Delta Airlines

Airlines prep for holiday crush: More flights, bigger planes

Published on December 23, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of redeyes, as they try to avoid delays while hauling millions of passengers from now through the Christmas weekend. Success or failure could all depend on the weather and Mother Nature isn’t making it easy on airlines. Rain and fog in the Northeast caused delays Wednesday morning in Boston, New York and Washington — the busiest part of the country’s airspace. Rain in Chicago and Atlanta caused some…

Keep Reading

Stuck waiting: Ground delays at U.S. airports on rise

Published on November 27, 2015 in Apolitical by Associated Press

On a recent morning, Delta Air Lines Flight 435 pushed back early from the gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Passengers watched the safety video and settled in for a six-hour trip. Then they waited. And waited. Still within sight of the gate, their jet sat motionless because of airport congestion. It wasn’t until 30 minutes after passengers buckled in that they were finally in the sky. It’s a scene playing out across the country. According to…

Keep Reading

Go to Top

Delta Airlines

You might be interested in

You might be interested in