Delta (Sort of) Strands to Alaska Kids in Salt Lake City

Jul 18th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

A 15 year old and a 10 year old travelling on their own from Dothan, Alabama to Fairbanks (through Salt Lake City) on Delta found themselves stranded in Salt Lake City for 20 hours after they missed their connection. Delta gave the kids hotel vouchers and basically told them to go fend for themselves. Their family is blaming Delta, which deserves some of the blame, but the airline said the kids were not registered at unaccompanied minors and did not know they needed assistance. But, still…

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