No; they're very equal opportunity when they hire.
Posted on 07/28/2025 11:57:37 AM PDT by DFG
Delta Air Lines has sparked an internet uproar after allegedly canceling a flight from Florida due to 'ice on the runway' as temperatures neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside.
She then reached out to the airline to ask about getting a reimbursement for her hotel room that night.
But her request was denied because the cancelation was 'weather related,' according to a Reddit post shared by the flier's cousin on Sunday.
A Delta agent told the frustrated customer the flight was called off 'due to a deicing situation, which means the runway was too slippery' for takeoff, as shown in a message exchange included in the post.
This 'deicing situation' was pertaining to the runway in Orlando - where the heat was scorching.
'The runway was covered in ice,' the agent continued. 'This is for safety purposes, and our top priority is the safety of our passengers.'
In response to the icy runway claim, the customer said: 'It is 95 degrees in Orlando and 84 degrees in New York City.'
It is unclear what the airline representative wrote back to defend their offbeat argument.
'It was hot but there wasn’t any rain in Orlando or NYC, her destination,' the Redditor reiterated in the caption. 'They said it was because of the ice. Huh?'
The debacle caught the attention of thousands of people, many who were just as confused and outraged as the woman and her cousin.
'I would be on a literal warpath with Delta until the end of time if they tried to tell me they canceled my flight to/from Florida because of pretend ice in 100 degree weather,' one person asserted.
'Can confirm no ice anywhere on the ground in Orlando,' a Floridan added.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Some illegals spread the word that ICE is out there on the runway so run for cover. 😉
DEI thinks ICE is weather related?
ICE, not ‘ice’.......................
Must have been black ice, hard to see.
Did you forget the sarcasm tag? Did you read the article at all? It was an Orlando FLORIDA to New York flight. There’s no ice anywhere and this excuse is a complete 100% flat out LIE. I would want my money back for all expenses: flight, transportation, hotel and food.
Don’t piss on my head and tell me it’s raining, delta
Maybe the Delta Pilots dumped the ice out of their beer coolers all in one spot.
No; they're very equal opportunity when they hire.
“If Delta says it’s a safety issue, saying that there is real or imagined ice on the runway, I’m going to take their word for it. I’m not going to second guess safety decisions.”
So now Delta can just cancel your flight, not pay you for your delay costs, and claim it was due to ice on the runway?.
Nah! I would demand to be reimbursed unless they tell the real reason.
There was no ice in Florida yesterday unless the airport personnel ordered some personally delivered and dumped on the runway.
Are you an AI defending another AI?
I knew you guys all stick together.
:-)
Which would have melted in less than a nanosecond
Is that Grace Jones in the middle?
Israeli settlers did a controlled burn which melted the ice.
Evidently ICE agents were at the runway arresting ground crew members who were illegal aliens and Delta misunderstood the message.
I fly a lot. Airlines LIE. All the time.
They lie to get you to wait. At all costs ($$ literally) they want your butt in a seat an at your destination but don’t care how much they inconvenience you in the process. If they cancel a flight and can’t get you to your destination within 24 hours they’re REQUIRED (whether they like/want to or not) to put you on another carrier (I believe it is ‘Rule 240’).
This is outright fraud and there should be more consequences than there are. For delays, I let them delay ONCE...when they come back and say “delayed again” I’m asking for flight options. Too many times it’s delay...delay...delay...then CANCELLED (at 2am or whatever, making it pointless to get a hotel).
...or a celebrity out there on the runway
MAYBE ICE was on the runway-—chasing illegal intruders
Good! Maybe Delta will get with the program and hire Americans
“Are you an AI defending another AI?
I knew you guys all stick together.”
That was exactly my thought too! lol
I suspect the Delta customer service agent was AI resorting to a list of predetermined causes real or not.
We are going to see a lot of this soon...
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