Originally Posted by
leongood
I just flew ATL-TPA - a journey of about 90 mins. We were delayed and arrived 90 mins late due to an air conditioning failure.
I realize that 90 minutes is not the longest delay we've ever experienced, but it caused me to miss two events out of my two day trip. Does DL have a compensation policy, or is it case-by-case? I was flying on a CO OnePass FF #. Do they sometimes give miles, and would that include non DL customers?
Thanks
Doubtful.
Originally Posted by
AndyTLe
Just curious, why did you schedule your two day trip so tightly that you missed 2 events because of a 90 minute delay? With so many unknowns with travel (weather, traffic getting to/from airport, airport congestion), a 90 minute delay is almost expected.
Originally Posted by
WBurcham
Honestly, 90 minutes? You want compensation for that?
Originally Posted by
monitor
It is absolutely ludicrous to expect compensation for a 90 minute delay and that can only be among the expectations of someone careless and/or inexperienced enough to schedule himself so tightly that his trip is blown by such a minor glitch.
This is one of the "What should I get for compensation when nothing really happened" threads that we have been laughing about around here for years.
+1 for all of those. I would have moved up to the earlier flight, maybe even 2 earlier. There are always delays. Mom has missed (IIRC) 2 connections in ATL that were 45 min. long.
Honestly, you need to add more time when planning your flights. I am a 1.5-hr connector in ATL, no less. 1 hr for most other airports.
If I was the deciding person for compensation, you'd get 1,000 miles and a tip to plan better next time.
Originally Posted by
COpltASgldPHX
You never know @JFK either!
You never know at ANY airport.