# Delta Air Lines

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Delta Air Lines and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Delta for its loyalty program, status perks and service, and say it is often the first pick between airlines. The common caveat is that its prices and phone and app support draw complaints.

## Why people recommend it

- Better service and customer satisfaction (3 comments): "Delta raised prices, delivered better service, and is more profitable than any other US airline." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016347)) "the statistics show that on average their performance and customer satisfaction is higher" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49090339)) "they simply had a better product" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120677))
- Top pick when other factors are equal (2 comments): "a serious consideration on picking Delta if other factors are equal between airlines" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50105821)) "#1 reason to fly delta tbh" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50108371))

## What people warn about

- Poor phone bot and app support (3 comments): "Delta also does, surprisingly, because their AI phone bot is garbage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47742090)) "I couldn't believe he was trying to kick me over to the app if it was that easy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49478907)) "Can't buy flights from Delta, always gives a non-descript error." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067454))
- Unreliable in-flight internet (2 comments): "the internet connection was nonexistent along large parts of the route" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46596400)) "it doesn't matter how nice the seats are if you can't get any work done" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47429261))
- High and rising prices (2 comments): "charges more physical cash for a cash+miles ticket than for a pure cash ticket" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45881057)) "The prices are out of control" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49946650))
- Customers switching to other airlines (2 comments): "I know a lot of people who flew many times a year on delta only and now look for other airlines." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49041461)) "to me Delta is the airline of last resort" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115056))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [British Airways](https://hackerapproved.com/p/british-airways.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.delta.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Delta Air Lines", https://hackerapproved.com/p/delta-air-lines/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).