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Coronavirus Testing Requirements - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: January 12, 2021 through February 16, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: January 25, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Destinations to the United States
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Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: January 25, 2021 through January 26, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: January 24, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bloomington, IL (BMI)
  • Cedar Rapids, IA (CID)
  • Chicago-O’Hare, IL (ORD)
  • Chicago-Midway, IL (MDW)
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM)
  • Fort Wayne, IN (FWA)
  • Kansas City, MO (MCI)
  • Moline, IL (MLI)
  • Omaha, NE (OMA)
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Coronavirus Testing Requirements – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: January 12, 2021 through February 09, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: January 12, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Destinations to the United States
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Northeastern U.S. Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 16, 2020 through December 17, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 15, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Albany, NY (ALB)
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Burlington, VT (BTV)
  • Charlottesville, VA (CHO)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA)
  • Rochester, NY (ROC)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Syracuse, NY (SYR)
  • Washington DC – Dulles (IAD)
  • Washington DC – Reagan (DCA)
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Coronavirus Situation – Change Fees – Bulletin 10

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San Pedro Sula Infrastructure – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 05, 2020 through November 25, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 10, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP)
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Tropical Storm Eta - South Florida - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 08, 2020 through November 09, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before:
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Meyers, FL (RSW)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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San Pedro Sula Infrastructure – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 05, 2020 through November 12, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 05, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP)
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Lagos Operations – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 28, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 28, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Lagos, Nigeria (LOS)
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Hurricane Zeta - U.S. Gulf Coast - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 28, 2020 through October 29, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 27, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Hurricane Zeta - U.S. Gulf Coast - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 28, 2020 through October 29, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 26, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Tropical Storm Zeta - Cancun – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 26, 2020 through October 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
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Lagos Operations – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 20, 2020 through October 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 22, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Lagos, Nigeria (LOS)
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Lagos Operations - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 20, 2020 through October 22, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Lagos, Nigeria 
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Hurricane Delta - U.S. Gulf Coast - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 08, 2020 through October 10, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 06, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
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Hurricane Delta - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 06, 2020 through October 08, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 06, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
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Coronavirus Situation – All International Travel – Bulletin 6
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 25, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: April 17, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Flights (not including travel solely within the U.S. 50, or to/from the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico)
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Hurricane Teddy - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 21, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 19, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda (BDA)
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Hurricane Sally - Gulf Coast U.S. - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 14, 2020 through September 17, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 15, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • Montgomery, AL (MGM)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Tropical Storm Sally - Gulf Coast U.S. - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 14, 2020 through September 16, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 14, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Tropical Storm Sally - Gulf Coast U.S. - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 14, 2020 through September 16, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 13, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  •  New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  •  Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Hurricane Paulette - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 13, 2020 through September 16, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 12, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda (BDA)
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Typhoon Haishen – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 06, 2020 through September 07, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 05, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
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Coronavirus Situation – All U.S. Domestic Travel – Bulletin 6
Date(s) of Impacted travel: March 01, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: April 17, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All U.S. Domestic travel (travel solely within the U.S. 50)
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Coronavirus Situation – All International Travel – Bulletin 5
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 25, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: April 17, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Flights (not including travel solely within the U.S. 50)
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Coronavirus Situation - Change Fees - Bulletin 9

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Typhoon Maysak – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 02, 2020 through September 03, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 31, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
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Endeavor Third-Party Technology Issue - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 30, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 30, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Systemwide Travel
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Hurricane Laura - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 28, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 27, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)
  • Memphis, TN (MEM)
  • Monroe, LA (MLU)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)
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Hurricane Laura - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 28, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 26, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)
  • Monroe, LA (MLU)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)
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Hurricane Laura - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Monroe, LA (MLU)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)
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Typhoon Bavi – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
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Tropical Storm Marco – Gulf Coast U.S. – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 23, 2020 through August 24, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 23, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
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Tropical Storm Laura – Key West – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 24, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 22, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Key West , FL (EYW)
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Tropical Storm Laura – Eastern Caribbean – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 22, 2020 through August 23, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 22, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Providenciales, TC (PLS)
  • Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
  • Santiago, DO (STI)
  • St. Croix, VI (STX)
  • St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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Tropical Storm Laura – Eastern Caribbean- Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 22, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 21, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
  • St. Croix, VI (STX)
  • St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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Coronavirus Situation – Change Fee– Bulletin 8

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Tropical Storm Isaias – Mid-Atlantic U.S.- Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 04, 2020 through August 05, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 03, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • New York, NY – Kennedy (JFK)
  • New York, NY – LaGuardia (LGA)
  • Norfolk, VA (ORF)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Richmond, VA (RIC)
  • Washington D.C. – Dulles (IAD)
  • Washington D.C. – Reagan (DCA)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Hurricane Isaias – Georgia and Carolina Coast – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 03, 2020 through August 04, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 01, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brunswick, GA (BQK)
  • Charleston, SC (CHS)
  • Hilton Head, SC (HHH)
  • Jacksonville, NC (OAJ)
  • Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR)
  • Savannah, GA (SAV)
  • Wilmington, NC (ILM)
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Hurricane Isaias – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 01, 2020 through August 02, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: July 31, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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Coronavirus Situation – Change Fee– Bulletin 7

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Tropical Depression Nine - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: July 29, 2020 through July 31, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: July 29, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Providenciales, TC (PLS)
  • Punta Cana, DR (PUJ)
  • San Juan, PR (SJU)
  • Santiago, DR (STI)
  • Santo Domingo, DR (SDQ)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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Tropical Depression Nine - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: July 29, 2020 through July 31, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: July 29, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Punta Cana, DR (PUJ)
  • San Juan, PR (SJU)
  • Santiago, DR (STI)
  • Santo Domingo, DR (SDQ)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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Hurricane Douglas - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: July 25, 2020 through July 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: July 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Honolulu, HI (HNL)
  • Kahului, HI (OGG)
  • Kona, HI (KOA)
  • Lihue, HI (LIH)
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Coronavirus Situation – Change Fee– Bulletin 6

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Delta to Suspend Flying in Select U.S. Cities

Starting July 8, Delta will suspend service at 11 stations with very low customer demand.

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More Space Through Summer

Delta will block middle-seat selection, cap cabin seating through Sept. 30

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Delta Will Block Middle-Seat Selection, Cap Cabin Seating Through Sept. 30, 2020

Delta is extending our commitment to make more space for safer travel by continuing to block the selection of middle seats and capping seating in every cabin through September 30, 2020.

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3 Things to Know When You Travel With a Delta Partner Airline

Delta's 9 global partners are working diligently with their respective government agencies, health officials and aviation authorities to offer regular updates as this situation evolves.

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Continuing to Expand on the Flexibility you Need

Today, Delta extended the Change Fee Travel Exception Policy to include tickets issued through June 30, 2020.

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COMPLETION FACTOR YTD1
FlightStats (Jan - Dec 2020)
95.7%
Delta Air Lines
93.8%
United
92.4%
American
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE YTD1
FlightStats (Jan - Dec 2020)
79.4%
Delta Air Lines
78.7%
United
74.6%
American
MISHANDLED BAGS
per 1,000 passengers2 (Jan - Oct 2020)
3.85
Delta Air Lines
4.75
United
6.37
American

1Based on December 2020 “Year to Date” 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 December 2020 “Year to Date” statistics for mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers enplaned as provided in the October 2020 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. 01/21

 
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