DELTA AIRLINES Charging Soldiers returning home for Checked Gear

Delta Airlines charged a group of soldiers (34) returning from Afghanistan a whopping $ 2,800.00 for their gear to return home with them on board their flight back to America. BOYCOTT DELTA AIRLINES!!!

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[MegaContain1]

I understand cuz they in the military to check in 1 or 2 bags free but more than that no the airline needs to make money and since they checked in weapons ya i would charge to they should not be complaining like little babies cuz they had to pay a fee like everyone else. Just cuz they in the military doesnt mean everything will be free this video pisses me off those stupid babies.

[NWOIS666]

@MegaContain1 You obviously didn't listen to the video. The were authorized to have 4 bags checked without any charges ! Ya know , I think u need to go back to school and learn other words besides "cuz". why don't you enlist and serve this great nation you are so free in ?? You don't have testosterone, just a limp wrist, with a whole lotta broken language and disfunction to the max !!

[deltamed221]

@NWOIS666 The military will reimburse the soldiers for any bags they had to pay for... That's a fact...

[NWOIS666]

@deltamed221  I am a veteran, I know about military reimbursement. Takes weeks, if not months to receive.

[NovaScotiaNewfie]

Send this to your local media and make folks aware and send a copy to delta's head office. Make everyone aware that they ignored the contact the US GOVERNMENT/DOD or Dept of the Army has with them and then charging those who defend the US Way of life and keeping their country safe. Bad enough ignoring the contact in place let along charging the unit.

[thejobroandmcman]

@BrassoMagnus Ohh. That's good. I hope they did

[BrassoMagnus]

@Si3z3 How can he protect the citizens of Iraq when He's in Afghanistan?

And as a Soldier, he should have known he was going to get reimbursed. Instead, he chose to open his mouth on YouTube without knowing the regulations that are in place when this kind of thing happens (quite often I might add) so he wouldn't end up paying out of pocket. No doubt he was probably sleeping during the briefing when this was explained to him.

[BrassoMagnus]

@thejobroandmcman No. All they had to do was fill out a travel voucher as soon as they returned to their home station and they would have been reimbursed.

[slapme0]

I am prior military and i also worked for Delta for a few years when this happened. I think it's bullshit that they did this to you guys. I'm not going to apologize for them because i think Delta is garbage. Welcome home brothers

[collinsworth1982]

UM WOW!!!! Glad I dont ever have to fly Delta. Sorry you guys had to go through that.

[jetbluensw]

The DoD has specific agreements with the airlines. If the bags weren't covered, then DoD should have picked up the tab.

[thejobroandmcman]

Did you sue them or get your money back?

[rileyrat77]

@deltamed221 I was paid my stop loss pay a couple months ago...I was released from stop loss in 2003, only 8 short years to get that money. Normal travel pay can take 2-6 months to see if something "odd" happens. While the government is quick to recoup money they are slow to pay out.

[Si3z3]

@MegaContain1 dont be an asshat that fucker got back from afganistan hes a soldier he is trained souly to operate with a unit and protect an entire nation and to defend citizines of iraq the least a airline can do is pay for there luggage :P and you mr.asshat callign a man thats willing to take a bullet for you to stay sitting on your pc and being a trollfag learn some fucking respect you sir are the reason other nations cal the U.S Fat.