Tag: Delta Air Lines
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Bee Swarm Delays Delta 737 In Cancun, But The Tiny Stowaways Were Blown Away Once The Jet Gained Speed
Unexpected passengers on board… well, almost! A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 experienced a bizarre delay in Cancun on Thursday after a massive swarm of bees chose the aircraft’s wing as their temporary resting spot before departure. Ground crews worked to safely clear the wing, allowing the flight to finally take off. The good news?…
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Indianapolis Man Is Facing Felony Assault Charges After Slapping Flight Attendant’s Bottom In Beverage Dispute
An Indianapolis man is facing felony assault charges for allegedly smacking a flight attendant’s rear end after she inadvertently skipped his drink order aboard a May 9 flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles, forcing the plane to divert to Atlanta, where the passenger was arrested. The Delta Air Lines crewmember is identified in court…
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Delta Air Lines Returns To Hong Kong After 7 Years – Daily Airbus A350 Flights Reconnect LAX And Asia’s Global Hub
Delta Air Lines has officially returned to Hong Kong, marking the end of a seven-year absence from one of Asia’s most important aviation and business markets. The airline launched daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) on June 6, 2026, further expanding its transpacific network. The new…
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After More Than 66 Years In The Air, The Industry’s Longest-Serving Flight Attendant Prepares To Retire
66 Years in the Skies: The Woman Who Outflew Generations of Aviation While most careers last a few decades, Joan Prince Crandall spent an incredible 66 years welcoming passengers aboard aircraft, witnessing aviation transform from the propeller era to today’s ultra-modern jets. The Seattle-based Delta Air Lines flight attendant has officially retired after becoming the…
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American Airlines Stock Jumps As The Airline Picks Starlink For In-Flight Wi-Fi Service
American Airlines (AAL) announced Tuesday it struck a deal with SpaceX’s (SPAX.PVT) Starlink to equip more than 500 of its jets with Wi-Fi service. The deal makes American the latest carrier to go with the satellite internet provider and comes weeks before SpaceX’s highly anticipated public offering. American called the deal part of “a sweeping…
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Diversion So Close To Landing: Disabled Aircraft Forced Delta Flight To Divert From Albuquerque To Farmington
Passengers aboard a Delta Airlines flight got an unwanted surprise on Friday. Flight DL1109 was forced to divert from Albuquerque to Farmington. There were 178 passengers and six crew aboard the plane. A spokesperson for Delta Airlines says a disabled aircraft at the Albuquerque International Sunport prevented their plane from landing. That led to the…
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Sinkhole Shuts Runway At Laguardia Airport, Delaying Flights, Port Authority Warns
A sinkhole at New York’s LaGuardia Airport shut down a runway on Wednesday and is set to delay flights, local officials said. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said it was conducting a daily inspection of the airfield earlier Wednesday when “crews identified a sinkhole near Runway 4/22.” “The runway was immediately…
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Shanghai-Bound Delta Flight Forced To Divert To Seattle Over Disruptive Passenger – Stranding Travelers Overnight
A disruptive passenger forced a China-bound Delta Air Lines flight to divert to Washington state on Sunday, according to reports. Delta flight 39 was en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai when crew members had to warn a passenger multiple times to comply with flight instructions. The crew ultimately diverted the large aircraft carrying 271…
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“There May Be More Emergency Exit Doors Than Flight Attendants” Sens. Duckworth, Baldwin Call On FAA To Study Impact Of Reduced Flight Attendant Staffing
A pair of Senate Democrats is demanding answers from FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford on airplane evacuation testing that’s nearly two years overdue and his agency’s decision to allow airlines to be able to reduce the number of flight attendants on some long-haul widebody flights. They say their concern is that there may be more emergency…
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Only 52% Full: Delta Air Lines’ 10 Emptiest International Routes
Delta Air Lines is the US’s second-largest operator for international passengers. According to the country’s Department of Transportation (DOT), it had 29.0 million such passengers in the 12 months to January 2026. Traffic was flat year-over-year. But as capacity, in the form of available seats, rose by 1.5%, the SkyTeam member’s load factor (technically, seat…
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