I really have to ask myself, Has Delta Airlines ever flown a plane before? We were scheduled to leave the Golden Triangle Regional airport 20 minutes late. That was no surprise from an airline that can only make 73% of its flights on time. What was surprising was that once we got on the plane we had to wait for an additional 5 minutes for the infamous paperwork. What were they doing with that extra 20 minutes for crying out loud!?
We finally land in Atlanta and pull up to the gate only to stop and wait. I’ve done that enough too so I was not surprised by that. But then we were told that we had to change gates. I’ve changed gates before too but this was the first change of terminals. Now, I’m already running late due to the “scheduled” delay, then the extra five minutes make it even later, and then we change from ‘C’ to ‘E’ terminal which makes it an even longer walk/ride to my connecting flight in Terminal ‘B’. With some praying, fast walking, and some running, I made the flight, only to find my seat occupied by someone who can not read the seating charts.
What is up with Delta? Are they that clueless that they wait until planes actually pull up to the gate before they realize they can’t stop there? Can they not plan better? And oh, by the way, the weather was fine so the standard “weather delay” lie does not apply. These people simply can not run an airline and perhaps should have never come out of bankruptcy. I think it is time that we get rid of the deadweight and let those who can compete be able to compete and make a fair profit.
As for me, that is probably my last flight out of GTR. I think it is better to drive to another airport, one that is not served by ASA Airlines, my “Delta Connection”. It is probably worth driving to Atlanta to fly. I suspect my total time, including the drive to Atlanta, would be less than messing with ASA which only makes the Delta flights even worse.
The other advantage of going to a major airport is that the TSA bozos will be able to scan my checked baggage rather than rummage through it like they at GTR. These bozos pretty much toss the contents of my luggage which honestly defeats the purpose of packing. Might as well just toss the stuff in and zip it up.
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