Some Delta airport advisories that may be relevant

[FlyerTalker]

Retrieved from the DL website on August 30th. DL webpage LINK HERE.

 

DETROIT

The ExpressTram at DTW will be unavailable 9/21 through October 12. Please allow up to an additional 30 minutes to get to your respective gate and add an additional 1 hour should you need special services i.e. wheelchair. Moving walkways will be available and for those with special requests, additional wheelchair will be accessible.

 

AMSTERDAM

Customers departing Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS) to the United States will report to a new Pre-Departure Center (PDC) for required security checks at either gate D1 or E4. Delta One™ and Business Class customers or SkyTeam Elite Plus members can expedite their security check at the KLM Crown Lounge. (Plus more info on checkin time and procedures, check the link above for details)

ROME

Due to renovation work in Terminal 3, passengers traveling through Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in Rome, Italy will be re re-routed by airport authority and should allow for at least an additional 45 minutes to get in between gates between Terminal 3 and Terminal 1 and 2. Upon arrival, signage and airport authority gate agents will provide assistance to ensure that you are aware of the new routing between gates and baggage claim.

NEW YORK JFK

Effective March 2015 through September 2015, passengers traveling through JFK may experience flight delays due to runway reconstruction improvements by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

 

VENICE

Due to renovation work, at the Venice Marco Polo Airport VCE), please check in at at least, but not sooner than 3 hours prior to your departure to allow enough time to get to your gate. Check in counters close promptly 1 hour before departure. If your flight is delayed, you should still check in according to the original flight departure time. For more information about this important update, visit delta.com.

 

(I must confess...that's a tight window to hit. At least, but not sooner.)

 

SAN JUAN

Delta flights have moved from Terminal D at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) to the newly renovated Terminal B. Please plan to use the dedicated Terminal B TSA checkpoint.

 

LONDON HEATHROW

Effective March 29, 2015 (local arrival/departure time), Delta-operated flights between London-Heathrow (LHR), Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis (MSP), Philadelphia (PHL) and Seattle (SEA) will arrive and depart from LHR Terminal 4. Flights between London-Heathrow (LHR), Boston (BOS), Newark (EWR), New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX) will continue to depart and arrive from Terminal 3.

 

ISTANBUL

Due to increased security screening at Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), passengers should arrive at the airport at least 3½ hours prior to the flight’s scheduled departure time and should be at the gate at least 1½ hours prior.

 

They also have advisories for CUN, JNB, PVG, LAX, EZE, BDA, NAS, AUA, BOS, LGA, DFW and CDG -- mostly regarding check-in and/or documentation. I tried to copy those that are likely cruise-port airports.

[Pearl64]

Thank you, Flyer Talker. Many of those airports are under consideration or written in stone for our next few trips this year. Wow, I couldn't believe the Istanbul airport wanting us to arrive 3.5 hours ahead of time. That would mean 2:30 am. Will the gates even be open for check in? I would hate to stay awake all night only to find out we had to wait a couple of hours to check in. But, at least we know and can try to mentally prepare for it.

 

Pearl

[alcpa1]

Another thank you.

Have plans for at least two to four of the mentioned airports for connections within the next year. I was aware of AMS, JFK, LHR and FCO but not about SJU and we are headed down soon.

[Globaliser]

LONDON HEATHROW

Effective March 29, 2015 (local arrival/departure time), Delta-operated flights between London-Heathrow (LHR), Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis (MSP), Philadelphia (PHL) and Seattle (SEA) will arrive and depart from LHR Terminal 4. Flights between London-Heathrow (LHR), Boston (BOS), Newark (EWR), New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX) will continue to depart and arrive from Terminal 3.

On 14 September 2016, Delta is moving all its flights to Terminal 3.

 

In other words, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City are all moving from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.

 

These routes join Boston, JFK and Seattle, which will remain at Terminal 3.

 

Source: http://news.delta.com/delta-and-virgin-atlantic-co-locate-heathrow-terminal-3

[FlyerTalker]

Interesting.

 

SkyTeam put together a highly-promoted joint lounge in T4 a couple years back. Now, DL is moving out of T4 to be more aligned with its non-SkyTeam partner VS.

 

No complaints from me, as the T3 Virgin Clubhouse is WAY better than the T4 lounge. Mrs FT says that she's always disappointed that our LHR departures are on time and operating because there are few better places to be stranded than the Clubhouse.

[Ine]

At Amsterdam Schiphol airport we already had to use the pre departure check of Delta last September. We were flying business class and could do the extra check right after checkin at a special desk.

Economy class passengers had to report indeed to D1 of E 4 before they could go to the actual departure gate.

[TruckerDave]

Interesting.

 

SkyTeam put together a highly-promoted joint lounge in T4 a couple years back. Now, DL is moving out of T4 to be more aligned with its non-SkyTeam partner VS.

 

No complaints from me, as the T3 Virgin Clubhouse is WAY better than the T4 lounge. Mrs FT says that she's always disappointed that our LHR departures are on time and operating because there are few better places to be stranded than the Clubhouse.

 

Make sense considering how much of VS Delta owns. :D

[Globaliser]

Make sense considering how much of VS Delta owns. :D

Although we're still waiting for it to be renamed "Delta UK".

[TruckerDave]

Although we're still waiting for it to be renamed "Delta UK".

 

Give it time...they had to order paint for the planes. We want them to all look the same. :p