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Old Jul 18, 2023 | 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyingM
I never fly Delta, but saw this post on the side of the screen, and clicked. I wanted to jump in and say... I've flown countless flights from and to PHX, and LAS. And, on multiple occasions, on United and American... after landing, the FA's have specifically asked us to close all of the window shades and to leave the air vents open for our fellow passengers. Clearly, there's a difference in training/procedures.
I'm not sure theres anything "clearly" about that conclusion. First of all, just because FAs ask passengers to do something hardly suggests those passengers will do it. I've been on many flights with that instruction on Delta....and many passengers are too concerned with pushing themselves and their 23 bags ahead of everyone else to get off the plane.
second, there is nothing here to suggest that was an, much less the, issue here.

Indeed, stories like this happen on various airlines flying in the Southwest. On the first page of Google alone, for example, I found https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/fd-overheated-passenger-treated-at-sky-harbor-airport-in-phoenix (American)
https://www.vnews.com/How-hot-is-too-hot-aboard-an-airliner-The-law-doesn-t-say-11291269 (United)

https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/allegiant-air-flights-with-no-ac-caused-some-passengers-to-pass-out/2330473/ (Allegiant)

Not saying everything was done properly here (I have no idea), but there is absolutely no reason to conclude that this is because Delta lacks the "training" about windowshades that UA/AA have.

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