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You'd think famous people can get away with a bit of attitude, not on a Delta flight though. 18-year old Latino music heart throb Carlos Olivero recently got kicked off a Delta flight in Atlanta for not stowing his iPod. He was asked to switch it ...

As much as I'm displeased about Delta's new policy to charge $5 more for bags checked at the airport , I do have to say I was pleased with how friendly the gate people were on each leg of our flights to New Mexico and back this month. I think the ...

What makes you pay attention to the safety instructions at the beginning of a flight? For me, it's having a flight attendant right in front of me -- I feel rude if I put my head down and dig in to the Sky Mall while someone is giving a ...

I remember one particular red-eye flight where I was THAT person -- you know, the very last one to board (I had a sprained ankle and had gotten practically strip-searched at security), in a middle seat, and with a bulging day pack that I could barely ...

Fliers in the United States may get more options when traveling to Japan, but it's unsure which airline will be the one to deliver. Both Delta and American are said to be in talks with Japan Airlines, and the winner is likely to have greater access ...

I'm not sure what to make of this ad from Delta airlines. Anyone have any thoughts? It's all part of the new service being offered out of JFK to Brazil. A fine idea to be sure, but you do have to wonder how many people will get it. ...

Here's one for those infatuated with almost everything Eastern Europe and for those who aren't take it as a mere suggestion. Don't know how I found the site, but finding your way to the Danube Delta in Romania shouldn't be hard. When I found myself ...

I can't remember the last time I paid with cash for a drink on a domestic flight. Even on my last few international flights, I pulled out the plastic when it was time for a nerve-calming vodka-cran. So I was actually kind of surprised at the ...

Delta is getting rid of gates to save cash. According to Bloomberg.com, the airline will save tens of millions every year simply by operating with fewer gates. That seems pretty reasonable, but we have a feeling we're gonna regret saying that the ...

Looks like the number two and three airlines are thinking about joining forces. No surprise really, as rumors of Delta merging have been rumbling around the underground for the past few months or so. This time there appears to be a fair amount of ...

Yesterday, Delta CEO Richard Anderson and President Edward H. Bastian sent a memo to its 70,000 employees announcing passenger capacity cuts. Distributed with the subject line, "Responding to a Worsening Economy," the memo outlines Delta's proposed ...

A quick bit of news that might be of interest to folks out there...and I post this partly, too, because a buddy of mine is headed to South Africa, literally, today. Delta Airlines is proposing a new service from Atlanta to Africa, with routes to ...

Is Delta playing chicken with Atlanta? The airline is getting ready for negotiations with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ... and has opened by threatening to lean on secondary hubs like Memphis and Cincinnati. The Atlanta ...

Does cruising down the Mississippi while crafting a beautiful quilt in the company of close knit friends and family get your emotional threads all tied up? Perhaps you never knew such tours existed, but yes they do. This quilting on the ...

Always eager to let you know about happenings in the airline world that might make your life a little easier (or better). Here's the news that Delta Air Lines says it's going to add flights from the US to several new European cities as well as to ...