Delta Air Lines

Delta’s 2025 Status Buy-Up Carried a Steep Price

Sep 25, 2026 Airlines

The airline charged $3 for each Medallion Qualification Dollar, sharply limiting the economic case for its revived Elevate Your Status program.

Philadelphia ATC Outage Grounds Flights Across Northeast

Sep 22, 2026 Airports

An equipment failure at Philadelphia TRACON triggered ground stops at Philadelphia, Newark, JFK and LaGuardia before operations resumed at sharply reduced rates.

Delta 757 Returns to New York JFK After Pressurization Issue

Sep 11, 2026 Incidents

Delta Flight 791 landed safely at JFK after its crew reported a pressurization problem while operating to Phoenix with 161 people aboard.

Delta Plans Daily Austin-Paris Flights for Summer 2027

Sep 10, 2026 Air Routes

The Airbus A330-900neo service will give Delta its first transatlantic route from Austin and make it the airport’s only Europe link operated by a U.S.…

Delta Cuts Four Regional Routes From New York and Las Vegas

Sep 7, 2026 Air Routes

Delta will drop daily Delta Connection service in four domestic markets during November and December, although its Las Vegas flights to Southern California will return…

Delta Anchors Saudi Expansion at Atlanta as JFK-Tel Aviv Returns

Sep 7, 2026 Air Routes

The Atlanta-Riyadh route follows a partnership plan drawn up in 2024, while Delta continues to treat Tel Aviv as a separate and security-sensitive market.

Delta Lines Up Five New Long-Haul Routes Through March 2027

Sep 6, 2026 Air Routes

The additions connect five Delta gateways with Riyadh, Maui, Tokyo, Paris and Manila using Airbus widebody aircraft.

Five Airline Status Match Rules Travelers Often Miss

Sep 5, 2026 Airlines

Status matching can ease a switch between airlines, but short qualification windows, proof requirements and benefit restrictions make it far from an automatic elite-status transfer.

Delta’s 44-Seat A321neo Turns a Delay Into a Premium Test

Sep 4, 2026 Airlines

A temporary, 164-seat Airbus A321neo layout gives Delta an unusually large domestic First Class cabin as the airline studies how much premium capacity its narrowbody…

Delta Returns to Tokyo Narita With Daily Seattle Flights

Aug 28, 2026 Air Routes

The March 2027 service will add Narita to Delta’s existing Seattle-Haneda operation without rebuilding the airline’s former Tokyo connecting hub.

Delta Sets September Return to Tel Aviv From New York

Aug 27, 2026 Air Routes

Daily New York-Tel Aviv service will resume Sept. 6 with Delta’s 281-seat Airbus A330-900neo.

Delta A330-300 Diverts to St. John’s After Engine Issue on New York-Rome Flight

Aug 25, 2026 Incidents

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 carrying 280 passengers and crew diverted to St. John’s International Airport (YYT) in Newfoundland and Labrador on Sunday night…

FAA Enforcement Shift Will Shorten First Class Predeparture Drink Service Before Pushback

Aug 23, 2026 Operations

First Class passengers accustomed to finishing a predeparture cocktail during taxi may soon find that window considerably shorter. Beginning September 1, Delta Air Lines flight…

Delta Keeps 44-Seat First Class A321neo on Atlanta-Las Vegas Through April 2027

Aug 22, 2026 Air Routes

Delta Air Lines is extending one of the most unusual narrowbody configurations in its fleet, keeping its 44-seat First Class Airbus A321neo on daily flights…

Delta Makes Austin a Transatlantic Gateway With Daily Paris A330neo Flights

Aug 20, 2026 Air Routes

Delta Air Lines will launch its first transatlantic route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) in March 2027, opening a new daily nonstop connection to Paris…

Delta Brings DraftKings Onboard With SkyPicks – But Real-Money Betting Remains Off-Limits

Jul 30, 2026 Airlines

Delta Air Lines has launched SkyPicks, a new inflight sports-prediction platform developed with DraftKings that allows passengers to compete for Delta gift cards without wagering…

Delta Ends Three Short-Lived JFK Routes as Domestic Flying Shifts Back to LaGuardia

Jul 27, 2026 Air Routes

Delta Air Lines is eliminating three domestic routes from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), ending nonstop service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston…

Delta Restores Raleigh-Fort Myers as Short-Lived JFK Expansion Is Reversed

Jul 26, 2026 Air Routes

Delta Air Lines is returning to the nonstop market between Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers (RSW), restoring a…

Delta’s Atlanta-Riyadh Gamble Faces Soft Bookings

Jul 25, 2026 Air Routes

Delta Air Lines has acknowledged that advance bookings for its new nonstop service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and King Khalid International Airport in…

Delta Becomes the Only U.S. Airline on Los Angeles-Manila With New A350 Route

Jul 18, 2026 Air Routes

Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) on March 28, 2027, establishing a…