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Topic: Delta Airlines Sucks!!! |
David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 7:58 am |
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Just check in SDac, they charged me extra 25.00 to get to AZ for my guitar...and again comming hm..Went American to Dallas in March, no charge!!!
Att: Delta weigh lim...50 lbs..guitar 62 ..
I guess I'm luck to get on, I told them what I thought about it !!! I better chec my tickrt, they may get the last laugh ... |
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Emmett Roch
From:
Texas Hill Country
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 8:17 am
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In my experience, Delta has always appeared to have it in for musicians. They seem to have a special book of extra charges that apply to pickers only.
Not only that, their baggage gorillas once broke the neck of a Martin guitar that belonged to a friend of mine, and they offered him $250 so he could buy a new D-28. |
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Jim Ives
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 8:27 am
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No kiddin' Delta sucks.
Write a letter of complaint and they are likely to send you a rebate/ discount for your next flight.
Try Jet Blue if you can. Although I have not taken an instrument on a Jet Blue flight, they are easy and cheap cheap cheap.
-Jim |
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John Vaughan
From:
San Jose, California, USA
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Posted 1 May 2004 4:14 pm
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I've had mixed results regardless of airline. Sometimes human WD-40 (cash) to the baggage person works. I got my D-10 (72 lbs) to Las Vegas on Southwest for no charge. Coming home I was charged because the baggage dude there was a contractor rather than a regular Southwest employee. Also, limit (without added cost) on Southwest at the time was 70 lbs. Many have a 50 lb. limit however.
JV |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 1 May 2004 9:48 pm
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Hey at least they are only charging 25 bucks for over limit...I remember the old days(well 7 years ago) when it was HUNDREDS of dollars if you were AnY thing over the limit.
Ricky |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 1 May 2004 9:59 pm
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| Right; $25 is cheap. It would make sense to price air line tickets by the kilogram for both passengers and baggage. |
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Jim Florence
From:
wilburton, Ok. US * R.I.P.
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Posted 2 May 2004 4:27 pm
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That wouldn't work for me
Jim |
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Wally Maples
From:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 2 May 2004 7:42 pm
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| Delta has it in for everyone!! I conducted summer tour groups for 22 years and after several bad instances with Delta, I simply would not book them again. And forget the free tickets if you complain!! wally maples |
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Chris Schlotzhauer
From:
Colleyville, Tx. USA
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Posted 3 May 2004 6:00 am
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| I flew American Airlines this weekend and they charged me $25.00 each way for my 68lb steel. All airline now charge for anything over 50lbs EXCEPT Southwest is still 70lb limit. On my return trip, my steel showed to weigh 71.5lbs. The ticket agent said "you are 1.5lbs over the 70lb limit, so it will be $50.00" (the cost is $25 for 50-70lbs, and $50 over 70lb). I told her your scale is wrong. This guitar weighs 68lbs, and if I have to take it down to another scale to prove it, I will. She said "I'll let it slide". How nice. |
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Emmett Roch
From:
Texas Hill Country
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