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Just wondering if anyone has had any problems in the past ie: flight changes etc.
I've flown with NWA with no problems but now that they've merged with Delta I'm wondering if they are still ok.
I've just found flights for $314.00 for Dh and I to go from Detroit to Orlando. I think this is a steal. I never seen flights this low. I always get butterflies before booking flights, so any help is appriciated.
Yeah, I'm still happiest flying from DTW on Delta. They're still mostly NWA people behind those Foster Grants.
Granted, over the years I've had more problems on Delta (pre-merger) than with some other airlines, but I've also encountered plenty of very helpful Delta staff when those problems happened. (And since they were nearly all weather-related, can I really blame Delta at all?)
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Good because we are thinking about Delta for our September flight. Never flown them before, but they are the only airline I know of that sells their in flight magazine in book stores!!! (Yea I know I am werid!!!)
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Being from Mpls. we've always flown NWA but now of course have no choice! Last time we flew to Disney Delta actually did change our flight time coming home - two hours earlier . Our travel agent called and told us two days before we were due to leave Disney. I know this also happened to friends of ours so I would be sure to check flight times and don't assume anything. Other than that we really didn't notice any changes between NWA and Delta
We have always had good experiences with Delta. They are known to change flight times on occasion, but ours have rarely been more than 20 min either way. Also, if they do change your flight time by over an hour, or if you have a connection and they change the times so you will have less than half an hour to connect, you can change to another flight with no changing charges. (It is an hour and a half connection time on international flights, just FYI - we had this come up last night with our flights for this summer but they changed us right away and it was super easy) I can say that we've never had anything but excellent customer service whenever we have had a time (or any other kind of) issue with Delta.
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We personally are NWA fans. Now that is "delta" we will be flying with them this May. Did have one time change. I was minor less than 20 min. Nothing to get upset about by flight will now leave to go home at 9am.
I've not flown in close to 13 years and didn't have a great experience on Delta the last time I flew. Our trip this August from Detroit Metro down to Orlando is booked on Delta and I've been watching the boards looking for tips as to what to look out for.
But hearing some nice reviews helps give back the warm and fuzzies for this trip. Hopefully we will not have to deal with any major changes in our times or seating as I've seen some others have. There are five of us going in a gaggle down there and I'd rather not have to try to juggle around our plans should Delta decide to call an audible on us at the last minute.
Just check your flight schedule from time to time. They frequently change their flights departure times. They have been pretty good about fixing problems that arise from those changes though. Have a smooth flight and a wonderful trip!
I have used Delta many times for my Orlando trips. The only thing I would warn someone about is that they seem to change the flight number, flight time and seating arrangements frequently. I booked our trip for WDW in Feb for a July trip. My flight number has changed x2, the flight times have changed x3 and our seats x1. I check my itenerary on Delta.com once a week for changes. Delta does let you change your flight's if your flight times are changed an hour either way. Luckily the biggest time change for me was arriving at MCO 15min later, as they added 15 min to our layover in Memphis. I have heard of much larger changes.
Our seat issue was resolved with a quick call to the Delta customer serivce. I have found that they are pretty reliable and have friendly staff.
I hate Delta. It is the worst airline I've ever flown with. Over priced, horrible food, special headphones to watch the movies and they actually misplaced half of our band luggage. I'm talking thousands of dollars in instruments that were just left behind because they forgot to put them on the airplane. Personally, I'll never fly them again, I'd rather fly a budget airline or shell out the extra cash and pay for British Airways or Virgin Atlantic. But that's just me!
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Just keep checking your reservations. Out of the last 2 flights on Delta, I've had flight times changed (without them notifying me), aircraft changed and worse, seats moved from the front of the plane to the rear because of the changes. When I called Delta, and told them that I had booked certain seats, they said there was an aircraft change and seats were reassigned and there were no seats available in the front of the plane -- basically too bad, so sad. Southwest is my preferred airline now.
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. Our travel agent called and told us two days before we were due to leave Disney. I know this also happened to friends of ours so I would be sure to check flight times and don't assume anything. Other than that we really didn't notice any changes between NWA and Delta
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