It’s why Delta and Bastian invested heavily in premium, with more higher-end seats and enhanced loyalty programs, along with improved service and reliability. It’s also why the company raised its stake in private aviation company Wheels Up ( UP) to 38%, worth around $282 million at the end of the second quarter.

The new and expanded service is Delta Air Lines' latest shot at becoming the network carrier of choice in AUS.

Windowless window seats have prompted passengers to file class action lawsuits against Delta and United Airlines.

A pair of federal lawsuits filed in San Francisco and New York accuse Delta Air Lines and United Airlines of misleading passengers by charging premium fees for window seats next to blank walls.

Delta is included in a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 12:59 p.m. The advisory is in effect until 11 p.m.

Both schools were playing their first game of 8-man football, doing so to avoid suspending the programs’ seasons of traditional 11-on-11.

Erika Kullberg explains the Delta Airlines baggage guarantee. If bags arrive late (over 20 minutes), customers can receive 2,500 bonus miles.

Delta's decision to swoop in comes shortly after Southwest Airlines closed its own flight attendant base in Austin this summer. The carrier is also going head-to-head with Southwest by offering Southwest's A-List and A-List Preferred Members elite status if they switch loyalty to Delta, in a promotion that runs through Sept. 30.