Delta Airlines has always been total crap and I’m sure they have corporate capture of various and sundry regulatory agencies even before the Trump regime… I think flying has been a dubious transportation system for a number of years now, and especially since early in the pandemic. But it’s actually pretty disturbingly ridiculous that passengers had to hold a falling ceiling up in the airplane until the attendants could duct tape.
Toronto Sun – Delta passengers forced to ‘hold the plane together’ after roof caves in Author of the article: Denette Wilford Published Apr 22, 2025 The clip, which he also shared on Instagram, shows someone panning around the aircraft capturing multiple hands of different passengers holding up ceiling panels that appear to be peeling away from the top of the cabin. “The attendants finally duct taped it after he held it up for a while,” Payne explained in the caption. “Delta offered 10,000 miles (about $100 dollars) after they had to go back to Atlanta, wait for hours and deplane and get on another plane to Chicago,” he continued.
$100 dollars seriously?
And now there’s an air traffic controller who warned people don’t fly into Newark airport because it’s unsafe. When someone from the inside warns you things are going haywire, I’d say it’s worth paying attention.
Air Traffic Controller WARNS PUBLIC ABOUT NEWARK AIRPORT!!! Jesse Dollemore May 5, 2025
There’s reports of people having walked off the job and or have taken trauma leave, and there was already staff shortages. Just think about all the staff shortages everywhere anymore and the extra work I hear everyone has at their jobs, and then realize that Trump and Musk cut a bunch more from where there were pre-existing staff shortages pre-dating the pandemic, and is now the worst in 30. years.
Not good. I haven’t used air travel in many years and at this rate I may never do so again.
But hey, respect all choices on risk appetite, amirite?