Originally Posted by
mtkeller
A good theory, but wrong. VA66 BNE-WLG is also marketed as DL7235. I found DL flight numbers on SYD-AKL as well. It seems it's just that DL.dumb lives up to its name.
I stand corrected. I am tempted to suggest that perhaps the problem is due to something on VA's side, since their NZ flights are operated by a separate subsidiary (formerly known as Pacific Blue), but perhaps I am just being too optimistic in imagining what Delta's capabilities might be. (And, the flights to LAX also used to be operated under a separate code, and those book on Delta.com fine, so this theory is probably also wrong.)