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Industrial Action in France - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 17 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 12 December 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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French ATC Industrial Action - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 10 December 2019 through 12 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 11 December 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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Policy Updates

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airlines Align on Display Standards

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French ATC Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 10 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 08 December 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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News

Business Travel News Names Delta Distribution Leader Among Industry’s Top 25 Most Influential

Business Travel News has named Jeff Lobl, Delta's Managing Director - Global Distribution & Omnichannel Strategy, to its list of the 25 Most Influential People in Business Travel.

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Amsterdam Fog - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 04 December 2019 through 05 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 04 December 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Amsterdam Fog - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 04 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 03 December 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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News

Delta and LATAM to Launch Codesharing as Carriers Build Leading Partnership in Latin America

Important step begins to deliver benefits to customers with expanded connectivity to up to 51 destinations in South America.

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Exception Policies

Typhoon Kammuri - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 03 December 2019 through 04 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 01 December 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Manila, Philippines (MNL)
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Midwestern U.S. Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 01 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 30 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alpena, MI (APN)
  • Appleton, WI (ATW)
  • Bemidji, MN (BJI)
  • Brainerd, MN (BRD)
  • Duluth, MN (DLH)
  • Escanaba, MI (ESC)
  • Fargo, ND (FAR)
  • Flint, MI (FNT)
  • Grand Forks, ND (GFK)
  • Green Bay, WI (GRB)
  • Hibbing, MN (HIB)
  • Iron Mountain, MI (IMT)
  • LaCrosse, WI (LSE)
  • Marquette, MI (MQT)
  • Pellston, MI (PLN)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Saginaw, MI (MBS)
  • Sioux Falls, SD (FSD)
  • Traverse City, MI (TVC)
  • Wausau, WI (CWA)
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Northeast Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 01 December 2019 through 02 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 29 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Albany, NY (ALB)
  • Bangor, ME (BGR)
  • Binghamton, NY (BGM)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Buffalo, NY (BUF)
  • Burlington, VT (BTV)
  • Elmira, NY (ELM)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • Ithaca, NY (ITH)
  • Manchester, NH (MHT)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • Rochester, NY (ROC)
  • Scranton, PA (AVP)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Syracuse, NY (SYR)
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada (YYZ)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Upper Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 30 November 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 29 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alpena, MI (APN)
  • Appleton, WI (ATW)
  • Escanaba, MI (ESC)
  • Green Bay, WI (GRB)
  • Iron Mountain, MI (IMT)
  • LaCrosse, WI (LSE)
  • Marquette, MI (MQT)
  • Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
  • Pellston, MI (PLN)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Rochester, MN (RST)
  • Saginaw, MI (MBS)
  • Sault Ste. Marie, MI (CIU)
  • Sioux Falls, SD (FSD)
  • Traverse City, MI (TVC)
  • Wausau, WI (CWA)
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France Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 05 December 2019 through 07 December 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 29 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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Minneapolis Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 27 November 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 25 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
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Denver Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 26 November 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 24 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:

Denver, Colorado (DEN)
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News

Delta Shuttle to Depart from Airline’s First New LGA Concourse Beginning Nov. 16

Following the ceremonial opening of the first concourse to comprise Delta's state-of-the-art terminal at LaGuardia Airport last month, all Delta Shuttle flights to Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., will relocate to these new gates from Terminal C starting Nov. 16, 2019.

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News

New Interline Revalidation Program – Delta and Virgin Atlantic

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News

Sabre Changes Pseudo City Code for Delta Queues

On November 11, 2019, Sabre will change the pseudo city code for Delta queues from QDL to CWO.

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Exception Policies

Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 5
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 21 October 2019 through 10 November 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 07 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 4
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 21 October 2019 through 08 November 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 05 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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News

Delta Debuts Industry-leading International Main Cabin Experience

Delta is raising the bar on hospitality as its reinvented international Main Cabin service officially takes flight. Designed to delight, the new service launching today worldwide features thoughtful touches like welcome cocktails, hot towel service, bistro-style dining and more.

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Exception Policies

Southwestern France Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 03 November 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 02 November 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Biarritz, France (BIQ)
  • Bordeaux, France (BOD)
  • Pau, France (PUF)
  • Toulouse, France (TLS)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 21 October 2019 through 05 November 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 30 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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News

Delta’s First New Concourse at LaGuardia Opens

Delta unveiled its first new concourse at the airport, a 105,000-square-foot showpiece that signals the airline’s exciting future in New York.

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Getty Wildfire - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 29 October 2019 through 30 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 29 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Burbank, CA (BUR)
  • Long Beach, CA (LGB)
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
  • Ontario, CA (ONT)
  • Santa Ana – Orange County, CA (SNA)
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New York City Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 27 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 26 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • New York - John F Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York - LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 21 October 2019 through 30 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 25 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 21 October 2019 through 25 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 21 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Barcelona Civil Unrest, October 18 - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 18 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 16 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Barcelona, Spain (BCN)
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Spain Civil Unrest - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 18 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 16 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Barcelona, Spain (BCN)
  • Madrid, Spain (MAD)
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Northeast Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 17 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 15 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • Manchester, NH (MHT)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Barcelona Civil Unrest - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 14 October 2019 through 15 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 14 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Barcelona, ES (BCN)
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Saddleridge Fire - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 11 October 2019 through 13 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 11 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Burbank, CA (BUR)
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
  • Long Beach, CA (LGB)
  • Orange County, CA (SNA)
  • Ontario, CA (ONT)
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Ecuador Civil Unrest - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 10 October 2019 through 17 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 10 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Quito, Ecuador (UIO)
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Network Updates

Warm Up with New Delta Service from Seattle to Tampa

With temperatures starting to drop, Seattle travelers have more options than ever to escape to sun and ski destinations as Delta launches new daily service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tampa International Airport on March 11, 2020. ​

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Exception Policies

Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 10 October 2019 through 11 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 09 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Aberdeen, SD (ABR)
  • Bismarck, ND (BIS)
  • Fargo, ND (FAR)
  • Grand Forks, ND (GFK)
  • Minot, ND (MOT)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Williston, ND (XWA)
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Typhoon Hagibis - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 09 October 2019 through 13 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 08 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Kansai, JP (KIX)
  • Nagoya, JP (NGO)
  • Tokyo -Haneda, JP (HND)
  • Tokyo -Narita, JP (NRT)
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Civil Unrest in Ecuador - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 04 October 2019 through 05 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 04 October 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Quito, Ecuador (UIO)
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News

Delta Moves to New Satellite Terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Delta has moved from Terminal 1 to the new Satellite Terminal (S1) at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The relocation, alongside partner China Eastern Airlines, will create a more seamless and convenient connecting experience for customers.

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Exception Policies

Tropical Storm Mitag - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 30 September 2019 through 01 October 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 30 September 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Shanghai, China (PVG)
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Network Updates

Delta Announces Partnership with LATAM Airlines

Delta and LATAM Airlines today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership that for the first time combines the strengths of the leading airlines in North and Latin America.

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Policy Updates

Delta is discontinuing its 8-hour flight limit for emotional support animals (ESAs)

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Products & Services

Delta Announces Global Sales Support Chat Functionality

Informational page for Delta's Global Sales Support new Chat functionality

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Network Updates

Delta Continues International Growth with New Boston-Rome Flight and Expanded Service to 10 Trans-Atlantic Destinations

​​Boston's No. 1 global carrier boosts trans-Atlantic seats by more than 30% in 2020, including new service to London-Gatwick and Manchester, and second daily Paris service.

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Exception Policies

Tropical Storm Karen - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 22 September 2019 through 25 September 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 22 September 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • San Juan, PR (SJU)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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Tropical Storm Jerry - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 24 September 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 21 September 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda, BM (BDA)
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Tropical Storm Imelda - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 17 September 2019 through 20 September 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 19 September 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby ,TX (HOU)
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Tropical Storm Lorena - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 18 September 2019 through 21 September 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 18 September 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Los Cabos, MX (SJD)
  • Puerto Vallarta, MX (PVR)
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Exception Policies

Tropical Storm Imelda - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 17 September 2019 through 19 September 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 17 September 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
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Hurricane Humberto - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 16 September 2019 through 19 September 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 16 September 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda, BM (BDA)
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COMPLETION FACTOR1
FlightStats (Jan. 2019)
98.2%
Delta Air Lines
94.4%
United
95.9%
American
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE1
FlightStats (Jan. 2019)
71.3%
Delta Air Lines
62.3%
United
64.3%
American
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per 1,000 passengers2 (Nov. 2018)
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2.33
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3.39
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