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Delta Air Lines charges returning soldiers for checked bags | Gadling.com (http://www.gadling.com/2011/06/07/delta-air-lines-charges-returning-soldiers-for-checked-bags/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl2|sec1_lnk2|69045)
onedef92
06-08-2011, 11:54am
That's lowdown and dirty, IMO.
ChasC5
06-08-2011, 11:57am
After awhile, even diehards go against Corporate Greed :yesnod:
WalkerInTN
06-08-2011, 12:08pm
Shouldn't those bills go to the US Military? :confused5:
navyndi2
06-08-2011, 12:11pm
Just saw that on FB, alot of ticked off people about that one, not very good for Delt.
C5SilverBullet
06-08-2011, 12:34pm
That's lowdown and dirty, IMO.
:withstupid:
rbridges
06-08-2011, 12:46pm
that's a pretty bad PR move on Delta's part. Charge more for others before you pick at the military.
nevermind. read the article.
Obviously a policy is in place between the airline and the armed services that permits soldiers returning from war to bring back all of their gear without cost. What's likely is that an uninformed agent at the connecting airport didn't know about the rule and charged the group. Either way, Delta should fix the error and refund the fees.
clutchdust
06-08-2011, 2:11pm
What I don't understand is why nobody is asking the question why we're contracting this stuff out. We do have an Air Force and last I checked, they had a boatload of transport planes. Isn't that kind of what those planes were built for?
that's a pretty bad PR move on Delta's part. Charge more for others before you pick at the military.
nevermind. read the article.
:iagree:
I hate the airlines even more than I hate incontinent clowns, but it was an individual mistake, not a corporate policy.
RedLS1GTO
06-08-2011, 2:41pm
What I don't understand is why nobody is asking the question why we're contracting this stuff out. We do have an Air Force and last I checked, they had a boatload of transport planes. Isn't that kind of what those planes were built for?
Because in my military traveling experiences (and I have plenty) 99.9% of the time it is somewhere between 1 and 5 people traveling at a time.
Way cheaper to fly commercial. Not too hard to do the math on that one.
C5SilverBullet
06-08-2011, 2:42pm
that's a pretty bad PR move on Delta's part. Charge more for others before you pick at the military.
nevermind. read the article.
Originally it said that armed forces members can bring 3 bags. THEN after they caught all this shit, they amended it to 4 bags.
RedLS1GTO
06-08-2011, 2:51pm
Originally it said that armed forces members can bring 3 bags. THEN after they caught all this shit, they amended it to 4 bags.
As long as I can remember we have had a limit on what we could carry for free on military orders (usually it is both a max weight and a max bag limit).
It is pretty close to impossible to pack as much gear/uniforms/etc as you need if you are going for an extended time. Most people I know either work out ways to have things shipped to them, try to devide it up so that if you have multiple people you maximize it among them, or a lot of times use those who are going for a short period and have less baggage as mules.
With that said, I do understand the airlines having limits and why it would be necessary, even for the military.
Yerf Dog
06-08-2011, 3:07pm
Delta Air Lines Changes Policy After Charging Soldiers Returning From Afghanistan Thousands for Extra Luggage - FoxNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/08/delta-airlines-changes-policy-after-charging-soldiers-returning-from/)
jaxgator
06-08-2011, 6:05pm
That's outrageous! They should have billed Uncle Sam or the soldiers should be getting reimbursed. One or the other.
xXBUDXx
06-08-2011, 6:08pm
Yeah, Delta screwed the pooch on this one.
looks like Delta fixed it.
the once awesome airline industry is now shit. the once enjoyable way to travel is now a chore.
rbridges
06-11-2011, 9:33pm
looks like Delta fixed it.
the once awesome airline industry is now shit. the once enjoyable way to travel is now a chore.
no doubt, but honestly, what can be done when people are too fat for the seats, fuel is expensive, and crazy terrorists want to blow up planes?
Scissors
06-11-2011, 10:16pm
Obviously the solution to this travesty is a more socialistic approach, rather than a private company charging what they want to.
Chris Fowler
06-11-2011, 10:37pm
Obviously the solution to this travesty is a more socialistic approach, rather than a private company charging what they want to.
Especially when that private company already allowed the soldiers to carry three bags instead of one and allowed each bag to be up to 70 lbs. instead of just 50...
Seems to me like Delta already had a pretty favorable policy...
no doubt, but honestly, what can be done when people are too fat for the seats, fuel is expensive, and crazy terrorists want to blow up planes?
removal of political correctness will solve 2 of the 3...
producing domestic fuels will solve the 3rd.
Burro (He/Haw)
06-11-2011, 10:56pm
Lars, ain't you out getting shit faced on margaritas?
Lars, ain't you out getting shit faced on margaritas?
bad news...just got in. party was awesome...food & drink was excellent...
party was cut short...the hosts' got a call a little while ago, their 18 y/o son was in a boating accident while wake-boarding down in Tampa.
everyone at the party cleaned up, while our friends got their stuff together and they are currently on the road down to Tampa.
sounds bad, the boy may lose his eye, he's in trauma surgery as we speak.
Boy is an excellent young man, just grad from HS and is going to college in the fall.
I'm in tears. and praying for the best possible outcome. :sadangel:
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