What has happened to Delta's in-flight recycling program?

From Marc Friedman on the Minneapolis Airlines/Airport Examiner: "Several weeks ago I wrote about the lack of in-flight recycling on several Delta Air Lines flights that I had recently taken. I received numerous comments from other travelers who had the same experience that I did, but I also heard from a few Delta flight attendants who told me that their program is indeed operational and offered on all flights with the exception of international arrivals where trash is not allowed to be recycled.

Since that earlier article I have been on several Delta flights and have only had recycling of cans, plastic bottles and newspapers offered on one flight.That was on a former Northwest segment and had a former Northwest crew serving the passengers." Full article: What has happened to Delta's in-flight recycling program?:

Would you fly an airline that doesn't know basic geography?

From the Delta SkyMiles Insider: "Want to be adventurous this summer? Delta now flies to all six continents, so you're certain to find a destination that will satisfy the traveler in you." Yes, it would be adventurous to fly an airline that can't keep track of how many continents there are.

I bet they fly to all 49 states, as well.

Airlines' Expert on Missing Bags Fights Lost Cause - WSJ.com

"In Andrew Price's first year on the job, airlines lost his luggage seven times. That would be bad enough if he were the average continent-hopping businessman, but Mr. Price is the man the airlines rely on to help them stop losing bags. On a three-day trip to Canada from Switzerland last year, his bags landed on the final day -- when he was already at the airport. He sent them straight home. They arrived a week after he did. 'Passengers can run to catch a plane, but bags can't,' says Mr. Price, 40 years old, who heads the Baggage Improvement Program, a five-year global campaign launched by the International Air Transport Association, an airline trade group in Geneva that is trying to help members step up their luggage game." Full story - WSJ.com

'Nightmare' flight: 47 fliers trapped overnight on regional jet

'Nightmare' flight: 47 fliers trapped overnight on regional jet - USATODAY.com: "The latest air-travel horror story comes to us from Minnesota, where 47 passengers (and three crewmembers) on a Continental Airlines regional flight spent nearly 14 hours in transit and were trapped in a six-hour ground delay on a 50-seat regional jet. The Minneapolis Star Tribune writes the stranded flight was 'complete with crying babies and the aroma of over-used toilets.'

Adding insult to injury is that the passengers had already been on the plane for more than two hours before the regional jet operating the Houston-to-Minneapolis/St. Paul flight diverted to Rochester, Minn."

Late again, and the gate display is wrong - again

The agent at check-in an hour ago, the internet, and the gate agent all agree--my flight from Toronto is delayed 30 minutes.

And once again, all airport displays show a 10-minute delay. What is it with Delta's displays?

Southwest may land in Atlanta, but will it matter? | ajc.com

Southwest may land here, but will it matter? | ajc.com

Accountant ‘to join Chippendales’ after sensational airport security performance

From NewsBiscuit.com "Nigel Weston, a 43-year-old accountant from Cricklewood, was approached by a talent spotter from the male exotic dance troupe the Chippendales after a ‘raunchy and erotically mesmerising’ performance at the security gates of Dublin airport."

Atlanta airport ranks 17th in on-time flights | ajc.com

From the AJC: "Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ranked 17th in the nation for on-time arrival performance in June, down from the No. 4 spot a year ago. ... 76 percent of flights arrived on time in Atlanta in the month." Full story here: