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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 1:29 pm
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synzero
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: American Express Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve
Posts: 625
Originally Posted by sunnyjl
I have to disagree. I think Delta has become far superior. Most planes have TVs now, USB power ports at every seat, newer planes, and cleaner. Since jetBlue has been cutting routes, Delta has far more flight options. I am Mosaic, have been since the minute the program was implemented, and have been every year thereafter. I recently jumped ship to Delta after several bad experiences with jetBlue (poor treatment by reps on several occasions...and I'm not a high-maintenance customer). Customer service has plummeted (I think part of the problem is they're used to servicing low-end customers and don't know how to treat an elite flyer), and now that they've done away with Blue, Inc., I have no reason to stay. Even the snacks are sucking as they now never have any gluten-free option for me and get pissed if I ask if they have potato chips (usually they have them but won't give them out unless you ask). I became Gold on Delta very quickly once I dumped jetBlue, will most likely get to at least Platinum if not Diamond this year. Delta has done more for me in the last month than jetBlue has in years. I have a lot of jetBlue points to use up, but I won't be paying for any more flights with them.
Yeah, the customer service experience I had with them was horrific and really, the final straw for me. I outlined it in my original post. JetBlue was clearly at fault in at least two ways (even if the “payment issue” was somehow the fault of Chase, despite Chase's written denial there was ever any issue with my card, they were 100% at fault for not notifying me of it so I had to find out purely by accident as I was going over my flights: when I pointed out that JetBlue at least could have let me know something went wrong at ticketing, the CSR had the gall to tell me I shouldn’t have trusted the “you're set to jet” email and should have myself checked over and over again the flight was ticketed. Are you kidding me?)

After many fruitless emails complaining about this, it was only when I threatened to take my 16-20 round trips a year to Delta that they finally begrudgingly agreed to credit me the $100 change fee. Too little, too late, to say the least.

Do they not realize that by nickel and diming their customers they are destroying their once stellar reputation?

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