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Delta to Debut First Aircraft with all Four Seat Experiences, Beginning March 2019

Customers booking travel on select transpacific routes will be able to choose from all four branded seat products – Delta One suites, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+® and Main Cabin – for the first time on board retrofitted 777 aircraft.

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Northeast Region Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 January 2019 through 20 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 17 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Albany, NY (ALB)
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Bangor, ME (BGR)
  • Binghamton, NY (BGM)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Buffalo, NY (BUF)
  • Burlington, VT (BTV)
  • Elmira, NY (ELM)
  • Erie, PA (ERI)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • Ithaca, NY (ITH)
  • Manchester, NH (MHT)
  • Montreal, QC, Canada (YUL)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • New York- Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York- LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Ottawa, ON, Canada (YOW)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • Rochester, NY (ROC)
  • Scranton, PA (AVP)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Syracuse, NY (SYR)
  • Toronto, ON, Canada (YYZ)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Central Plains and Ohio Valley Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 18 January 2019 through 19 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 17 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Akron/Canton, OH (CAK)
  • Bloomington, IL (BMI)
  • Cedar Rapids, IA (CID)
  • Chicago, IL – Midway (MDW)
  • Chicago, IL – O’Hare (ORD)
  • Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
  • Cleveland, OH (CLE)
  • Columbus, OH (CMH)
  • Dayton, OH (DAY)
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM)
  • Evansville, IN (EVV)
  • Fort Wayne, IN (FWA)
  • Indianapolis, IN (IND)
  • Kansas City, MO (MCI)
  • La Crosse, WI (LSE)
  • Lincoln, NE (LNK)
  • Madison, WI (MSN)
  • Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
  • Moline, IL (MLI)
  • Omaha, NE (OMA)
  • Peoria, IL (PIA)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Rochester, MN (RST)
  • South Bend, IN (SBN)
  • Springfield, MO (SGF)
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Nairobi Security Situation - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 January 2019 through 18 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 15 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Nairobi, Kenya (NBO)
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German Industrial Action - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 14 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bremen, Germany (BRE)
  • Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
  • Hamburg, Germany (HAM)
  • Hannover, Germany (HAJ)
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German Industrial Action - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 13 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
  • Hamburg, Germany (HAM)
  • Hannover, Germany (HAJ)
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Germany Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 13 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
  • Hannover, Germany (HAJ)
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Mid-Atlantic Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 13 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 12 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Charlottesville, VA (CHO)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Richmond, VA (RIC)
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA)
  • Washington D.C. - Dulles (IAD)
  • Washington D.C. - Reagan (DCA)
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Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 13 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 12 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Central Plains Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 11 January 2019 through 12 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 11 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Kansas City, MO (MCI)
  • St. Louis, MO (STL)
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Italy Air Traffic Control Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 11 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 09 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bologna, Italy (BLQ)
  • Catania, Italy (CTA)
  • Florence, Italy (FLR)
  • Genoa, Italy (GOA)
  • Milan - Linate, Italy (LIN)
  • Milan - Malpensa, Italy (MXP)
  • Naples, Italy (NAP)
  • Rome, Italy (FCO)
  • Turin, Italy (TRN)
  • Venice, Italy (VCE)
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German Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 10 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 09 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Dusseldorf, Germany (DUS)
  • Stuttgart, Germany (STR)
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Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 08 January 2019 through 09 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 07 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 08 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 06 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Southern Germany Snowfall - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 05 January 2019 through 06 January 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 05 January 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Munich, Germany (MUC)
  • Nuremberg, Germany (NUE)
  • Stuttgart, Germany (STR)
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News

Tram Service Interruption at Detroit's McNamara Terminal

The tram system in Detroit Metropolitan Airport's McNamara Terminal is undergoing upgrades to improve reliability, safety and efficiency of the trams. Phase three of the project will begin on Jan. 8, causing both trams to be out of service until early April.

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Northern Plains Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 26 December 2018 through 27 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 24 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Aberdeen, SD (ABR)
  • Bismarck, ND (BIS)
  • Bemidji, MN (BJI)
  • Brainerd, MN (BRD)
  • Duluth, MN (DLH)
  • Fargo, ND (FAR)
  • Grand Forks, ND (GFK)
  • Hibbing, MN (HIB)
  • International Falls, MN (INL)
  • Minot, ND (MOT)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
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Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 22 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 22 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 21 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 21 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Policy Updates

Changes to Delta's Emotional Support Animal Policy

Delta has made changes to its service and support animal policy, for travel on or after December 18, 2018. The airline has placed a ban on service and support animals under four months of age regardless of flight length and a ban on emotional support animals on flights longer than eight hours.

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Amsterdam Winter Weather - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 December 2018 through 17 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 16 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Amsterdam Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 December 2018 through 16 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 15 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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French Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 14 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 12 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All AF and HOP Operated Short-Haul Flights
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News

Boarding Simplified: Delta Extends Branded Fares to Boarding Order

Zone boarding, an aviation standard for decades, will soon be a thing of the past for Delta customers as the airline makes a global shift to boarding by branded fare purchased.

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Central North Carolina Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 11 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 10 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Greensboro, NC (GSO)
  • Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU)
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Southeastern U.S. Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 09 December 2018 through 10 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 07 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Asheville, NC (AVL)
  • Charlotte, NC (CLT)
  • Greensboro, NC (GSO)
  • Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)
  • Knoxville, TN (TYS)
  • Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU)
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA)
  • Tri-Cities, TN (TRI)
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Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 December 2018 through 09 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 06 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Southern Plains Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 08 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 06 December 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Fayetteville, AR (XNA)
  • Fort Smith, AR (FSM)
  • Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
  • Springfield, MO (SGF)
  • Tulsa, OK (TUL)
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Alaska Earthquake - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 30 November 2018 through 04 December 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 30 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Anchorage, AK (ANC)
  • Fairbanks, AK (FAI)
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News

Booking Class Realignment: Expanding to Additional 2019 Travel Dates

Delta continues its realignment of premium cabin classes as part of its ongoing effort to more consistently and transparently display fare choices, while better aligning with our joint venture partners.

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New York City Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 26 November 2018 through 28 November 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 26 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • New York, NY – Kennedy (JFK)
  • New York, NY – LaGuardia (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 25 November 2018 through 26 November 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 24 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bloomington, IL (BMI)
  • Cedar Rapids, IA (CID)
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM)
  • Flint, MI (FNT)
  • Fort Wayne, IN (FWA)
  • Grand Rapids, MI (GRR)
  • Kalamazoo, MI (AZO)
  • Lansing, MI (LAN)
  • Lincoln, NE (LNK)
  • Kansas City, MO (MCI)
  • Chicago, IL – Midway (MDW)
  • Chicago, IL – O’Hare (ORD)
  • Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
  • Moline, IL (MLI)
  • Madison, WI (MSN)
  • Omaha, NE (OMA)
  • Peoria, IL (PIA)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Saginaw, MI (MBS)
  • South Bend, IN (SBN)
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Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 25 November 2018 through 26 November 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 23 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bloomington, IL (BMI)
  • Cedar Rapids, IA (CID)
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM)
  • Lincoln, NE (LNK)
  • Kansas City, MO (MCI)
  • Chicago, IL – Midway (MDW)
  • Chicago, IL – O’Hare (ORD)
  • Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
  • Moline, IL (MLI)
  • Madison, WI (MSN)
  • Omaha, NE (OMA)
  • Peoria, IL (PIA)
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Winter Weather in Paris, France - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 November 2018 through 20 November 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 19 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Paris, France – Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
  • Paris, France – Orly (ORY)
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New York City Area Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 16 November 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 15 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York - LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Northeast Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 November 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 14 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • New York - Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York - LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ  (EWR)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • Scranton, PA (AVP)
  • Stewart, NY (SWF)
  • Washington Reagan, DC (DCA)
  • Washington Dulles, DC (IAD)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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News

Delta Comfort+® Moves from Premium Economy to Economy Shelf for Transpacific and Transatlantic Markets

To continue efforts to align our premium branded products with our Joint Venture partners, Delta will shift its Delta Comfort+® product from the Premium Economy shelf to the Economy shelf for all transpacific and transatlantic itineraries where Delta is the marketing carrier. This change is effective for travel on/after November 14, 2018. Domestic and Latin America markets will continue to display Delta Comfort+ on the Premium Economy shelf.

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California Wildfires - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 12 November 2018 through 13 November 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 12 November 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Burbank, CA (BUR)
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
  • Oakland, CA (OAK)
  • San Francisco, CA (SFO)
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News

Delta Removes Single-use Plastics On-board and in Delta Sky Clubs®

Delta is continuing to remove a variety of single-use plastic items, including stir sticks, wrappers, utensils and straws from its aircraft and Delta Sky Clubs. The new measures are expected to eliminate more than 300,000 pounds in plastic waste each year – more than the weight of two Boeing 757 aircraft – contributing to Delta’s long-term sustainability efforts.

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News

Booking Class Realignment: Expanding Beyond Seattle Markets

Delta continues to realign premium cabin classes as part of its ongoing effort to more consistently and transparently display fare choices, while better aligning with our joint venture partners.

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Exception Policies

Brussels Airport Industrial Action - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 26 October 2018 through 31 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 26 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brussels, Belgium (BRU)
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Amsterdam Autumn Storm - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 29 October 2018 through 31 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 28 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Brussels Airport Industrial Action - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 26 October 2018 through 29 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 26 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brussels, Belgium (BRU)
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Brussels Airport Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 26 October 2018 through 27 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 26 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brussels, Belgium (BRU)
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New York City Area Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 27 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 25 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • New York, NY – Kennedy (JFK)
  • New York, NY – LaGuardia (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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News

Hit the Slopes One-stop with Delta

With summer on the way, there’s no better time to dream of snow! The United States boasts some of the world’s best resorts and with easy connections available with Delta via Los Angeles, your customers can jump from runway to ski run in only one-stop.

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Exception Policies

Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 23 October 2018 through 24 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 23 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Hurricane Willa - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 23 October 2018 through 24 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 23 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Puerto Vallarta, MX (PVR)
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Exception Policies

Amsterdam Gusty Winds - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 22 October 2018 through 23 October 2018
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 22 October 2018
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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News

Booking Class Realignment: Initial Implementation Limited To Seattle Markets

Delta is realigning premium cabin classes as part of its ongoing effort to more consistently and transparently display fare choices, while better aligning with our joint venture partners.

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COMPLETION FACTOR1
FlightStats (May 2018)
99.4%
Delta Air Lines
98.0%
United
97.7%
American
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE1
FlightStats (May 2018)
69.6%
Delta Air Lines
66.2%
United
64.7%
American
MISHANDLED BAGS
per 1,000 passengers2 (Apr. 2018)
1.53
Delta Air Lines
1.98
United
3.05
American

1Based on May 2018 statistics for on-time arrival (A0) and completion rate as provided by FlightStats for all flights scheduled and compared to other U.S. global carriers flying transoceanic routes: United Airlines and American Airlines. 2 DOMESTIC MAINLINE PERFORMANCE: Based on April 2018 statistics for mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers enplaned as provided in the June 2018 DOT Air Travel Consumer report for domestic flights scheduled and compared to other U.S. global carriers flying transoceanic routes: United Airlines and American Airlines. 5/18

 
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