Delta Air Lines shrinks Dubai service
At the same time that Delta is leading a battle against Gulf carriers in Washington, D.C., they are reducing their service from Dubai. With local economies growing at almost three times the rate of the rest of the world, one would expect Delta to double down on its service. However, it seems more willing to battle bureaucratically rather than based on service.
Delta Air Lines will reduce the number of flights to Dubai from its Atlanta hub starting October 1 as part of a Middle East capacity cut.
The airline will fly between four and five times per week, down from daily service this summer.
Delta revised its schedule as part of a broader 15-to-20 percent cut in capacity to the Middle East and Africa that Delta announced in April.
“The reduction comes amid overcapacity on US routes to the Middle East operated by government-owned and subsidized airlines,” a Delta spokesman said in a statement, noting that daily service would return in the spring of 2016.
Airlines owe British flyers millions in delayed flight compensation
Research discovered that passengers do not make claims to get compensation from airlines even when they are due reparation. It seems that travelers can’t be bothered with filling out forms for compensation. They prefer to complain rather than count their cash. It is easier.
Which? found that between June 2014 and May 2015, 37 million passenger journeys to or from the UK were delayed by 15 minutes or more, with more than 900,000 people eligible for compensation.
However, the consumer magazine found only an average of 38 per cent of passengers made a claim.
Any passenger delayed for more than three hours is entitled to up to £521 under the Denied Boarding Regulation.
To be eligible you have to have been flying with an EU-based airline or have flown from an EU airport.
What are the most annoying pre-travel habits?
Heather Dratler, writing in Elliott.org, noted that travelers have annoying pre-travel habits that irritate other travelers. She expounds on these, admitting that there may be far more.
1. Failing to be aware of your surroundings.
2. Being unfamiliar with the rules of the road.
3. Wandering without purpose while channeling your inner NASCAR driver.
4. Crowding the boarding area.
5. Letting your children run free.
6. Yelling. Especially into your cell phone.
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.