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🔒 Rhonda Walker: What I learned from my recent air travel nightmare

FILE - Delta Air Lines plane leaves the gate, July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston. Delta Air Lines is boosting its outlook for second-quarter revenue because it expects phenomenal demand for travel this summer. The airline said Wednesday, June 1, 2022 that it expects second-quarter adjusted revenue will be back to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, and revenue per seat will be higher than originally expected. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file) (Michael Dwyer, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

It’s my first trip since mass cancellations and delays have plagued the air travel industry, so needless to say my fingers were crossed, hoping I could take the trip as planned on both my outbound and inbound flights. 

My early morning flight on Friday out of Detroit Metro Airport on Delta Airlines was right on schedule to Fort Lauderdale Florida, whew! But the return -- not so much.  I have the Delta App on my phone and before I checked out of my hotel, I went on the app to check in for my flight. 

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