Delta Airlines 4th of July Weekend Travel Waiver

Yeah--this is unbelievable. Glad I'm not flying this weekend.

Oh man.

I have gotten lucky the last two times I have been in the States with either internal flights or transatlantic -- in December and in May/June. so l figure my time is coming ! Glad not to be flying this weekend !!!

Good luck to those who will be trying to (I do NOT mean that in a sarcastic way).

Oy. My husband and I are flying....July 5. Fortunately it's a short, direct ATL-YYZ flight. We're hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.

Interesting. I’m flying AA to Europe on the 4th and both of my flights are wide open. ( a domestic connection before the transatlantic leg)

I might even get an automatic status upgrade on the domestic leg, and that’s rare with my lowly status.

A good friend had quite the ordeal flying to and from Honduras on a church mission trip. His flight out of Richmond was cancelled and he and his family had to spend two nights in a hotel awaiting the next departure. The issue was a malfunctioning cargo door.

Flying back through Atlanta his late night flight at 2200 was postponed due to thunderstorms and didn't take-off until 0200 for Richmond, arriving at 0400. Good times.

There is talk of raising the mandatory retirement age for pilots to 67 from 65, but the international standard is 65 so this would only apply to domestic U.S. flights, and many of those pilots would need to train on different aircraft. There is also a much higher incidence of medical issues and "call-ins" with the older pilots. The training involved would take some time. Maybe the answer is to move the 65 and over pilots to domestic flights only, and some others to international. I know it isn't that simple. Many older international pilots have said the continuous jet lag wreaks havoc on the body, which I understand from working rotating shifts as a meteorologist for a couple of decades. It really messes up your circadian rhythm and I'm still struggling with it.

We fly Saturday to Athens via Atlanta on delta. Got the email, if I don’t fly until the 5th like they suggest I lose Santorini, not to mention money. Not an option I want to do. Flying before the first is hard to put together with 2 days notice to change work schedules and pet care and find additional hotels a few days early. We shall see what happens.

northwestern, fingers crossed. Let us know how it plays out. I think luck is on your side.