Delta Air Lines complaints: comments, page 4
459 comments
Turi M
Phoenix-Minneapolis
Economy
HORRIBLE Customer Service, only care about money
Flew out of MSP TO Orlando January 31, 2026... almost 5 hour delay! No pilot! Connected flight Feb 7 to Phoenix. Now flying home to MSP Feb 14, 2026, flight delayed 2 hours and no guarantee flight will take place. Mechanical error they say.Overall
Delayed flight
- Phoenix-Minneapolis
- Economy
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Johannesburg
- Economy
- Successful claim
Technical problems
We boarded the plane at JFK at 7:25 PM as planned. However, we waited inside the plane for almost 3 hours and the plane didn't take off. We were supposed to be in Amsterdam at 9:00 AM. When we landed in Amsterdam, they told us that the AMS-IST flight scheduled for 11:45 AM had already departed and they had automatically changed it to the nearest flight with a layover in Belgrade. The Belgrade flight was scheduled to depart at 8:35 PM. Despite waiting that long, they only gave us a 15 EURO food voucher. The Belgrade flight landed at 10:55 PM, but we had to wait another 90 minutes for the Istanbul flight. We landed in Istanbul at 3:30 AM. However, I had already bought a ticket from Istanbul to Ankara, which I had to change, incurring further expenses. Also, because I changed the ticket, I had to wait for hours again in Istanbul for the new flight time (11:00 AM). My friend Dila Nisa Baydar experienced exactly the same thing I did because we had the same tickets.- New York-İstanbul
- Economy
- Paris-Zanzibar
- Economy
- Paris-Zanzibar
- Economy
Weather conditions
Our flight from FLL to BOS was unable to land due to weather. We circled in the air for quite a while and then were stuck on a bus on the tarmac. We then missed our connection to Copenhagen. The airlines rebooked us on a flight to Amsterdam and then another flight to Copenhagen. Unfortunately our bags did not make it on the flights and were stuck in Boston for 24 hours. We had to buy toiletries and a few clothing items to hold us over. We arrived at our final destination, Copenhagen, a late and without our luggage. The airlines told us they would get us our luggage back and pay for any clothes, shoes, and toiletries we needed to buy in the meantime.- Fort Lauderdale-Copenhagen
- Economy
- Atlanta-Edinburgh
- Economy
- Claim escalated to airline
- Atlanta-Phoenix
- Economy
- Toronto-Bangalore
- Economy
- New York-Auckland
- Economy
- Budapest-Jacksonville
- Economy
- Claim escalated to airline
- Buffalo-Florence
- Economy
Anonymous member
Rome-Cleveland
Economy
Trip disruption from flight cancellation
Hello, I am contacting you regarding a reimbursement claim. our return flight was cancelled which required my spouse and me to remain in Rome for an additional three days. I am requesting reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred due to the cancellation, including hotel accommodations, meals, and transportation. I do not have all original receipts, but I can provide partial receipts and credit card statements. Please advise how to submit these and how this claim will be processed. Could you also please provide a claim or case reference number for this request? Thank you.- Rome-Cleveland
- Economy
- Loss: €1000
Elizabeth O
Detroit-Washington
First
Flight 2476on January 27,2026
#2486 this morning. Boarded at 9:30. Left jetway. Got de-iced. Maintenance issue. Went back to jetway/gate. NO service offered but after 2:45 minutes told we had to get on another plane. No food vouchers no snacks. It’s now 15:51 and we are just being cleared for take off. I’ve spent 6 hours on your planes and not even a snack bag offered Do better Delta. Do betterOverall
I’m still in Detroit SIX hours later!!
Nice flight crew
- Detroit-Washington
- First
- Loss: €800
- Desired solution
Refund
- Atlanta-Phoenix
- Economy
- Minneapolis-Lisbon
- Economy
- Successful claim
Anonymous member
Seattle-Chicago
Economy
Removed from flight for stomach ache.
After a 6 hour flight in the middle of the night from Hawaii to Seattle, transfering to go to Chicago, 4 of us, including 2 children under 6yrs, were removed from the flight after i asked to use the lavatory before takeoff for a stomach ache. Our first flight had already been automatically rescheduled by Delta without consent to provide us a 30 minute window from debarking first plane to make final boarding for transfer flight. We had no time to grab a snack or use the bathtoom, and when i asked the flight attendant to use the lavatory before takeoff she became concerned i would somehow get others sick or cause an incident mid flight and force an unnecessary landing so the flight attendant called medical who, without and tests of questions, had to escort us off the plane. Their solution was to put us on a different flight an hour later with Alaska Airlines. We are highly upset as we had no say in the matter and it really felt like they just didnt want us to be their problem. It all happened so fast. If we really were ill, we would still be ill an hour later, so what did they solve? Its a significant effort to travel with kids and we just finished the hard part just to be uprooted to be somebody else's problem. Needless to say we will NEVER be Deltas problem or customer again.Overall
Kicked off boarded plane for tummy ache by flight attendant.
- Seattle-Chicago
- Economy
- Desired solution
Other
- Richmond-Atlanta
- Economy
No reason given
I have NEVER not once had an issue on any other airline. Are seats a little tighter sure, other than that though no issues. This delta flight has been nothing less than super annoying, unpleasant and we’re over it. Lots of room in the overhead space yet you make me check my bag leaving Detroit. Get to Florida to find my suitcase totally broke, wheel gone and all. Now heading back and you make me check my bag again even though the suitcase could easy get thrown out because it’s clearly already broke open, again still overhead space available yet you say it’s full. Not to mention our flight coming down we literally sat on the plane for 6 total hours for a 2.5 hour flight. Now going home our flight is delayed again, the app does not have updated information, made me check the bag you already broke. Oh it gets worse! After waiting out in the cold for a shuttle to take us to the hotel they booked us because now our new flight is tomorrow afternoon since we missed the connecting flight. Stand outside and wait on the shuttle only to find out they stopped running and we had to go back through and catch (AND PAY) for a taxi to take us to the hotel. $50 The people at the delta desk said we could get them to give us our bags but had to tell them to pull it out and put it on the carousel, stood in line to tell them that to find out you can’t do that and we can’t get our bags until tomorrow So no clothes, no toothbrushes, no nothing. Froze our asses off waiting for a shuttle that wasn’t coming food vouchers for food that’s closed since it’s so late. We are both so annoyed right now. I will never fly delta again! EVER- Fort Lauderdale-Detroit
- Economy
- Aspen-Nice
- Economy
- Claim escalated to airline
- Detroit-Delhi
- Economy
- New York-Houston
- Economy
No reason given
My flight to AMS was delayed 4 hours, I was originally on the DL 9427 leaving at 9:35, I was protected on the next flight which departed on KL 1921 departing at 12:10 arriving at 1:30, after waiting an hour at baggage I discovered my bag was still in Amsterdam. I was traveling to St. Moritz to ski on Monday and Tuesday (1/12-13) departing on 1/14. I had all my ski gear, helmet, winter clothes, and ski poles in my bag. I went to Lost and found to file my report and was told my bag would arrive on the 9:00pm flight but I was traveling 3 hours and was told the bag would be delivered to my hotel in St. Moritz, and it was but not until Tuesday evening (1/13) after my two days of skiing. I had to rent boots, poles, purchase mittens, sweatshirt, long underwear, and socks. I also had to purchase regular underwear, pajamas, socks and toiletries. My bag was delivered just in time for me to make the trip back to AMS and home.- Minneapolis-Zurich
- Economy
Lance S
Johannesburg-Henry County, Georgia
Economy
Customer service non existent
I have been trying to get in touch with the baggage dept in JHB for three solid days. I wait for 20 mins on the line only to be cut off and pushed back in the queue when calling back. I am trying to locate a lost bag for a friend of mine that has returned to the USA. Miss C Pieters Bag Tag DL 051935 Tag number 4006051935 Reference number SDFL15502 Flight booking GVG24AOverall
Can not speak to an agent in South Africa
good airline
- Johannesburg-Henry County, Georgia
- Economy
- Desired solution
Other
- San Juan-Cleveland
- Economy
- Amsterdam-Orlando
- Economy
- Claim escalated to airline
No reason given
We called the Delta customer service and they sent the bag rush to the hotel in Albufeira and it did not arrive until Dec 31. We arrived at Hotel Monnica Jan 28 without clean cloths and no jacket in 50 F weather. You should have communication via chat and records of the bag sent rush to Portugal.- Austin-Lisbon
- Economy
Michael J
Minneapolis-Daytona Beach
Economy
michael/martha janis baggage
one of the bags that was delivered the next day was severely damaged. it was cracked open along one side. there was no damage to the items inside.Overall
delayed flight
great landing
- Minneapolis-Daytona Beach
- Economy
- Loss: €120
- Desired solution
- Accra-Greensboro
- Economy
Enea G
Atlanta-Florence
Economy
Spese extra per visto Canada e parcheggio aeroporto
Good morning, due to cancellations of flights KL6012 and KL1655 bound for Florence from Atlanta, we returned two days late with several additional stops, one of which was in Canada. I am requesting compensation for a Canadian visa of $7 per person, a $20 refund per person for extra airport parking. Thank you, I await your response.Overall
Cancellazione volo senza rimborso spese extra come visto per Canada e 2 giorni extra di parcheggio auto.
Personale gentile.
- Atlanta-Florence
- Economy
- Loss: €34
- Desired solution
Expenses reimbursement
Jonathan C
Jacksonville-New York
Economy
Terrible care for resolution
Our flight on 12/28 from JAX to JFK was canceled due to a Delta/Pilot issue. After being booked for a later flight with a 5 hour layover in ATL, our connecting flight to EWR was canceled. there was no other flights to the any NY airports until 12/30. So we decided to fly to Philly on 12/29 and take Amtrak to NY at a additional cost of $304. When we arrived in Philly, our bags some how made it EWR. Arriving in NJ, we had to take a airport tram from Amtrak at $24 to retrieve our luggage. Speaking with a supervisor with Delta at EWR he said to take a UBER to our hotel, $57. We also had to pay Envue Autograph $327.00 for the night of 12/28 lodging we booked. i would like 2 free flights for anywhere in the continental US and the balance of our additional expenses. this was our honeymoon. we missed 2 days of our 6 day vacation because of the lack of care or consideration.Overall
lack of consideration
not much
- Jacksonville-New York
- Economy
- Loss: €800
- Desired solution
Expenses reimbursement
- Frankfurt-New York
- Economy
- Atlanta-Paris
- Economy
- Successful claim
- Columbus-Munich
- Economy
- Toronto-Delhi
- Economy
- Claim escalated to airline
- Birmingham-New York
- Economy
- Claim escalated to airline
Influence by other flights
Plane sat on tarmac for 6.5 hours in Amsterdam , then was cancelled. They said it was issue of Venezuelan air situation and weather, then crew timed out. Thank you for your kind assistance.- Amsterdam-Boston
- Economy
- Claim escalated to airline
- Miami-Budapest
- Economy
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Mumbai
- Economy
Jodie R
Economy
Jodie Rowlands - Damaged Luggge
my luggage was damaged during the flight (international) I do not have a reference number so I cannot file a claim for damaged baggageOverall
Damaged luggage - could not get reference number from desk
n/a
- Economy
- Loss: €200
- Desired solution
- New York-Amsterdam
- Economy
Problems at airport
We were supposed to fly to NYC to get on the Queen Mary 2 on 10/31. Our flight waa cancelled that morning so we missed getting to the ship and we could not get a refund from Cunard since it wasn’t their fault we missed the ship.- Madison-New York
- Economy
No reason given
Since our flight to NYC wad canceled shortly before departure we missed boarding the Queen Mary 2. Our plane fare was refunded but I’m trying to get compensation from Delta for our inconvenience and loss of ship fare which was not refunded.- Madison-New York
- Economy
No reason given
My original flight from Amsterdam to Zagreb DL9171 was cancelled after i landed on AMS airport. Our deplaning was delayed by over an hour we were stuck in airplane. While in the airplane i received text message that my next flight KL1967 AMS-ZAG has been cancelled. They offered me alternative flight for next day or AMS - Frankfurt- Zagreb KL1823 same day which i selected, but that flight was delayed as well making my Frankfurt - Zagreb flight be missed. I ended up contacting KLM and was able to be put on another flight KL1969 which was on time. My real issue is my luggage was lost and I’ve filed a case once i landed in Zagreb, case #ZAGKL23231, i still have no luggage or any info on it and has been since January 2nd.- Phoenix-Zagreb
- Economy
Influence by other flights
I have submitted a claim to airline as well but not sure if they will refund only expenses or as well compensation The issue happened as I was having a flight from geneva - Amsterdam to Mineapolis and finally Omaha (USA). the flight arrived late from geneva to amsterdam leading to miss my connection from Amsterdam to Mineapolis. They offered me an alternative flight day after. there was no one on the airport to help as it was overloaded. after waiting for 5 hours I decided to book my own hotel as it was impossible to get in touch with ongorind satff. I was trying to also reach on customer care but they were nt able to help- Amsterdam-Minneapolis
- Economy
- San Juan-Cleveland
- Economy
No reason given
My flight was originally scheduled to leave SLC at its regular time but it was delayed ~2hr due to a maintenance issue. We arrived late at AMS and stayed on the tarmac for 1h45. I got off the plane and was not given the gate or any update about my flight until a few hours later. I went to my gate and was told it was delayed but I never got any information about delayed flights or emails. None of the boards were updating our flight either. It’s very stressful. No one in the airport seems to he helpful- Phoenix-Istanbul
- Economy
- New York-Warsaw
- Economy
- Successful claim
Christopher G
New York-Miami
Economy
Booking flight with no pilots to fly plane and leaving passengers inconvenienced for 8 hrs with no recourse to the airlines
I arrived at the the airport at 430 pm and go through security and get to the gate. Shortly after we were delayed 1 hour, then 2 hors and the 3 hours and shortly after to 5 hrs. I approach the person at the gate and he said that they didnt have pilots to fly the plane. I couldn't get on any other flight going to Miami, they were all full. This delay had nothing to do with weather and the airline should be held responsible. To leave passengers sitting for 8 hours at an airport because they didnt have pilots. The airlines should be held accountable for passenger inconvenience. There is no excuse for this. I would like a refund for my flight. I will put in a complaint with the better business bureauOverall
Delaying our flight for over 5 hrs because they didnt have pilots. They showed up at midnight and I was sitting there since 430 pm. Then they only gave you a $15 voucher for dinner in a NYC airport. How do they have flights booked and have no pilots to f
None
- New York-Miami
- Economy
- Desired solution
David S
Orlando-Amsterdam
Economy
Partners do not have enough authority
Delayed overnight. Lost one of three days planned in Amsterdam. Lost value of Two prepaid tickets to the Anne Frank House. The bigger issue was trying to board on the return flight.Overall
Scrambling to rebook
One agent who worked over 1/2 hour

- Orlando-Amsterdam
- Economy
- Loss: €30.1
- Desired solution
Expenses reimbursement










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