JUST PLANE WILD: Delta reportedly paid passengers $10K to leave oversold flight
"Had we known it was eight, we would have gotten off," he told the outlet. "By the time that was clear, four or five people had already left."Off-duty Delta Air Lines pilots picket at Salt Lake City International Airport Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Salt Lake City.
"It’s a true story. I was on that flight!" passenger Todd McCrumb tweeted in response to a tweet from Aten. "Unfortunately, I could not take advance [sic] the offer, as I was flying with my wife who has very limited eyesight. She has to have me nearby when traveling."In a statement to The Hill, a Delta spokesperson would not say if the incident took place, but they did state that there is compensation for ground staff when circumstances like this occur.
Delta planes are shown at their gates Monday, June 13, 2022, at Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City. "That compensation provides our employees with the ability to ensure that our overbooked flights are able to take care of customers and then ultimately dispatch or get our aircraft out on time," the spokesperson said.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian apologized in a LinkedIn post Thursday for recent flight delays and cancelations."We’ve spent years establishing Delta Air Lines as the industry leader in reliability, and though the majority of our flights continue to operate on time, this level of disruption and uncertainty is unacceptable."
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