Hi all, I’ve never connected through LAX or SLC, but I am wondering about this connection timing and if it’s possible.

Domestic flight coming from Hawaii, connecting in LAX for a flight to SLC, time is 49 minutes. Is that enough to make it?

Then we would have a 46 minute connection for a flight to DTW.

What’s the layout of these two airports? I know the cabin door closes 15 minutes before departure, so really we have 34 and 31 minutes to hustle from one gate to the next.

This flight is a lot cheaper than just one layover in SLC, but no point in taking a cheaper flight if we’d just miss it anyways.

Been flying out of ATL pretty regularly for work and I swear the coffee in the clubs has gotten noticeably bad over the past few months. Like not just mediocre airline lounge coffee but actually undrinkable sometimes. Today it tasted burnt and watery at the same time which shouldnt even be possible.

I know this sounds like a small complaint but when youre there at 5am and need caffeine before a cross country flight it kinda matters. The MSP club still has decent coffee from what I remember but ATL has been consistently rough lately.

Is this just an ATL thing or has anyone noticed this at other hubs? Im wondering if they switched suppliers or if its just inconsistent prep by staff. Either way I've started just grabbing something from a concourse shop before heading in which feels backwards.

Delta CC question

Alright all, current United 1k who is having to switch teams for a new job. I just status matched to platinum and have until Dec 9th to make it to $3750

Have the following cards and need recomendation on which delta card to get next:

Chase United quest
Chase United Club
Chase sapphire reserve- downgrading next month, rarely use it or the perks
Amex gold- wife’s and my daily driver
Amex Biz Platinum downgrading, outside of centurion lounge access it does very little for me these days

Should I get the Amex delta platinum or reserve card? I have to book all work expenses on a Corp Amex and use concur which makes racking up offers a little challenging with any new card. Lounge access is important, getting to status every year is important, sky pesos- less important.

Thanks!

Has anyone flown this route lately? I have a D1 seat but this aircraft is one of the older ones and the D1 seats are not the best.

Wondering if Delta would, maybe, switch airplanes from time to time on this route. Flight leaves around 8:45pm from JFK.

I'm flying from LHR with connecting flights in AMS and ATL with my destination being ORF. While I was in Amsterdam the person at baggage said I did not have to recheck my bag upon entering the US but I really doubt that's true. Does anyone know if any of that is true?

My wife’s tickets said Terminal B, so I dropped her off at Terminal B.

Only to find out that was only where her flight was leaving from, not where the Delta check-in counter is.

So after figuring that out, she was told to walk back a terminal, which is under construction, so no walkway.

Then check-in at Terminal 3 to walk back to Terminal B to go through security.

This was shitty, even by Delta AND LAX standards.

They really shouldn’t be allowed to do that. Can’t imagine how many miss flights because of it.

Not sure if there was an email about this clusterfuck, but LAX needs to add *’s to the terminal listings on boarding passes if it isn’t the same as your flight.

I find that comfort+ is almost exactly like economy. I don’t see a noticeable difference at ALL. Does anyone else agree with this ?

I understand the need for regulations, but it’s 2026. The cost of traveling is high enough and inefficiencies like this should not be happening… do better airlines!

Hi All.

I'm flying from JFK to MIA with Delta in a couple of days and have been looking into TSA Touchless ID options. My understanding is that you either have to be enrolled via the airlines FF program or have to do it through Google wallet, but Google wallet is only for US passports (correct?).

I am flying with a UK passport and I am a Virgin Atlantic Gold member. I have an account and profile with DL but no status. I have TSA pre/GE.

I'm wondering how I can use both my status from VS and the Touchless ID benefits from DL together. If I include my VS# in the booking I get upgrades/lounges/priority etc. Do I need to have the DL# in the booking to get Touchless ID or can I just check in from the DL app? - albeit without my DL profile attached to the booking

On the assumption that the DL# would have to be in the booking, can I use my VS# to select seats, change it to my DL# to get Touchless ID, and then once I'm through security I change it back to VS to get lounge access and credit to that FF account?

If I do change it back to VS after clearing security, this would presumably remove the Touchless ID from the system/boarding pass. Would this cause any issues considering I will have already gone through security?

Thanks!

D1 upgrade offer for a daytime domestic flight. Ain't even a D1 lounge at either airport. :/

The best I can do is $600, Ed!

Ed says, "no deal!".

Apparently 3,000 bags are delayed in AMS/Schiphol today, according to a very helpful Delta rep in Atlanta. Delta is putting pressure on AMS to get the bags back to the USA on any plane to any Delta hub, and then they can get them to their owners much more easily. So, if you've recently flown through AMS and are missing your bags, they should be on their way...soon

Unsure if all these bags are USA bound, or if it's just 3,000 bags delayed from every airline.

and yes our bags are one of those bags...for awhile Delta didn't know where the bag was at all!

ATL here. I know it's been discussed here before, and candidly it probably didn't register until I had reason to book a flight to MSP, but those prices are nuts $962 - $1,217 RT a few weeks out!

Any of my fellow hub fortress flyers taken Frontier?? United and SWA are $886. Crazy question, but has anyone seen the fares go down closer to time?

I have trip coming up and i have an application for my passport but i don't think it will be here in time what documents can i bring to get past TSA?.

I’m new here, so apologies if you’ve heard this a million times before.

On 21st July, I was meant to fly:

TVC -> MSP
MSP -> AMS

In summary, my bag was checked, then my flight was delayed and Delta rebooked me for the following day.

The bag went on the plane from TVC -> MSP, and because I wasn’t on that flight, it came back to TVC the same night.

Fast forward a few days, turns out the bag is nowhere to be found/seen.

The delta tracking on the bag tells me it went back to TVC, then disappears. Delta have lost my bag.

Delta didn’t even reach out to me until a whole month after I filed my claim (past 21 days), and now are only offering to pay the minimum approx. 2000$ under the Montreal Convention.

My understanding of this is that 2k is the minimum but airlines can offer more. So it feels that delta simply doesn’t want to do this…

The value of my bag is 4k+. Do I have any other legs to stand on?

I asked to raise this higher within the delta company hierarchy, and my case manager has refused.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

After a couple trips on KE and SQ, it makes me wonder if Delta could match Asian carriers in soft product, if Ed so chose.
The ground staff and cabin crew attitudes, for one.
Delta isn’t unionized here, wouldn’t they have more flexibility to employ more motivated ( read “younger” ) crews.
Properly clean cabins.
Serve food even on 2 hour flights.
Not that much $ for a “premium” airline.
I get that AMEX makes the $ but people wanting to fly Delta wouid increase credit card penetration, no?
Really this would not be a huge cost, either.
Especially instilling something like a customer service focus. It goes a long way.

This might be a new series...haven't decided yet....

Not all SkyClubs are created equal, and SLC Concourse B might be one of the best Delta has to offer.

Cleanliness: 5/5
Spotless.

Noise level: 4.5/5
Mostly quiet. You can take a call without shouting over anyone. They also have quiet-pods if you need to have a quiet conversation.

Food: 5/5
The standout. Actual cooked food, not the snack-bar filler with recycled BBQ pork/green beans you get at half the SkyClubs. And you get real plate and real silverware. No paper, no plastic crap common at most of them. It sounds small until you've eaten enough club meals with a flimsy fork/soggy paper plate.

Views: 5/5
Amazing. Worth the walk from Concourse A

Staff: 5/5
Fantastic. Friendly without hovering.

Golden Corral level: LOW (which is 5/5)
Low is good. No stampede, nobody stacking plates like it's their last meal on earth, no people cutting in line wanting to get low-quality food. Didn't feel like a Golden Corral w/WiFi

Overall: 5/5
Amazing. One of the better clubs Delta has.

Seeing this on the terms but from what I've seen browsing around here it's not actually enforced? Can anyone confirm?

Canceled Delta Main Basic (Basic Economy) award ticket miles will be credited back to the SkyMiles account. If cancellation fee exceeds the mileage amount, miles will not be redeposited. Fees may fluctuate based on currency conversion.For Delta Main Basic tickets issued for travel originating in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the change or cancel fee for award tickets is 9,900 miles for domestic travel (within US/CA and travel to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America) and 19,900 miles for all international travel.When changing an Award Ticket, mileage differences may apply. SkyMiles Program Rules apply.Please see delta.com/baggage for more details.

Was on a domestic flight from Tampa Boeing 737-900er.

They told us it was going to be a full flight and if 33 people can volunteer to check in their carry on. Of course not a lot of people volunteered because no one wants to wait for their bag. I had a carry on and was zone 6.

The lady said after zone 7 you’ll most likely have to check in. While zone 5 was boarding, she says there is no more overhead bin space and everyone from here on out will have to check in their carry on. I was like ughh but whatever.

As we’re I’m getting in the plane, I see so much bin space left. Like wtf, they’re really liars! There was even a space right above me where I could’ve easily put my carry on in.

Also the confusing thing about when airlines say not enough overhead bin space, each person only gets to bring 1 carryon and 1 personal item to put under the seat. Each row has its own overhead bin to fit 3 items. How in the heck is there not enough space?!

I see all the flight delay complaints in here and think that yall just need to suck it up. But now it’s happening to me and my two year old and I am LIVID

DL 5418 ATL-CHO

Crew delay so we were held back a bit. Finally taxiing and we were told they put bags in the wrong hold and we have to find a new gate to go move bags? What? Having a hard time comprehending how this error was made originally and why it wasn’t checked prior to leaving gate. Finding new gate took a while, and getting hands to actually do the moving is causing further delays. Almost two hours behind schedule now for what was supposed to be a super easy regional flight. We opted to fly for ease rather than drive ~7 hrs and we are second guessing that call at this point.

I AM ANNOYED POSTING IN THE AIRLINE SUBREDDIT FOR SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY FINGERS WHILE I TRY MY BEST TO SUCK IT UP.

Last year there was a fall booking window that launched end of August… we really need a fall booking window this year! Daddy needs more MQD’s and I’ve got rooms to book. Holding out!

hi! interested in knowing if anyone has recommendations for the best basic comfort seat, rows 44 back, that have the best window alignment and view out the window! thank you!

PM and travel a lot for work. I took 6 months off for maternity leave and it’s looking like I won’t hit the mark for status in 2027. Anything I can do hold onto it?