elitetraveler

If you are against posts like these, why take time away from the amazingly successful business you have and waste your valuable time denigrating others who have different opinions? It would seem somebody who is as successful as you wouldn't waste their time on "crap."

PS - This is a "travel related issue." @:-)

Feel free to add me to your ignore list - it would be an honor ^

javabytes

OP asked a very specific question and never asked for legal advice. It was offered unsolicited by many in this thread.

Pharaoh

No prob. Many of us fly under the radar from time to time.

JaggerFoo

Hello All,

Sorry to ruffle feathers, but I am preparing to recover costs (four figures) resulting from a significant delay by Delta Airlines (13 hours). I know it will take time, I'm used to cost recovery timelines, and I can comfortably absorb the costs until recovery.

An article about suing airlines stated that it is one thing to get a judgement and it is another to be able to collect the judgement. So I am preparing for the end game as I usually do.

I will post updates if I find anything significant about my situation that would be helpful to others. I will not let Delta Airlines get away with brushing off my case with a form letter.

I fully intend to exhaust all venues to recover my costs, but I will not be angry about it - just methodical.


Cheers

ncwillett

So as far as the delay, did DL refuse to refund your money or rebook you? If not, on what basis do you believe you even have a case?

LaserSailor

There are much better ways for banking discovery than soliciting on a public internet forum, but if you are experienced in cost recovery you know that already.

xolinlevh

Some more details about the original event may be helpful. What caused the delay, what expenses did you incur, what was deltas reaction to your requests, etc.

TheBOSman

I'd rather demand that a tug be seized as an asset and drive that thing out of the airport myself .

djk7

My guess would be last minute walkup fare on another airline, or consequential damages (lost a million dollar sale for example, although that wouldn't be small claims!). In either case the COC would preclude those damages, although a judge could potentially decide some portion of the COC was improper and still award damages.

nystateofmind

None. All of Delta's money is stored under a mattress locked in C.E. Woolman's desk.

SJC ORD LDR

In order to sue the airline, you would need something other than a delay. While a 13 hour delay is pretty significant, there really isn't any legal recourse for it.

Anyway, have you read the Contract of Carriage for an international flight yet? This might be a good guide to see what you are and are not entitled to.

http://www.delta.com/content/dam/del...riage_intl.pdf

spamkiller

Really? You don't want to take one of the Porches? If you want something big, just seize a plane and drive it off.

spamkiller

As I said, lawyers are not allowed in small claims in California, with few exceptions which would not apply to Delta. In Utah it may be different, as the laws in each state is different.

TheBOSman

I'm guessing DL only leases the Porsches, or perhaps Porsche rents them to DL.

Also, I'd prefer not to create an international front page news story by commandeering a plane, nor do I want to test the local Air Force scrambling times .

davetravels

I'd bet they'd be GLAD to give up a CR2!