On Thursday, the TSA launched an investigation into how a passenger was able to bring a meat cleaver through security at Portland International Airport and onto a Delta Air Lines flight. The cleaver, discovered after the passenger boarded the plane to Salt Lake City, prompted Delta staff to report the incident, leading to passenger deplaning and rescreening. The TSA is working to determine the cause of the security breach and will take corrective measures, including potential workforce training, while Delta apologized for the subsequent delays. The flight ultimately arrived in Salt Lake City with a two-and-a-half-hour delay.
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Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines have urged Congress to end the government shutdown and pay air traffic controllers. The airlines are concerned about the impact of the shutdown, with Delta warning of potential consequences and CEO Ed Bastian already alerting of possible issues from the shutdown. Airlines for America, along with other airline members, expressed concerns about record holiday travel potentially leading to delays, and United CEO Scott Kirby emphasized the economic stress caused by the shutdown.
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Delta and United Airlines are facing lawsuits over the practice of selling what are being called “window seats” that, in reality, lack a window. It seems a growing number of travelers are finding themselves in seats located next to a solid wall instead of the expected view of the sky, a situation that has led to understandable frustration and accusations of deceptive practices. This issue stems from the airlines’ efforts to maximize seating capacity, often at the expense of window alignment.
The core complaint revolves around the expectation that comes with paying extra to select a window seat. Passengers, often willing to pay a premium for a specific location in the plane, are left disappointed and feeling misled when they discover their chosen seat lacks the very feature they sought – the window.… Continue reading
On Saturday night, a SkyWest flight operating as a Delta connection between Minneapolis and Minot experienced a near mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber. The pilot took evasive action, resulting in unexpected turns and a tense atmosphere on board. After circling the Minot airport, the flight landed safely, and passengers later expressed gratitude for the pilot’s transparency. SkyWest confirmed the incident, stating the flight performed a go-around due to another aircraft in its flight path and that they are investigating.
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As a Marine Corps veteran with 22 years of service under my belt, I never imagined that wearing a T-shirt with a positive message about ending veteran suicide could cause such a commotion. Yet, on a recent Delta Air Lines flight departing from San Francisco International Airport, I was forced to deplane and change my shirt because a flight attendant found it “threatening.” The shirt, adorned with the words “Do not give in to the war within” and “End veteran suicide,” was deemed offensive and posed a risk of annoyance to other passengers – a bewildering and unjustified judgment.
Despite my attempts to explain my service and the meaningful message behind the shirt, the flight attendant remained adamant that I change.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker 
Matt Underwood