Delta Air Lines

http://www.delta.com
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
1030 Delta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354-1989

(404) 715-2600
(800) 221-1212

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Overview

Delta Air Lines used to have a less-than-stellar reputation for customer service. But thanks to a shift in management attitudes (and encouraged, perhaps, but its huge financial losses) Delta now seems much closer to “getting it.” A new program, internally referred to as “First Point of Contact” is allowing customer service agents and reservationists to provide better service, to the benefit of all the airline’s passengers.

If you have a customer complaint, please read this before contacting the company.

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Primary contact

Jason Hausner
Director, Customer Care
(404) 773-0305
jason.hausner@delta.com

Secondary contact (*)

Heidi Gould
Manager, Customer Care
(404) 773-0305
Heidi.gould@delta.com

Allison Ausband
Vice President, reservations sales and customer care
(404) 715-2600
allison.ausband@delta.com

Chief executive (*)

Richard Anderson
Chief executive officer
(404) 715-2600
Richard.anderson@delta.com

What others have to say about Delta Air Lines

Aviation Consumer Protection Division Air Travel Consumer Report
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Consumer Reports

This information has been collected from publicly-available resources and is believed to be accurate at the time of the last update. If any of this information is inaccurate, please e-mail me.

* Executives should only be contacted when your letter or email has not been acknowledged within six to eight weeks.

  • Igor Kopmar

    After reading every one’s comment , I have cleared in my mind that
    “Delta Air Lines” is not so good for air-travel,
    Because every one have issued lots of problems regarding with their baggage and other services..

    So, People be aware before you use ”
    Delta Air Lines”

    Igor Kopmar” travelpapa.com ”    Advisor and owner

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  • Sherry Maddox

    Well, it’s been 38 days since my luggage was lost ….while in fairness, Delta has been good about getting me reimbursements for all my lost items, I really just wanted my stuff back…. apparently it has been stolen … yes stolen …. planeside!  So now I ask, WHY can’t you review the security tapes on Dec 10 at 7:45 am and see who handled or moved off to the side  – my bag?

  • Terviv

    Hello Mr. Anderson, I work for a large Company in North America and I am a Manager of the factory in South Carolina. In October of 2011, I was ask to be the interim Manager at our factory in Minnesota.So I’ve been flying from GSP to Minneapolis basically every week or so. I’ve been flying on your airline since you have the best connections and better pricing. I’ve been impressed with your video at the beginning of the flights. It appears you sincerely want to lead the best Global Airline possible.I’ve had pleasant flight experiences with Delta, however during the last two flights, I’ve noticed deterioration in Delta’s foundation as World Class airlines. I am sure you aren’t aware of this but as a leader in the industry I know how important it is to maintain a customer focus.I thought you would want to know when issues arise (I know I would) so following are observations I’ve made in recent flights:Friday Feb. 24th Minneapolis to Atlanta Flight # 785 One of the bathrooms (mid cabin) was taped over with red tape because it was out of order. During the flight, customers were lined up waiting on the bathroom that was operational.Friday Feb. 24th Atlanta to GSP flight # 1614 We waited on the plane for over 30 minutes for the captain and the co pilot to arrive. evidently there was a scheduling issue because they were called out of the reserve pool.Monday Feb. 27th Detroit to Minneapolis Flight # 1476 10 – 12 Delta crew members were on the plane with their multiple carry on cases and all of the overhead storage bins were full. TWO of the over head bins were taped with red tape because they were damaged and not operational.I am bringing this to your attention because I’m sure this level of customer service is truly embarrassing. I’m concerned that these type of issues represent a deterioration of “foundational” service. The use of the “red tape” concerns most customers because this may be an indicatio0n of other maintenance issues in the aircraft. This feedback is intended to be constructive and I felt you would want be aware of the issues. Best regards,

  • Williamscott777

    Hi there,

                   Of all the airlines i came across delta airlines are one of the best airlines………thanks alot………….

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  • Ibrahim Mensha

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Gold Investment:

    Am a spokesman of Akwatia Community in Eastern Region of Ghana, one of the gold producing area of Ghana in West Africa. We have after a long court case won our right over a Gold Concession and have been in a small-scale mining business for the past nine months. We presently have a quantity of 450kgs of Alluvial Gold Dust of 23+ Carats purity and selling at a very reasonable price.

    We need a direct buyer abroad who can buy the commodity and possibly go into partnership agreement with us, as to front us and also acquire the necessary modern mining equipments to improve our mining capacity and skills. You will be needed to come to Ghana to visit and inspect our mining site for appropriate measures to be put in place while we make shipment preparation for the 450kgs on ground.

    One delegates (an associate and I ) will be going back with you along with the commodity so that you can pay us after assay r eport and smelting over therein your country if you are eligible and interested. You can equally reply back to my private email address; (ibrammensha@yahoo.com) and call me on phone for us to talk : +233-540708887.

    Yours truly,

    Ibrahim Mensah
    Spokeman of Akwatia community
    Estern Region Ghana.W/A.
    Tel:..+233-540708887

  • Bill

    I see a lot of complaints and some incredible stories.  Reading them you would have to be a foold to travel on Delta.  However, it would be nice to read if anyone got a satisfactory resolution to their complaints from Delta. 

  • Mercy Lagrave

    To Whom It May Concern; 
    Good Day!I would like to confirm the following flights that would bring me back to Mobile,Alabama, USA:* Saturday (May 12, 2012)- Delta Air Lines Inc.- Flight DL 0630  Depart: Manila Ninoy Aquino International Aiport ( 6:45 AM: Manila, Ph)  Arrive: Detroit Wayne Conuty Aitport (12:25
    PM: Detroit, MI, US)*Saturday (May 12. 2012)- Delta Air Lines Inc.- Flight DL 1026  Depart: Detroit Wayne County Airport ( 2:30 PM: Detroit, MI, US)  Arrive: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ( 4:35 PM : Atlanta, GA, US)*Saturday (May 12, 2012)- Delta Air Lines Inc. – Flight DL 0840   Depart: Atlanta Hartsfield- Jackson International Airport (7:10 PM: Atlanta, GA, US)  Arrive: Mobile Municipal Airport (7:30 PM: Mobile Alabama, US)Trip Locator: 2WBQ6PPassenger’s Name: Mercy Casono LagraveE-mail :  and Please

    do inform me if you would like a reconfirmation of the above-stated
    flights (72 hours before departure). Thank you very much and a response
    from you would be truly appreciated.Mercy Lagrave

  • Mercy Lagrave

    To Whom It May Concern; 
    Good Day!I would like to confirm the following flights that would bring me back to Mobile,Alabama, USA:* Saturday (May 12, 2012)- Delta Air Lines Inc.- Flight DL 0630  Depart: Manila Ninoy Aquino International Aiport ( 6:45 AM: Manila, Ph)  Arrive: Detroit Wayne Conuty Aitport (12:25
    PM: Detroit, MI, US)*Saturday (May 12. 2012)- Delta Air Lines Inc.- Flight DL 1026  Depart: Detroit Wayne County Airport ( 2:30 PM: Detroit, MI, US)  Arrive: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ( 4:35 PM : Atlanta, GA, US)*Saturday (May 12, 2012)- Delta Air Lines Inc. – Flight DL 0840   Depart: Atlanta Hartsfield- Jackson International Airport (7:10 PM: Atlanta, GA, US)  Arrive: Mobile Municipal Airport (7:30 PM: Mobile Alabama, US)Trip Locator: 2WBQ6PPassenger’s Name: Mercy Casono LagraveE-mail :  and Please

    do inform me if you would like a reconfirmation of the above-stated
    flights (72 hours before departure). Thank you very much and a response
    from you would be truly appreciated.Mercy Lagrave

  • Vickie M

    I am not really sure where to start, or if it is even worth my time of writing this complaint/concern as Delta seems to truly not care about their customers or their service but I am so upset and frustrated with Delta that I thought I should try and get my concern to someone at Delta. I am very frustrated, stressed, disappointed, and irritated with Delta Airlines. I have traveled several times on Delta and had nothing but issues every time I have flown but once, no joke. The only reason why we went with Delta for this trip, DSM to MIA and MIA to DSM was due to cost, Delta WAS cheaper but now is the most expensive for the same dates of travel. I work for a large corporation that books thousands of flights a day country wide, as well I book travel for 117 associates alone in my department on a daily basis and I will ensure you that I will never book another one of my 117 associates on a Delta flight again. I will also make sure I get in contact with as many people in my company and CEO to advise them of my issues I have had in the past and again have experienced with Delta today. We have a community board company wide and I will be sure as soon as I am done writing this note to post my experience on the board and advise everyone company wide to not use Delta again and the reasoning behind it. I have been on flights that were over weight, over booked, delayed, cancelled – you name it… and now changed my flight time juristically, every flight I have been on but 1. You can always count on Delta for poor service and the least caring of service possible. It seems that all workers are unhappy and grumpy and just their for the pay-check, not because they care about their job. If Delta treats their associates how they treat their customers I understand why the agents are so unpleasant, I would be unhappy and grumpy too being treated in such a dissatisfying way. I received an email yesterday advising us that our return flight from MIA to DSM had changed from departing at 5:45PM to now departing at 1:30PM. I called the 1-800 customer service line this morning advising them that this flight change will not work with our vacation schedule in what we have scheduled the day of September 2nd. The reason we picked the latest flight as possible on the 2nd was due to our vacation schedule. We have a brunch cruise booked in Key West the morning of the 2nd from 10AM to 1PM and the drive from Key West to MIA is 2 hours let alone time to drop off our rental car, check our bags, check in and get through security would not allow us to make the 1:30PM flight. We paid $100/ticket for our brunch cruise and there are 4 of us in which we would have to forfeit the $100 (each) to make the 1:30PM flight on Delta – not going to happen, this our vacation not Delta’s. I understand that flight times change but 4 hours and 15 minutes is not going to work for us. We have a rental car that we are picking up in MIA so we cannot drop our rental car in Key West and fly out of Key West without paying a huge fee for different location of drop off, in which Delta would not agree to do so why should we pay a penalty fee when it wasn’t our fault for this huge change? The only other flight or option the representative said was to fly out at the 3PM flight and have 3 connections… still not enough time and not going to work with what we have already scheduled and booked and 3 connections – WRONG!!! The representative that I spoke with was rude, short, not caring, no sympathy, argued with me, and NOT helpful what so ever! I asked to speak to a manager and she began to argue with me telling me that it would be pointless to talk to a manager and there was no reason for it, I simply asked to talk to a manager, not for her to argue with me about what I asked for. Then the manager gets on the line after being on hold for 6 minutes and she answered the phone very rudely. The manager was rude, not caring, short, never said sorry, talked over me, not willing to listen to my concerns, poor tone of voice, and handled my concerns VERY poorly. I have had nothing but extremely poor service all around with Delta from talking to representatives on the phone and managers, agents at the gates, agents at check in…. leave it to Delta, poor service and horrible experiences. I understand that you will give us a full refund for our flight and for us to re-book a new flight with a new airline but the time and stress of having to “re-deal” with this is ridiculous. But this is our only option we have as Delta has no more flights on the 2nd that will work for us, Delta will not pay for 1 night stay in Florida to catch a flight on the 3rd, and Delta will not pay for the rental car to be dropped off in Key West and arrange for us to take a flight out of Key West…. my sister in-law and mother in-law have booked their flights with Delta as well to come with us, on the same flights so now not only do I have to deal with my travel arrangements and my husbands, but my sister in-law and mother in-law have to call and cancel their flights with Delta to get a refund and then take the time to book with another airline as well. Another frustrating fact, we will have to wait another 7 days to book our airline tickets with another airline as the refund from Delta can take up to 7 days… then who knows if the fares will go up and what the new flight/s will end up costing us!? This has me extremely stressed out and has ruined my day today so thank you very much Delta. I am extremely upset and bothered by not only the flight change, the customer service I have received, stress and wasted time Delta has caused me and the headache, but overall how poor of service Delta, as a company provides. So uncaring and such poor poor standards. I reiterate, I will be sure to share and pass along my experience with my company I work for and anyone and everyone I know. DO NOT FLY DELTA. I hope this concern gets to an individual that will read this and somewhat try and understand my frustrations and concerns, if not, I wouldn’t be surprised, after all it is Delta. Thank you for your time. Again – thank you for ruining my day and causing this stress and amount of “my” time re-booking and figuring out our vacation plans and changing our vacation itinerary.

  • Bosco Temu

    SPONSORSHIP REQUEST 2013  WITH
    INTERESTED  TERMS.

     

    Hi Sir/Madam,

    I
    am Bosco Gaudence Temu  with 18 years of age from Tanzania. I am looking
    for sponsorship in your company because my parents can’t afford the fees, even
    when i was in Secondary school they had to borrow money so i can finish my
    studies sometimes i had to sell groundnuts to get my school fees and now i am
    chasing my dream to become a pilot but i can’t do it alone without your help. I
    am ready to work with you in terms ,that is when you will sponsor me and i get
    to become a pilot i am ready to work for you to pay your money back with
    interest and when i get to pay back i accept to receive the  lowest Salary
    in about 3 months time with you so i can achieve my goal as a pilot. Hoping you
    will look forward to my request,Thank you and be blessed.                                                                    MY E-MAIL; Boscot2006@yahoo.com.

  • Patricia

    My daughter and I went to Brazil this summer with Delta Airlines and it was the worst experience I’ve had flying anywhere…
    First, when we got to LAX, they informed us (last minute!) that the
    flight had been cancelled and that the next flight available was at
    night, so we had to spend the day at a hotel nearby…but this happens,
    right?

    The biggest problem was on our way back from Brazil. When we
    boarded the Delta plane in Sao Paulo, they said there was a mechanical
    problem and that we couldn’t take off until it was fixed. Okay. The
    thing is that we were stuck on the plane for 3 hours!!! They would not
    allow us to leave the plane and they refused to serve us food (except,
    of course, to first class passengers who had dinner AND dessert!). Keep
    in mind that there were several children on that plane! Several
    passengers complained and… nothing. One of the flight attendants was
    even rude to those who said anything!

    To top it off, I get to the US
    and guess what? Delta lost my suitcases! It’s been 4 days since I
    arrived, I’ve made several phone calls and they cannot locate my bags!!!
    All my work, my notes, my contacts, the gifts I got in Brazil, the
    items I bought….everything is missing!
    But what upsets me the
    most is the lack of professionalism that Delta demonstrated.
    I’ve heard
    several similar stories in the past few days and I think it is ABSURD
    for Delta to show so much disregard for its passengers and continue to
    make money off of us!
    By posting this, my hope is that you will
    share this with your friends and maybe people will avoid flying with
    Delta… maybe Delta Airlines will start paying more attention to its
    passengers and not just the $$$$$$$

  • Amy

    To whom it may concern:

    I recently flew with Delta on an international flight to
    Dublin Ireland. During the first leg of our trip my 13 year-old son’s
    backpack had a small opening and a 7” Samsung Android tablet fell out of his
    bag. We noticed this during our layover. I immediately went back to
    our arrival gate and asked the representative at the desk if the device had
    been turned in. She said that it had not, and that I could not re-board
    the aircraft to try and retrieve it. I asked if someone else could do
    that for me as it was an expensive device and very small and thus easy to
    miss. After a rude exchange she finally agreed to look for the device
    after she finished boarding the plane. I sat down at the gate and waited.
    When all passengers were on board she immediately went into a room on the side,
    with no explanation, leaving my son and I waiting when we had another flight to
    catch. She returned when a passenger who had missed the flight began
    banging on the door to the room. She explained to the customer that the
    plane had already left. At this point I asked, “weren’t you going to look
    for the device?” and her response verbatim was “Mam, I’m not going to discuss
    this with you further if you’d like to talk to my supervisor he’s in a red
    shirt around the corner.” I was momentarily stunned by her response and
    again asked if she could just tell me if she’d looked for the device at which
    point she reiterated her initial comment. I’ve had some bad customer
    service experiences but that was one of the worst. I did go to her
    supervisor later and told him what happened. He called her and informed
    me that, “she says she had the stewardesses look for the device and they didn’t
    find anything.” The problem with that statement is that at no point did this
    representative ask me my name or my row number. How can she look
    for a device without have any idea where I was sitting?

    My expectation was that at the very least she would inform
    me that she couldn’t search the plane at that moment but that she would take my
    contact information down so that she could contact me if the device was
    recovered. My hope was that she would do me the small courtesy of looking
    for the device before the plane departed the gate. A 5 minute courtesy
    could have saved me hundreds of dollars for a device that I now need to replace
    and that had my personal email and contact information.

    The fact that this representatives first statement was to
    direct me to her supervisor tells me that she knew there would be no
    consequences, no ramifications and in turn that your organization accepts that
    type of appalling behavior from its representatives. I’m hoping that this
    experience was an anomaly with your employees at the Atlanta Airport and that
    you will make this situation right.

    Unfortunately, as I was not expecting to be treated so
    rudely and abruptly by your personnel I did not get the representatives
    name. I can tell you that she was working at the gate we arrived at in
    Atlanta and that she had blond hair. We flew out of San Francisco at 9:30
    a.m. August 1st 2012.

  • Amy

    To whom it may concern:

    I recently flew with Delta on an international flight to
    Dublin Ireland. During the first leg of our trip my 13 year-old son’s
    backpack had a small opening and a 7” Samsung Android tablet fell out of his
    bag. We noticed this during our layover. I immediately went back to
    our arrival gate and asked the representative at the desk if the device had
    been turned in. She said that it had not, and that I could not re-board
    the aircraft to try and retrieve it. I asked if someone else could do
    that for me as it was an expensive device and very small and thus easy to
    miss. After a rude exchange she finally agreed to look for the device
    after she finished boarding the plane. I sat down at the gate and waited.
    When all passengers were on board she immediately went into a room on the side,
    with no explanation, leaving my son and I waiting when we had another flight to
    catch. She returned when a passenger who had missed the flight began
    banging on the door to the room. She explained to the customer that the
    plane had already left. At this point I asked, “weren’t you going to look
    for the device?” and her response verbatim was “Mam, I’m not going to discuss
    this with you further if you’d like to talk to my supervisor he’s in a red
    shirt around the corner.” I was momentarily stunned by her response and
    again asked if she could just tell me if she’d looked for the device at which
    point she reiterated her initial comment. I’ve had some bad customer
    service experiences but that was one of the worst. I did go to her
    supervisor later and told him what happened. He called her and informed
    me that, “she says she had the stewardesses look for the device and they didn’t
    find anything.” The problem with that statement is that at no point did this
    representative ask me my name or my row number. How can she look
    for a device without have any idea where I was sitting?

    My expectation was that at the very least she would inform
    me that she couldn’t search the plane at that moment but that she would take my
    contact information down so that she could contact me if the device was
    recovered. My hope was that she would do me the small courtesy of looking
    for the device before the plane departed the gate. A 5 minute courtesy
    could have saved me hundreds of dollars for a device that I now need to replace
    and that had my personal email and contact information.

    The fact that this representatives first statement was to
    direct me to her supervisor tells me that she knew there would be no
    consequences, no ramifications and in turn that your organization accepts that
    type of appalling behavior from its representatives. I’m hoping that this
    experience was an anomaly with your employees at the Atlanta Airport and that
    you will make this situation right.

    Unfortunately, as I was not expecting to be treated so
    rudely and abruptly by your personnel I did not get the representatives
    name. I can tell you that she was working at the gate we arrived at in
    Atlanta and that she had blond hair. We flew out of San Francisco at 9:30
    a.m. August 1st 2012.

  • Christin

    Message to Delta:

    This is the worst experience I have ever had. I have flown
    many many times on different airlines and this is by far the worst sort
    of incompetence I had ever experienced. Delta failed my family which
    included a 7 month old baby on so many levels on flight DL462 Nassau to
    Atlanta and Atlanta to Baton Rouge on November 25th 2012. The only thing
    we will remember now is the hell we went through just trying to get home
    from what was originally a fun family vacation. First off the flight was
    overbooked to begin with and volunteers were offered hotel stay and a
    $600 voucher and meals and transportation. But we were unsure if we
    would have enough infant formula to stay. Even though we now wish we
    had. The failure of airplane mechanics was the start of
    it all with a
    stuck fuel valve according to the captain that was an “easy quick fix”.
    Only problem was that Delta decided that it did not need a mechanic on
    site in Nassau. The captain had to leave the plane to go try and track
    down someone who could fix it. The only one on the airport that he was
    told that could fix it was with Bahamian Air. After an hour and half
    delay waiting for this guy to come fix the airplane we were told he
    could not work on the type of plane we were on. Why wasn’t this asked
    before we were sitting there for almost 2 hours. Then they contacted
    someone on the island to come and fix it. Mean while I have a screaming
    baby in my arms that is completely unhappy because he is feeling cramped
    and doesn’t want to just sit on a hot plane. The following times are
    approximate: 4:50pm – Pre-boarded with an infant in arms 5:40pm – Push
    back and wait on tarmac 5:50pm – Pilot informs us
    that there is a stuck
    fuel starter valve and a call has been placed to BahamasAir 6:00pm –
    Pilot informs us that they cannot get a hold of anyone at the other
    company. 6:15pm – BahamasAir responds and sends mechanic 6:30pm – Pilot
    informs us that he is hopeful mechanic arrives soon 6:45pm – Still no
    mechanic 7:00pm – Mechanic shows us after 1 hour to inform us that he is
    not certified to work on this Delta plane. Pilot lets us off flight
    7:15pm – We board back onto flight after Delta mechanic arrives. (Not
    sure why he was not called out regardless) 7:33pm – Flight departs 2
    hours late Flight lands in ATL at 9:25pm arrives at gate at 9:33pm. No
    food was offered and only small cup of water despite being on the plane
    for 2 hours. Delta could have offered complimentary wireless so that we
    could make arrangements on flight but did not. Nothing was offered at
    all actually not even extra snacks or drink for
    the inconvenience. Not
    to mention the fear added to knowing that we were flying on an engine in
    an unknown state of disarray. There wasn’t any real sympathy shown
    during this whole ordeal. This is an over book flight with many small
    children. Let them watch tv., give them internet access, give them
    snacks and something to drink…make us feel like you care! Connecting
    flight for my family was DL5247 Atlanta to Baton Rouge scheduled to
    leave at 9:49pm. In all my previous flights I have waited as passengers
    on delayed flights were given time to board. Two weeks ago I flew from
    Las Vegas to MSY via Southwest and I was delayed 60 minutes at the gate
    for 4 passengers to arrive that had a flight delayed. Prior to that
    flying with United I waited 45 minutes while a flight was delayed and
    even had the door reopened to allow passengers that were late to board.
    NOT DELTA. We were told Delta doesn’t hold flights
    and apparently
    doesn’t care where there missing passengers are. Even though our flight
    was on the ground with 24 minutes to spare due to a Delta caused delay.
    Not one of the Delta gate agents for flight 5247 bothered to check where
    the 2 passengers and baby were located prior to closing the boarding
    gate EARLY. The gate agent that was present to assist while we got off
    flight 462 would not assist us. He was more concerned with telling the
    Missouri University Basketball team also on flight 462 where to go.
    Their flight was held by Delta 35 minutes to allow them to make their
    flight. But my family with an infant were ignored by your gate agent.
    Finally after 5 min he called the Delta 5247 gate and informed me that
    nobody would answer. The flight was still on the ground AT THE GATE at
    this moment but there was nothing he could do as no Delta employee would
    answer the phone. We told us to go to customer
    service not even offering
    to tell us where that was. Delta Customer service was another issue.
    Three very angry women that did not want to help anyone and showing very
    rude attitudes to customers. I asked to see a supervisor and was cut off
    rudely with “What you want to see a supervisor for” This after telling
    them our issue. The Delta representative informed us that they do not
    hold gates open for passengers and that our gate closed early, that was
    very unusual. Today I see that the flight actually left 10 min late as
    well. The now missed flight that was still at the gate while talking to
    the Delta Customer Service rep was the last flight out for the night. I
    informed the representative that we needed to get back as we were low on
    infant formula. She informed us that the next available flight to Baton
    Rouge was not until 6pm the next day. That was not acceptable. I asked
    about New Orleans and was told
    that the flight leaving that night was
    booked. She gave another assistant our case at this point so she could
    go back and forth with the next customer rudely. The new assistant now
    informs us that there are two seats that are actually together on the
    flight to New Orleans. I said that would be fine if Delta would
    reimburse us on a car rental so we could get to Baton Rouge. She said
    Delta cannot and will not accommodate us. We would be on our own with a
    7 month old with no transportation 80 miles away from our destination.
    They offered to again put us in a hotel and I inquired about the
    transportation to the hotel as we would need an infant car seat. The
    delta employee responded that we could probably borrow one from
    somewhere to get to the hotel. A ridiculous suggestion and again
    complete uninterested in the well being of an small baby, I agreed to
    fly to MSY that night instead. We were told that our
    checked luggage
    would fly with us. These women were not sympathetic, understanding,
    caring…instead we were met with rudeness and nasty attitudes for
    something that was completely not our faults while holding a 7 month old
    crying baby. On arrival in New Orleans we proceeded to luggage claim and
    my claim ticket said BTR on it instead of MSY. So I proceeded to baggage
    customer service who insisted that our bags would not be our flight and
    showed still in ATL but said that BTR was bad at scanning bags so was
    likely in BTR. I had to wake my 65 year old father from sleep and ask
    him to drive 80 miles to the airport to pick us up and drive us back
    because Delta would not pay for our rental. On the way to the Baton
    Rouge Airport this morning I checked on my bag to make sure it was
    there. Apparently it was some Delta employee’s bright idea to no longer
    send our luggage to BTR but rather send it out on the 26th
    in the
    morning to New Orleans instead. So my luggage would not be at the
    airport when I arrived but rather 80 miles away where we were never
    supposed to land despite my claim tag saying BTR and insistence from
    MSY’s claim rep that it would never go to MSY. The Baggage claim # is
    8006DL735995. I spoke with a Delta Rep this morning name Joey who is
    having the bag transferred to BTR and delivered to my house. This is the
    ONLY single Delta employee that has appeared remotely competent in the
    entire ordeal. I am personally out the cost of an additional day of
    parking at the airport as well at the cost of having someone drive 160
    miles round trip to pick me up. The whole ordeal just is a vibrate
    display of an airline in complete shambles, unorganized, not
    communicating, uncaring, unsympathetic, unapologetic, rude, bad
    attitudes, not doing their jobs to insure that customers are making
    there flights. I
    am extremely disappointed and flabbergast at the lack
    willingness to compensate and the lack of helpfulness witnessed on our
    flight back. Delta should be embarrassed for this incident, the agents
    you have hired to “help” customers, where actually yelling at them.
    These are distraught individuals that through no fault of there own
    needed some compassion. Moreover the complete lack of customer service
    and careless regard for a 7 month old child’s safety is appalling. Five
    times I heard the Atlanta customer service reps tell other passengers
    that they had no power to do anything and their insistence on passing
    the buck to someone else. A complete “that’s not my problem, that’s not
    my job” attitude from all Delta Atlanta airport personnel. We were not
    late for a flight this was a Delta error and no care was given to hold
    our actual flights gate open at least until its actually scheduled close
    time
    or the willingness by Delta employees to try and make sure to stop
    the closing of the gate in advance. I just do not know how I can fly
    Delta again with such rude and inconsiderate staff in ATL delta just
    truly does not care about its customers in the least. Rest assured this
    account will be going on my blog and on all my social media sites to
    warn people in advance, that this is the type of service you will
    receive if you decide to fly Delta. Along with any response you might
    send or not send. The kicker is that we had a baby with us and no one
    cared or concerned themselves with that. Total disregard for customers
    and their family is what you get when you fly DELTA!

  • Kendall

    Sent to Delta

    This is the story of my bag

    Monday Feb 25 appx 1PM CST- I landed at New Orleans on flight 1119. My bag (tag #7006DL265546) did not make it. I had to drive appx 60 miles to the gulfport area for a meeting and the lady in baggage services at New Orleans assured me that my bag was already on another flight en route and would be couriered to me at my hotel in Gulfport immediately upon arrival. She provided a brochure with a local number, file number and toll free number for follow up. She told me to expect a call from the courier confirming delivery was impending.

    Approximately 4PM- I had not received a call so I called the new orleans number provided (504-465-3149) for appx 30 minutes but got a continual busy signal so I called the toll free number on the brochure. The automated system told me the bag was given to a courier driver. Meanwhile at the same time the whereismysuitcase.com link told me my bag had not been given to a courier. I spoke with a person that told me it was in the hands of a company called RUSH and would be delivered shortly.

    At around 5PM I called neworleans again, still busy signal. I called the baggage service number again and spoke with someone named Gabriel and asked about the status of my bag. He told me that the whereismysuitcase link was the only way to track the bag and that there was nothing else he could do. I immediately hung up and called back again and was told by a woman that rather than being driven the 60 miles my bag was placed on a flight to atlanta and was scheduled on another flight into Gulfport to land just after 9PM and would be delivered to me about an hour later. I inquired as to meeting the flight so I could get the bag and she told me that was not necessary- that they would deliver to a hotel up until 11PM.

    At midnight I called the Delta customer service line (800-221-1212) and after holding for almost 30 minutes spent an hour on the phone with someone who was unable/unwilling to help me. He transferred me to someone in Salt Lake CIty named Crystal who claimed to be a supervisor and also was unable to assist. They confirmed the bag was 1 mile away from me but not available for me. Crystal told me she would make a note for someone to contact the Gulfport ticket counter when they arrived at 4AM to try to expedite the bag. All total I was on the phone for 2 hours, 4 minutes in the middle of the night.

    At 6:34 this morning I called the baggage number to check status and confirm that my bag was going to be delivered this morning. I was placed on hold then told that they talked with someone at Gulfport who told them a baggage carousel was broken and once it was fixed they would expedite my bag. I was given no assurance of time but told it would not take long.

    At 7:39AM still no bag and I called again. At this time I was told that the baggage services at Gulfport does not open until 9AM and that once the bag was given to a courier it would be as long as 6 hours before I receive it.

    According to your Delta.com tracking system at 7:56 AM my bag was given to a courier company called Creative Services to be delivered to me. That company does not exist in any google or yellow pages searches.

    At 12:46 PM I got a call from the courier but she left no message. I called her back repeatedly until she called me back at 1:57 to tell me she had just delivered my bag. I asked her why she picked up the bag at 8AM and drove past my hotel when the bag was listed as a priority. She told me Delta did not release the bag to her until NOON and that while she was given some priority baggage, mine was not noted as such so she delivered those that were first.

    My trip to Gulfport was a complete loss. I missed the first three hours of my trade show. I missed the class I was supposed to teach. I lost equity with my customer. The money I spent to participate in the show was lost. The money I invested to teach the course and print materials is a loss. The flight, hotel, rental car were all for nothing. ALL because Delta does not care about their customers.

    Throughout this journey, from 2:30AM until a few minutes ago I have sent eight e mails to Delta with updates if the different stories I was receiveing. I begged for someone to help me get my bag. I provided my phone number and pleaded for someone to call me. The single response I received was at 8:56 this morning an auto reply apologizing for my trouble and offering me 5000 sky miles. You can shove those 5000 sky miles up your asses.

    Ive been a silver level medallion flyer for three years. Very loyal to and favorable toward Delta but this incident is costing me a major account, my reputation and thousands of dollars. Not to mention, it has made me wonder how your company can safely transport people from point A to point B given the chaotic nature of misinformation your employees provide to customers. You have the most pathetic service level I have encountered in a long time.