Passengers booked on a Delta Connection flight operated by SkyWest claim that the flight was delayed substantially so that the CEO’s daughter wouldn’t miss the flight. While the airline mostly denies the accusations, I don’t find the response to be terribly reassuring.
Delta Connection flight reportedly delayed for one passenger
2KUTV reports on a controversy revolving around a Thursday, March 26, 2026, Delta marketed flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to St. George (SGU). The short flight within the state of Utah was flight DL2479, operated by SkyWest on behalf of Delta Connection, which is Delta’s regional airline branding, using an Embraer E175.
Passengers on the flight claim that the plane was held for around one hour to wait for a late arriving passenger. While airlines will sometimes hold flights for late arriving passengers, holding a flight for that long is incredibly rare, especially if it only involves one person.
Based on flight tracking software, the plane was scheduled to depart at 10:45PM and arrive at 11:56PM, but ended up taking off at 11:51PM and landing at 12:35AM. So the plane was held longer than the actual flight time…