Behind-The-Scenes: Your Bag's Journey On Delta

Ever wondered what happens to your bag once you checked it in?
This clip shows the journey of a suitcase equipped with 6 cameras from check-in, trough the maze of conveyor belts and shoots in the baggage sorting, onto a plane and back to baggage claim. The clip is part of a Delta advertising campaign of a new feature called mobile baggage tracking launched by the carrier last November.

Airbus A380 clips tail of CRJ @ JFK

"U better send a truck. They just hit us," the pilot of the Delta jet, remarkably calm, called out to controllers over the radio, according to a recording of the airport radio traffic. Luckily no one was injured. The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating.

Bid for how much you are willing to be bumped of a flight

Delta Airlines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

Up to now if a flight is oversold airlines would make an announcement in the gate area looking for volunteers willing to take a later flight  in return for travel credits on future flights. Delta Airlines is taking a new approach by letting passengers silently bid on a bumped seat. If a flight is oversold passengers can name an amount, during check-in, they are willing to accept in return of taking a later flight. Delta would then consider the lowest bid to be bumped of the flight if it becomes necessary. Full story here.

US airlines collect over $900 million in baggage fees between July and September

Thats 23% more compared to the same period in 2010. Over the 1st nine month in 2010 US carriers brought in $2.6 billion. The biggest profiteer was Delta with $1.6 billion collected in fees. Full story

Drunk Delta Pilot

I always thought I'm the only one drinking heavily onboard an airplane. Departing from Amsterdam I wonder if he only got busted for boozing..