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Family Gets $11,000 From Delta Airlines For Giving Up Seats

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Some of us might not want to volunteer to give up our seats on a flight but one family made a small fortune doing so.

The family was supposed to fly from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Florida with Delta Airlines last week when storm delays caused the airline to offer money to those volunteering to be bumped.  Continue reading Family Gets $11,000 From Delta Airlines For Giving Up Seats

Earn 5X Miles and Points on Delta Airlines

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While I don’t do much manufactured spending at this point, I do make somewhat frequent visits to Staples to use my Chase Ink Business Bold card to earn 5X points for various purchases.

Some of my favorite gift cards to purchase are Whole Foods, Amazon and Target. I also buy Shell Gas which allows me to earn 5X points plus I get to pay the cash price for gas.

A few months back I came across an option related to travel- Airbnb gift cards at Staples. Continue reading Earn 5X Miles and Points on Delta Airlines

Delta Airlines Trying to Engage with Millennials In A New Way

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Delta Airlines recently launched a fun, new way for iPhone and iPad owners to “connect with the airline“.

In Apple’s new iOS 10, there’s a new feature called iMessage Stickers. The airline is one of the first brands that was included in the release. Continue reading Delta Airlines Trying to Engage with Millennials In A New Way

ACT FAST: Win 2 First Class Tix to Caribbean on Delta Airlines

delta airlinesDelta Airlines has been running the Go Fridays Contest over the summer. Each week there’s been different prizes being given out but none of them really caught my eye.

However, the final week’s prize is pretty impressive but you’ll have to act fast and enter by August 31 at 11:59 pm ET. Continue reading ACT FAST: Win 2 First Class Tix to Caribbean on Delta Airlines

Delta Airlines Spending $5 Million to Speed Up Lines At Airports

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Last week I wrote about American Airlines spending $4 million to speed up lines at the airport.

Now it turns out that Delta Airlines is following their lead but doing so by over-spending AA by $1 million.

According to a press release, Delta will be “adding staff, funding to ease summer security lines“. Continue reading Delta Airlines Spending $5 Million to Speed Up Lines At Airports

Delta, Official Airline of the Washington Nationals

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Just about every sports teams has an official airline

Last year I wrote about American Airlines becoming the official airline of the Chicago Cubs. American Airlines also became the official airline of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers last year. JetBlue is the official airline of the New England Patriots and the Boston Celtics.

Now MLB’s Washington Nationals have a new official airline. Continue reading Delta, Official Airline of the Washington Nationals

Delta Airlines Sending $50 Gift Cards By Mistake?

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Last night my brother Corey forwarded me an e-mail that he received from Delta Airlines Customer Care.

The message was a bit odd. Delta thanked him for reaching out, even saying how sorry they were for letting him down on the trip. They even offered him a gift!

The strange thing is that he hasn’t flown Delta in quite some time and hadn’t contacted Delta in years! Continue reading Delta Airlines Sending $50 Gift Cards By Mistake?

Delta Airlines Orders Pizza For Grounded Flights

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Julianna’s Pizza (not ordered by Delta)

Last summer a Frontier Airlines pilot ordered pizza for passengers on a flight which got diverted in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

It now looks like Delta Airlines followed Frontier’s lead to help hungry passengers on five grounded flights on November 18. Delta spread some good will by ordering…. Pizza! Continue reading Delta Airlines Orders Pizza For Grounded Flights