The Latest Breaking News from Delta

Delays could last as long as the government is shut down, Houston airports exec says after passengers waited hours in security lines.

The encounter took place at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

‘That was close,’ said Delta pilot following near miss

Federal aviation workers missed their first paycheck this week as the government shutdown steers toward the longest-ever in U.S. history.

‘There could be travel disruptions, including flight delays and longer queue times,’ says the UK Foreign Office

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A Delta flight attendant mistakenly deployed an emergency slide on an A220 in Pittsburgh, causing $70,000 in damage and trapping passengers onboard.

Nearly 11,000 air traffic controllers, deemed essential workers, did not receive wages for two weeks of work

The incident occurred on Delta flight 3248 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Salt Lake City, Utah

Entitlement doesn’t fly—literally. A Delta flight attendant on TikTok is spilling the in-flight tea about the first passenger she ever kicked off a plane. A man, bitter about not being upgraded to first class, refused to verbally confirm he’d assist in an emergency from his exit-row seat—because “nodding was enough.”

The new 7,000-mile route will be flown three times a week and will stretch over 7,000 miles