Author: FlyMarshall Newsroom

A Delta Air Lines passenger has accused the airline of “gaslighting” him over a voluntary bumping offer, dropping its initial $15,000 offer to $1,500. The passenger — flying from Salt Lake City to Palm Springs with his wife and newborn daughter — accepted it before being told the sum was only a fraction of what he was told onboard. Delta gate agents accused the passenger of inventing the figure, despite multiple witnesses onboard corroborating his story. The airline has since stated that the initial $15,000 offer was a miscommunication and has declined to honor the full payment. Delta Passenger $15K…

Air traffic control delays in Europe have more than doubled over the past decade, causing significant disruptions, according to a report from IATA released this month, but air navigation service providers say the issues causing delays are multifaceted and that singling out air traffic control is problematic. Air traffic flow management (ATFM) delays in 2024 […] source

As Christmas nears, travel across the United States may reach new records. The TSA is preparing to screen over 44 million passengers between Friday, December 19, to Sunday, January 4. Given that the TSA screened slightly under 39 million passengers during the holidays in 2024, this represents a sizeable increase. This will break the TSA passenger record that was set just the year prior. Of course, while the increase in passengers is good for airlines, this also brings the potential of travel delays and disruptions. The TSA has to ensure that checkpoints are adequately staffed to meet passenger demand, and…

Aerosucre has taken delivery of its third 737-400F as it accelerates the retirement of its 727-200F fleet after one of its aging trijet freighters was involved in a landing accident this month. The delivery of the 1989-vintage 737-400SF (24128, ex-West Atlantic) comes after Aerosucre’s 1980-vintage 727-200F (21996) suffered damage to its left main gear during […] source

The seventh 777-300ERSF for Kalitta Air landed yesterday at Kalitta’s base in Oscoda, Mich., completing the carrier’s planned fleet growth for the year. The 2007-vintage freighter (33865, ex-Emirates) arrived from Tel Aviv (TLV) via Detroit (DTW), still unpainted after completing conversion with IAI. It had been at TLV since September 2024. Unit 33865 is the […] source

Back in 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced that the two carriers would be merging. This headline merger would fundamentally alter the competitive landscape of the commercial aviation industry, as it would create the single largest commercial airline in history. The combined carrier would operate more than 780 aircraft and would have a massive global presence. While announced in 2008, it took the better part of three years before Delta and Northwest fully merged their brands, leaving us with today’s modern Delta Air Lines by the time 2010 came around. The question that remains, however, is exactly how…

A Boston-inspired livery is now taking to the skies for JetBlue, as an Airbus A320 celebrates more than two decades of flights at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), reaffirming the carrier as the suggested ‘city’s favourite airline’. This comes as the New York-based airline adds more routes and capacity from the city, while also set to open a new BlueHouse lounge later next year. ‘Wicked Blue’ is a specially painted A320 that embodies the pride of Boston, not only for the community, but also crew members and curstomers which have all contributed to the airline’s success serving the city in…

United Airlines is in a completely different league than the competition when it comes to the quality of its customer-facing technology, and in particular, the app. The airline recently rolled out some positive app changes, and there’s one update I find to be particularly cool. United Airlines’ new boarding progress app feature United’s app was already great when it came to showing boarding progress for a particular flight, but that has now been taken to the next level. The airline has added a “virtual gate” feature for those booked on a flight, which gives customers real-time updates about which groups…

Flying first class with Emirates can put you back more than $15,000 on many routes. Depending on the destination and timing, that price can easily double or more. However, if you’re willing to do a little homework and apply strategy using credit card perks and airline miles, that number can drop well into a much more affordable range. Promotions and miles don’t go very far with all airlines, but that isn’t the case with Emirates. First things first, if you plan to upgrade to first class from a lower cabin airfare, you will need to purchase business class tickets for…

Yesterday I published the introduction to my next trip report series. In the comments section, reader JB asked how many items of clothing I typically pack for a trip lasting for around a week — do I bring enough of everything to last one per day, do I do laundry, or something else? Somehow I’ve never actually written about this topic, so this seems like as good of a time as any! My philosophy on packing a bag for a trip Before I share the approach I take, let’s start with some caveats. First of all, while I’d consider myself…