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More pets died on Delta than any other air carrier last year, according to an Air Travel Consumer Report released by the U. S. Department of Transportation earlier this week. More »
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Honestly, we didn't really give a shit about this enormous solar storm—the largest since 2005—currently pummeling the Earth's magnetic field with protons, cutting swaths of brilliant multi-hued fire across the northern sky. Until we learned that Delta was forced to delay a few flights. That's got to be a huge pain for whoever was on those flights. Horrible. More »
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Yesterday on Way Too Early with Willie Geist, boldly wrong journopundit Mark Halperin phoned in an appearance from the lavatory of a Delta airplane. More »
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David Alan Anderson is not an exemplary traveler. After the 60-year-old Salt Lake City native recently boarded a Las Vegas-bound Delta flight, he immediately started elbowing the passenger seated directly next to him in an attempt to "claim" the armrest, according to a federal complaint. That led to Anderson putting his "foot on the passenger's leg," to which the passenger responded: "Sir, you are going to have to move over." More »
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It's been a bad month for Delta. On the heels of the firestorm over baggage fees the airline was charging soldiers returning from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan comes a story from a British man named Sy Haze, who is accusing Delta of peeing all over his clothes and stealing aftershave from his luggage, among other things. Let's go through the list of offenses, shall we? More »
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Yesterday, we learned that Delta hates our troops when a soldier returning from Afghanistan uploaded a video explaining how his unit was hit with a $2,800 baggage fee. Well, the airline has since apologized and changed its unpatriotic policy. More »
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Staff Sergeant Robert O'Hair just returned home from Afghanistan along with the rest of his unit, though with lighter pockets. Why? Because Delta Airlines charged 14 of them an extra $200 each to check a fourth bag. In the video above, O'Hair and a colleague explain how they were treated by the airline. More »
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Do you have a fear of flying? It's only natural. There are many frightening things about air travel that are completely out of your control. And here's another one: Rats. Pooping rats. More »
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Grammy-nominated rapper B.o.B. performed his song "Airplanes" on a Delta airlines P.A. system. Now, cute as seeing this on Delta's official YouTube channel is, how annoying would it be to be forced to listen to B.o.B. warbling along to an MP3 of his own song, through a tinny airplane sound system? Can't we all just agree to sit in tense, angry silence when flying the friendly skies? More »
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Authorities are interviewing all passengers on a Delta flight to Japan after a knife was found under one of its seats. Last week, box cutter blades were found aboard a Delta flight from Japan to the U.S. Stop it, Japan. More »
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Flying is the worst. Unless you happen to be on the same Minneapolis-New York flight as rapper Kanye West, in which case he will perform a short a cappella version of his 2005 hit "Gold Digger." Over the flight intercom. More »
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]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5638056&view=rss&microfeed=true • Bill O'Reilly is already threatening to totally ruin 2010: He says he's working on a book about Barack Obama which will come out next year. [NYP] More »
]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=505177&view=rss&microfeed=true Unfortunate news for frequent flyers who also happen to be sexual compulsives: Both American Airlines and Delta now say they will block access to porn sites on their in-flight WiFi networks. [Mirror] More »
]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=502450&view=rss&microfeed=true Until the end of October, Delta is offering discounted helicopter rides between JFK and Manhattan: It's just $45 each way, assuming you're getting off (or getting on) a Delta flight. That's, like, the same price as a taxi! And it only takes eight minutes. [Reuters via NewYorkology] More »
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• New York's Adam Platt visits Convivio and gives Michael White's kitchen three stars. [NYM]
• Not all Upper West Side residents are excited about the Shake Shack's opening on West 77th Street in October. [NYT]
• Why isn't there more high-end Chinese food? The Wall Street Journal will tell you. [WSJ]
• Rob Walker of the Times weighs in on the fro-yo wars and quotes Pinkberry's CEO, who claims the arrival of Red Mango hasn't impacted business. [NYT]
• The Food Network is launching a magazine. [Gawker]
• A few pointers on cooking seafood at home, courtesy of Eric Ripert. [WSJ]
• Cocktails at The Eldridge will be the highest in the city—$26. [GS]
• Delta will begin selling Junior's individual-sized cheesecakes for $5 a piece on transcontinental flights. [The Lede]

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]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=501703&view=rss&microfeed=true Delta Airlines plans to put Wi-Fi on most of its U.S. flights by mid-2009. The Aircell-powered service will cost $9.95 on flights up to three hours, $12.95 on longer trips. [NYT] More »
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Chairman Roy Bostock agreed to a merger yesterday, but not in his capacity as Yahoo's board leader. Bostock is also Northwest Airline's chairman. Yesterday, he signed off on its $3.1 billion deal to merge with Delta. Let's see if the Yahoo-Microsoft merger suddenly lurches forward, now that Bostock can give it his exclusive attention. We're bullish on more meetings. More »
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