had major issues with Delta, and I felt my experience was an important one to share, and hopefully it will shed light on how this company treats their customers. I should also note that I had two (2) fraud notifications from my financial institution since the time of Delta's 'system failure' and have since cancelled my credit card as my information seems to have been compromised. I am not sure if these are related to Delta's 'system failure', but they started on August 10.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2016
Delta Airlines rolled out their Delta One Flights targeting Business customers. However, I frequently book such a Delta One flight only to find that a week or so prior to departure, they downgrade the plane. Now they take your dollars and instead of providing the class of service they promised, you are on a different plane. One that is nothing like the flatbed style they originally promised to provide. It gets worse... They split up you and your husband. Even though you are paying business class passengers travelling together - now they have you in separate seats - you are not even on the same aisle. It gets worse. They call you up to alert you that now they have you sitting in Row 1. The seat that has no under seat storage (because you are in their old MD80s now - not the Delta Comfort you paid for).
PLUS... There is no overhead storage for ROW 1 in business class because Delta EMPLOYEES store all their stuff in the overhead storage area around ROW 1. THIS IS A TOTAL JOKE ON BUSINESS TRAVELLERS. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON DELTA BUSINESS CLASS FLIGHTS. United at least treat you with more respect. You don't. Have to fight with the staff for the overhead storage you more than adequately paid for but is given to the Delta staff instead. And they don't do this bait & switch that Delta frequently engage in.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2016
Flight arrived from Punta Cana on Sunday 8/21/16. Was supposed to connect with Flight DL4200, due to depart NYC at 8:20PM, for arrival to Philadelphia. Then it was postponed until 9:40. Upon arriving in NYC, I was told our flight had been cancelled and no other flight was available until 8:20 on 8/22/16. OMG what do I do. I have my daughter and three grandchildren with me. We went back to Delta's desk and they told us to get Ground Transportation into the city. We proceeded to get transportation which cost $125.00 including tip. When we arrived in the city we were instructed to get the Mega Bus, to Phila which cost 65.00. Upon arrival in Phila, we were able to catch a taxicab which was another fee of 45.00. I spoke with Sara at Customer Service, who is processing a refund for this flight, but what about our other expenses. The ticket numbers are **.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2016
Myself, my wife, my 4 years old daughter and my mother in law (63 years old) were flying from DTW to LAX on Aug/27th/2016. The flight had a connection at MCO. Hence, let's call from now long "F1" as the flight from DTW to MCO and "F2" from MCO to LAX. Due to weather issue (as per DELTA), F1 was late (about 40 min), consequently me and my family have lost the F2. DELTA moved us to the next available flight to LAX (the following day - Aug.28th - at 7h 40am), 12 hours after the original F2.
As the flight's delay was because of weather (according to DELTA), DELTA has not commitment with hotel staying, or other Airline ticket, or etc. In addition DELTA gave a 50 dollars voucher for each of us. So, with all that said, DELTA moved us to a 12 hours after flight... Left us these 12 hours at the airport (no hotel for us including a 4 years old child and a 63 years old lady) and gave us vouchers, kind of "forcing" us to flight DELTA again. During the time we've expended at the Airport I've notice only the 4 of us were there, none other passenger (which I am concluding, all were arranged into a hotels). Only four of us were not treated as a decent customer and had to sleep at the airport because Delta argue there was a weather issue.
THEN, IF IT HAPPENED WITH US, COULD HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHERS. Despite of the weather, the root cause on my point of view were (1) the short time in between the flights, not capable to absorb any delay and (2) shortages from DELTA crew taking care of passengers with so "delicate" connection (in terms of time).
Then my conclusion is that DELTA shown me a very poor consideration with customers and a most even poor understanding of the customer expectations because the re-booking was something basic (must be did) but a voucher instead of a decent place to stay in (remember, 63 years old lady and 4 years child) was something very small (which is pretty aligned with the crew shortages previously mentioned). PS: To expend the night at the airport DELTA put available to us some of that red blankets (the same offered during the flight) and some snacks.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016
I recently booked two one way tickets with delta on the 16th to be exact. I had the okay from my employer to fly and opted for the non refundable ticket. I was later told I can't leave that date and thought perhaps I can change the date. I was told I have a dead ticket by Delta. I can not get my money back. I can not change the date. I contacted the insurance company. Even if I had insurance not a guarantee that I can get my money back. If I pay cancellation fee it's more than my ticket. This airline is just a bunch of crooks! There is two weeks left until this trip. I could provide documents stating why I can not make my trip but delta representatives just kept ma'aming me and repeating the same thing over and over again like robots.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016
I would say this is the worst airline I have ever used. First I took my flight from San Antonio to new mexico with one stop to Dallas. That flight got delayed and I was sent to a later time. Not to mention they misplaced my luggage. Which had my medication I needed. I finally received my luggage after I bugged them for 2 weeks (my stay in mexico city was a month). That's not the worst part of my entire trip. Once it was time for me to head back I got to my plane 2 hours early. To which the Delta customer service informed me I was late. Nowhere it was stated I was to arrive 3 hours early. My flight was set to leave at 4:40. I was there around 2:30.
After arguing with him about my ticket and that I was supposedly late, he finally tells me flight took off without me. How could it take off. It was barely 4:20. He then stated I had to pay him $200 to board on to another plane. SO I pretty much paid twice to be able to go back home. Yes, I did make a claim with main delta office to which they told me they couldn't do anything about it since he entered I talked to him at 4:20. PLEASE don't waste your money on this flight, they will end up charging you twice.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2016
I returned from vacation on 8/18/16. Today is 8/22/16. I still haven't received my luggage that they have lost. Now a lot has happened since 8/18/16. They stated my luggage was still in Kenya, and I will have it within 24 hours. They have only emailed me stating incorrect information. They even emailed me on two occasions stating my luggage was delivered and guess what? It wasn't. They have given me 4 delivery dates already and all four dates have come and gone. Still no luggage. They gave me a phone number to call and it goes right to a message stating "this mailbox is full". Then it disconnects right away. That's usually a pretty good sign of a department that can't handle customer service.
I've requested someone to call me personally and no one ever has. I've literally probably have almost 35 emails sent out regarding my luggage. Then today they actually called me asking for my correct address. I told them they had my correct address in file. They said they were trying to deliver my luggage to an incorrect address yesterday. How can that be when my address is correct on their own website?? This has been a horrible experience and Delta Air Lines have literally done nothing to help me. They lack customer service, compassion, and just flat out don't care. I have every single email I've sent them, and everyone they sent me. I'm keeping them in case legal action is needed. We spent 2 weekend in Africa and there is a lot of irreplaceable items in my luggage. It's not like they're going to pay for another trip to Africa to replace those items.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2016
I don't even know where to start. I am absolutely fuming with the service I have been given by Delta airlines. I will do all in my power to make everyone aware which won't seem hard at all as the customer rating is so poor already. I was supposed to be flying with Virgin. I wasn't aware until I turn up at the airport. I called Virgin many of times asking why I was unable to check in. Never did they tell me I would be flying with another airline that is so poorly run. They gave up my seats on my connecting flight! To then be given separate seats from my partner who has epilepsy. It took ages for them to find seats together. Once on the aircraft we was moved twice! Food was the worst I have ever tasted - bread was rock hard! My partner was given no blanket or headphones. Once asked they replied "we no longer have anymore. Someone must of taken yours!" The most stupidest thing I have had heard!
We arrived and over 30 people didn't receive their luggage - not a care at all from front desk. Extremely rude! 3 days later I have received my bag with damaged locks, broken zips, the suit case looks like it's been chucked all over the place!! I had a few things in my luggage which has been smashed! My partner also paid $100 for overweight baggage which did not get delivered to where it was supposed to! I was also told my bags would be dropped off at my home address. Did that happen? NO! We was told it needed to be collected! Great! I will be staying far away as possible from Virgin airlines if they are partnered up with such a disgusting airline as Delta. You should all be ashamed of your customer service. Overall was -10 for me!! You are also known for your delayed flights and baggage problems!! Clearly you are doing something wrong - out of your hands down to the security they blame.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016
Delta is the worst airline I have ever been on, I usually fly JetBlue or Southwest. Staff is super unprofessional, rude, I almost missed my flight because of a rude flight attendant. Very disappointed in the service, I will NEVER fly Delta again.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016
This must not be the norm but I have never once taken a Delta flight where I actually took off on time. Never once. I've flown them about 30 times over the last 2 years. Unbelievable. And always a problem when we land getting into a gate. Who runs this company and how do they stay in business?
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016
This was the worst experience ever. My original flight was delayed which would mean I will miss my connection to New Orleans. After 1 hour on hold I was able to get on a delayed flight out of Newark that was to leave at 7 pm. That flight was delayed to 8 pm and then to 9 pm. Again, I was going to miss my connection. I was put on a 9.55 am flight out of Atlanta and was also told that in Atlanta I will be given a discount for a hotel. When I got to Atlanta the shuttle was not working as it was too late.
The airport is HUGE. I could not find the Delta desk and had to find a hotel on my own. The 9.55 am flight on 8/13 was delayed again. At the airport I found out that in Newark SOMEONE AT DELTA MADE A MISTAKE and I was NOT on the 9.55 am flight and that the next open flight is at 4 pm!!! I was able to get on that flight as stand by. I WASTED money on a hotel and I want a FULL reimbursement for the hotel or a voucher for a flight to New Orleans to be used in the future. I understand weather related issues but someone in Newark made a BIG mistake that cost me money. I will not stand for that. I am contacting BBB and customer affairs. This is ACCEPTABLE!
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016
Family of 4, first time flying Delta from Chicago to Las Vegas. Was attending a family reunion in LV on July 23, I booked our flight in January. Our flight was scheduled to leave Chicago on Friday at 1:00 pm for a connecting flight to LV. Our flight to Cincinnati was delayed 2 hrs which made us miss our connecting flight to LV. They re-scheduled us to a 12 pm flight on Saturday to Minneapolis with a connecting flight to LV. There was an hr. between 2 flights. our flight from Chicago to MN left an hour late, needless to say, we missed our connecting flight again. In MN, they re-scheduled us to fly from MN to LV Sunday morning meaning we had to spend the night in MN (which would have meant additional hotel expense). By the way, they have counter people in the airport but they "supposedly" do not have access to all the flights available so I had to talk to someone over the phone.
The customer service person over the phone said there were no other flights leaving MN that evening, meaning we would miss the family reunion that night. After begging them to find us a flight out of MN, they said we have 2 choices, either fly us back to Chicago and get a flight on Sunday (from Chicago) or spend the night in MN. At this point, aggravated and stressed out, I told them that is unacceptable and I want them to find a flight leaving that evening. They know that we are already missing the reunion which was the reason for our flight to LV. In addition, I was already paying for a house that I rented in LV and did not even use for 2 days. Long story short, after a very very long phone conversation, they found a flight to San Francisco, then a United flight from SF to LV. When we got to SF, we had to exit gate 1 then to all the way to gate 3 thru xrays again.
As we were boarding the flight to LV, we could not board because supposedly Delta did not download our ticket information to United. We were about to miss that flight to LV again, United called Delta and they were put on HOLD! Finally, the United lady said they had to get it done in 6 mins because the plane was leaving with or without us. They finally let us board as they were fixing the problem. We got to Las Vegas at 12:20 AM Sunday. We missed the reunion completely, 2 full days of our vacation, I paid for a house that I didn't use for 2 days, and paid more for my rental car because I had to get the rates that were available at that time.
Delta did not only cause us stress, but cost us extra money as well. Through this entire experience, I cannot point out a single time when I could say at least it was good customer service. Their people were not empathetic at all, as if this happens all the time and they are just so used to it. Going home, our flight to Detroit was also delayed 40 mins which meant we had to run from gate 77 to gate 50 to catch our flight to Chicago which was already completely boarded. During the flight to Detroit, there was no announcement or anything for anyone else who had a connecting flight, again, they just don't seem to care.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
Delta is complete clown show. On my outbound, they canceled the flight and did not send any notifications to me or 10 other people I know who had the same flight. I found out on the way to the airport. My email address and cell phone are in my profile and reservation. On the way back, got stuck in Minneapolis due to a "mechanical." I am missing a major work event that will have long term consequences. Oh, and even though they are making tons of money due to extremely low fuel costs, they still charge for baggage and a seat that an adult human can fit into. Nice. No matter what the fare difference, take another airline. You will be better off in the long run. And if you want to really get even, take Delta to small claims court. Show up if you want, but they will be out of pocket for legal fees no matter what.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
We were flying Delta Airlines non-stop, round-trip from DTW to LAX and back. Our flight on August 9 from LAX to Detroit (Flight 1506) was cancelled at the last minute with no notice leaving us stranded at the airport with our 6 month old daughter. After being offered a layover in Phoenix where we could have been stranded again we were forced to book a new non-stop flight through Spirit airlines that cost us $737. Our total payment for the flight on the way home was $527.20. The refund we were offered was for $432.18. This barely covered half of our total cost to actually get home not to mention we only got one of the 2-$200 vouchers we were offered. The flight issues were enough to make us not fly Delta again but the issues with refund and complete lack of customer service have made us want to warn other people about flying Delta Airlines.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
When I returned from my trip in Las Vegas, my 2nd stop was JFK. They kept changing gates which is a 7 min bus ride between terminals with a 2-yr old which is not easy. Delta announced that they were downgrading their plane although there were people on stand by. They failed to say that they left some people suitcases in JFK. The agent in Montreal says they would put the suitcase on the next available flight which they didn't. I called and complained, they said no one should of told me that. It's the next day and I still haven't received my luggage. I will never fly with them again.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2016
Being a public school teacher, it takes years of saving and planning to take a "dream vacation" since educators aren't exactly at the top of any pay grade. After two years of saving and planning I had done it! My husband and I were traveling to Saint Martin to celebrate our 34th wedding anniversary. Eager to begin our trip, we arrived at DFW at 4:00 am for our 5:40 am flight and this, my friend, is where the nightmare begins. Please review the following documentation:
Day 1 - Arrived at DFW at 4:00 am for Atlanta flight. We were told that Delta was having computer issues and our flight would be delayed until approximately 8:30 am. Did not actually depart until after 12:00 pm. Arrived in Atlanta and went to the ticket agent because we missed our connection to Saint Martin. No other flights available so they put us at the Best Western South. Ice machine was broken. Front desk would not give me quarters for vending machine. Air conditioning was loud and inefficient. Called the resort and they would not work with me on the first nights payment nor would any of the excursions re-book anything for us. We were reminded that everything was non-refundable. They did not seem to care about the Delta computer crash.
Day 2 - Arrived at Atlanta airport early for our 9:40 am flight to Saint Martin. Flight delayed until 12:50 (no pilot). Flight delayed again. Didn't arrive in Saint Martin until after 7:00 pm. Another day of our vacation lost. Resort had cancelled our reservation, in spite of my phone call the night before - had to wait over an hour for them to get this sorted out.
Day 3 - Totally exhausted from our travels - long lines - crowded seats, etc. etc. At this point we only have two days of our four day trip left. We make the best of it. Day 5 - Sadly, the two days are gone and it's time to return. We tried to stay longer, but the only flight from Delta on Saturday had THREE connections and would take over 14 hours. My school year begins on Monday so this is out of the question. Our flight home is EXTREMELY complicated by ridiculous and unbelievable inept practices at the Atlanta Airport immigration points. Painfully long wait lines that have us convinced that we will miss our connecting flight to Dallas that we arrived 3 hours ahead of time for. Finally make it to the gate. We are told that the flight has taken off, but to check the gate anyway. Well, in true DELTA fashion (based on this trip) we find that the flight had been delayed. Our 8:30 pm flight took off at approximately 10:30 pm.
We have never been so happy to end a trip. I know that Delta has a lot to offer. My cousin has flown for Delta as a flight attendant for well over 20 years which is a big factor as to why, when we fly, we've chosen Delta. MISSED TWO DAYS AT THE RESORT - $721.00; MISSED TWO EXCURSIONS - Bus tour - $142.00; Beach excursion $250.00; TOTAL: $1113.00.
I am seeking monetary restitution for your airline effectively ruining my trip. I'm not ignorant to the fact that this happened to many others. Believe me, I've been reminded of that time and time again by your airport agents. However, I'm not interested in speaking for anyone other than myself, and my husband; nor am I curious in hearing platitudes or apologies. I want my time back, my money back - all things that are forever gone, but at the very least, the responsible party, DELTA, should address these complaints and make every effort to show us, as customers, that someone cares. Time is a commodity that is truly irreplaceable as my husband and I (sixty-nine and fifty-eight) are most acutely aware.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2016
I woke up Wednesday, August 10th to see a text on my phone telling me that my "Delta flight DL2593 from JFK is cancelled. We're rebooking your flight now & will text back with more info" They did not rebook my flight, so I hurried to JFK to do it in person. I tried to rebook online, but the website said it could not help me with my booking at this time. The ladies at the ticket counter could not find a flight to get me to the Home Shopping Network tv studios in Tampa to make my LIVE TELEVISION TAPING which had a production call at 12 midnight. Nothing, nothing they could find could get me to Tampa by 10:30pm that day. I was dumbfounded. Nothing? I demanded to speak to the manager.
In order not to make a scene, I asked her to have a private conversation, and told her my fragile predicament. This was a live television appearance I was making to be a guest on my one hour television show on HSN selling my struggling fashion handbag line Emma Fox. I had to get to Tampa. She said the best she could do is fly me to Orlando, and then provide me with GROUND TRANSPORTATION (whatever that would entail, I don't know) to Tampa which was 80 miles away. I figured I would accept that and then just go upstairs to the gates and just figure out what on earth I'm going to do. I called my husband and even he was searching online to find me another flight to get me to the studio on time for my show. I told the agent I was never going to fly Delta again - You know what? I said it, yes, because I was just so upset. She replied, "Well, if you are never going to fly Delta again, then I won't bother booking you on this flight." Ok.
Let's talk about this. Yes, if she were my mother, this reply would be acceptable. But, she is not my mother, and no way is that a decent reply to say to a customer who is under the stressful situation that I am facing. She clearly needs to have management training all over again. I don't care how tired and overworked she is. I myself have been tired and worked to death, and YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR COOL in this kind of situation. Delta was caught with their pants down. They saved money by not keeping their computer systems state of the art, and now they stand naked for all to see. So eat it Delta, and be humble with your customers.
Here is the best part. I'm upstairs at the gate, just taking a mental health break. Quiet. Just sitting by myself, I must have looked defeated. I'm thinking that I just made a terrible mistake with this ridiculous trip I'm about to embark upon. I hear a voice. "Miss, can I help you?" I look up to see a young man. "Oh, do you work for Delta?" I ask enthusiastically. "No, but I think I can help you. I'm from Florida, and I heard what the Delta counter agents were doing to you, and I can tell you right now... you're not going to make your show at HSN. My grandma watches that channel. Can I help you? I know the traffic patterns outside of Orlando, I'm telling you, you just aren't going to get out of there. Let me try to help you."
He was Gati, a 20 year old University of Florida student on his way home from a semester abroad. He sat with me, took my laptop and started searching and searching for about 5 minutes. He booked me on a JetBlue flight leaving in 2 hours, direct to Tampa. We chatted. He wants to work for the UN someday. Boy, I hope he does! He was my guardian angel. I got to HSN at 8:30pm that night and we had a terrific show. It was fun! The host was terrific and we genuinely had a good time on tv. Gati and I are still in touch, and I want to send his grandma a gift from HSN because we are all so grateful for his saving our show. The HSN production team were calling and calling me so worried that I would never get there, and just couldn't believe my story. From now on, we simply cannot rely on Delta Airlines.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2016
I don't even know where to begin. We booked a ticket for my nephew through Expedia on Delta Airlines from Bloomington, Illinois to Tampa, Florida... We're originally from South-Africa and he flew back from Africa to Chicago to make it in time for his 5h50 am flight on Friday morning but got stuck in Germany with his flight completely cancelled. He had to stay a day later and missed the 1st leg of his flight to Tampa. We alerted the airline meaning Delta of the problem and no one wanted to help us only to find out they now cancelled the entire ticket even the 2nd leg returning from Tampa.
This is unacceptable and we will never fly this horrible airline again, the service we received calling from Africa was appalling and non helpful. So you book a ticket online at your own risk and no customer service at all. I am deeply disappointed that an airline would just take your money and cheat you like this. No apology from them so I ask is it because I'm not American that they don't care or do they treat everyone like this. Shocked and deeply disappointed and will NEVER FLY THIS AIRLINE EVER AGAIN. Regards. A disappointed African ex customer.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2016
Third time in a row Delta has caused me to cancel my flight and try again with the day that follows. I hope the owner goes out of business and goes bankrupt.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2016
On April 29th, 2016 my mobility scooter was damaged on a flight from Portland, Maine to New York-LaGuardia with a final destination on Pittsburgh, PA. Three and 1/2 months later the repairs have not been completed. In July, I contacted Customer Care who put me in touch with the Delta Management in Portland, ME. The airport staff in Portland tried to correct the issue by arranging repairs and offering to pay for parts I had purchased and taxi fare the 4 times I had to get the device to the shop for repairs. A check was mailed to my home but, was payable to the repair shop. When I brought this to the attention of the airport, I was asked to return the check and a new one would be issued.
The day after I dropped the check off, I received an email from Delta Corporate stating since I went through the airport to resolve the issue that my name/information has been "flagged in their database to delay or prevent future baggage claims." In addition, Corporate advised the airport to discontinue their involvement. Corporate is now saying the check that was mailed to me was never intended for me. I am feeling intimidated by the Corporate staff and feel that I am being mistreated. At this time, I have been advised by my attorney to file an complaint against Delta with the U.S. Department of Transportation Carrier Access Division and the ADA.
I already have future non-refundable travel booked on Delta but, fear I may arrive at destination to find damage to the scooter again and leave me stuck in the airport. I feel Delta should pay for the repairs, issue me the promised check and remove the flag in their database. Corporate makes the whole company look bad. I have flown Delta for 20 years and no consideration is taken for me being disabled nor being a loyal customer. I truly hope the government complaint would change their mind but, I highly doubt it.
Delta Air Lines Company Information
- Company Name:
- Delta Air Lines
- Year Founded:
- 1924
- Address:
- 1030 Delta Blvd.
- City:
- Atlanta
- State/Province:
- GA
- Postal Code:
- 30354-1989
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.delta.com
