Rant - Nov. 20

Flying Delta Airlines

Never again. Delta is #theworst. I happened upon a great rate to NYC and figured I’d take a chance. Normally I’m an American Airlines or United flyer, but thought, “Oh, this Delta flight is a bit less expensive. Why not?”

I’ll tell you why not. Flying Delta is what you do when you want to experience travel hell. Flying out of O’Hare, the Delta area is smaller and therefore more crowded. Then once you make it into the terminal to find your flight, NONE of the departure screens show Delta flights. (And when you’re trying to make a flight and can’t find your gate, this doesn’t exactly fill you with the happys.) I ended up walking around the terminal even after asking at information. Finally found it, but it was in this unmarked gate in East Boo-Foo. Color me flustered.

Now the flight back. Equally awful. When you fly Delta out of LaGuardia, get ready for full-fledged specialness. Your cab driver will drop you off at the Delta Terminal which is fine and dandy….unless you are going to O’Hare, Logan, or Reagan airports. In this case, you’ll walk into the terminal, a Delta employee will ask for your boarding pass, then tell you your flight is in a different terminal altogether.  

The only upside to this shuttle business is since only 13 people can fit into the van, you’re only going through security in waves of thirteen. So you end up making it through in about five minutes. Otherwise, it’s a bust. 

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DICTIONARY TIME!!!

East Boo-Foo: A place so far from civilization, you’ve almost forgotten how to recognize clean water and a legal system.