Credit: Edited by Inside the MagicIf you are planning on flying with Delta in the near future, be sure to keep an eye out for extra charges that are inaccurate. The airline has now been caught overcharging guests following flight cancelations.
If you ever planning travel, booking a flight is typically an integral part of that travel, and it can be a costly addition that you must budget for. When traveling to Disney World, for example, many guests fly in from all over the world in order to visit the happiest place on earth. Recently, many Disney guests have been encountering issues with their travel, putting a damper on their vacation experience.
If there is one thing that you can count on when you go to Walt Disney World Resort, or Disneyland Resort, it is that you are going to be spending a lot of money.
First, Guests must purchase a flight if that is their plan, then a Resort. If they are staying at Disneyland Resort, they can pick between the Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Grand Californian Resort and Spa, or Disney’s Paradise Pier (soon to be Disney’s Pixar Place). All of these hotels come with a hefty price tag, which already puts your Disney vacation off to a pricey start.
On top of a hotel, you have to worry about the cost of food, drinks, and merchandise, which can quickly add a few thousand to that total, depending on your party size, where you eat, and what you drink. Then, you must also buy park tickets to enter both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. Thankfully, Downtown Disney is free.
The same goes for Walt Disney World Resort. Tickets for Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT have steadily been increasing, as well as food costs, drink costs, and the price of your Disney resort. Now, the most costly Disney World ticket is nearly $200.00 during peak season at Magic Kingdom. Overall, the cost of a Disney vacation has only gone up, so having the money that is meant to feed you and your family during your trip be pulled from your account by your airline without having made a purchase is incredibly inconvenient.
Orlando International Airport is a high-volume airport as many passengers fly in and out of the city every day, since there is huge tourism in the area. With Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort offering so much to do, making a vacation out of a visit to Orlando is incredibly easy.
Typically, bad weather is the main culprit of flight cancelations. Most recently, Hurricane Idalia canceled hundreds of flights going in and out of MCO.
We recently wrote about issues that the airline experienced earlier this week.
It seems hundreds of tourists ended up stuck on flights for hours without movement, with many flights ending up canceled. For those who were traveling home, they were not rescheduled until the next day, stranding them in the airport without a place to sleep. Guests were denied transport refunds for those who wanted to travel home for the night while waiting on a new flight, and no hotel stays were given out. Delta has since refused to compensate any guests for their travel disruption.
Delta was also caught breaking the law, as we earlier reported. Guests were stuck on places as pilots were timing out after two to three hours. Guests were reported to have not been given food or water during this waiting period, which is illegal. Delta has refused to compensate or comment on this issue as well. It is an accusation that the airline has received in multiple circumstances, but it seems it is not an issue that they have rectified at this time.
It seems that multiple flights were canceled due to Delta pilots exceeding their hour limit. That being said, passengers were still told to board planes and sit there without the intention of the plane ever taking off. According to their website, dozens of flights were canceled, and no other flights were added that same day. This likely means that many were left waiting until the following day for a flight, without a hotel to return to.
Now, it has been reported that those guests who were traveling in and out of Walt Disney World at Orlando International Airport on these flights have been overcharged. Inside the Magic spoke with Delta, and it was claimed that these charges were not made my them, but were indeed “fraudulent”. Following further investigation, it seems that this was a lie, and their charges were not indeed fraudulent, as the purchase records match previous purchases from that same vendor.
Delta is now advising passengers to contact their bank to look into these “fraudulent” charges, but passengers have reported to have those claims denied.
Have you ever experienced travel issues when flying in or out of Disney World?
If you are looking to visit Walt Disney World Resort for a magical vacation, the Walt Disney World Website can be a great tool to begin planning your trip! You can begin exploring their theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT. You can also take a look at their water parks where you can splash around in the chill of Disney’s Blizzard Beach (alongside new Frozen characters, Anna, Elsa, Sven, and Kristoff), or hit the waves at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. When you get hungry or want to go shopping, Disney Springs is the place to be, especially with World of Disney there ready to help you pick up some souvenirs! You can also begin looking for your Disney World Resort! If you are looking to stay at a Deluxe monorail Resort like Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa or a Value Resort where you can hop on the Skyliner like Disney’s Pop Century Resort, it is always fun to begin looking for a room that would best suit you and your party. Plus, it has all the information you need to know on Disney Genie+ so that you will be ready to go on your My Disney Experience app once you download it! Click here to check it out today.