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    2.5 (8 reviews)

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    D17 is the terminal Alaska Airlines operates out of.
    Matthew L.

    Alaska Airlines is a new to the Detroit playing field, currently with direct service only to Seattle. This means competitive pricing with their partner, Delta, whose one of many hubs include Detroit! Alaska only offers one flight a day to Seattle, at around 5pm daily. Flights are pretty packed and upgrades are pretty difficult for lowly Alaska MVP members. The fullness of the flights may have been partially due to the competitive introductory pricing or due to the double miles promotion Alaska promoted during the new route "introductory period". Because Alaska's presence in Detroit is very fresh, The ground staff are all pretty new, and are still learning the system. One of the CSRs that was helping me check in my bag was unable to check in my bag to my final destination (I had a connecting flight from Seattle) but was finally able to (after 10-15 min) with some assistance from a more senior CSR. While the CSR did struggle a bit, I did appreciate their effort to try to make things right. So my recommendation is to be patient with the CSRs because many are new and training currently... But with time, this won't be a problems after more training and experience. My inflight experiences during my SEA-DTW flights were pretty good... Plenty of beverage services (an impressive 3 beverage services in coach cabin, for only a 4 hour flight) and all the stewardesses and stewards were very friendly, approachable, and professional. Overall my experiences with Alaska at DTW airport have been pretty good. I know DTW has a lot of growth and potential with eager-to-learn ground staff, so I am excited to see where Alaska will go in the near future in DTW airport!

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    Delta Air Lines

    Delta Air Lines

    1.9(1.1k reviews)
    0.9 miDownriver

    amazing experience! I've flown with Delta airlines for 7 years now, and the experience is still…read moreholding up! the entertainment is awesome, because all I need on an airplane is a seat monitor. food and drinks are good, those biscoff cookies and sun chips with coke combonation still hits! 10/10

    Delta Air Lines operates the main 'customer service' call center for this (866) 666-0203 phone…read morenumber 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This (toll-free) number is open 24 hours for flight reservations, ticket changes, cancellations, baggage inquiries, refund requests, modifications, and other travel-related requirements. As an Emerald member with the oneworld alliance, I have always received complimentary seat selection on partner airlines. That changed with Royal Jordanian. I paid $140 for two seats that were clearly shown as a two seat row. When my wife and I boarded, we discovered the row actually had three seats. No one pays extra for a middle seat -- ever. My seat number was k6 and the seat has no cushion whatsoever, I had to stack pillows and blanket to prevent back pain Most incompetent company I've had to deal with. Called someone in Detroit to get information about the plane and flight, he gives me another number to call I believe it was in Chicago. I call that number, another person tells me we don't handle this, you have to call another number. Called that number, that person gave me the original Detroit number. I called Detroit back, another person answers and gives me the information I was asking to begin with. Not done yet. I finally check in and get on the plane, plane was gorgeous and flight attendants for most part were very hard working. Half the people on this flight were idiots, loud, arrogant, dirty and bathrooms even after a couple hours in flight were dirty, urine on the floor, clogged up sinks. Absolutely disgusting!!!! Like a fourth world country on a top of the line plane. I will never ever fly Royal Jordanian again!!!! Would rather pay twice as much and get to Amman in 3 days then fly this airline. Rather take any other airline that go through that hell AgaiN.

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    United Airlines

    United Airlines

    2.2(45 reviews)
    0.0 miDownriver

    This was the flight from Detroit to San Francisco. It was approximately a five hour flight. We got…read moreserved drinks and snacks as soon as we were up in the air. They had complimentary water, coffee, juice or soda. They had choices of three snacks: chocolate cookie, pretzels or fruit bar. I always get a chocolate cookie and cranberry juice. The flight attendants also went up and down the aisles multiple times and offered water and orange juice. This was one of their older and smaller planes, so no screen on the back of the seats. You need to use your phone or iPad. They do offer complimentary movies and shows from their app.

    My wife and I used United Airlines to travel to Chania, Crete from DTW Detroit, Michigan on October…read more12, 2025 returning October 21, 2025. Our first flight was a direct flight from Detroit, Michigan to Frankfurt, Germany (10hr flight). The overall flight was pleasant initially until we had to land. Our next flight was scheduled by United Airlines with one their partners Discover Airlines which took off at 4:45am. Mind you the flight to Frankfurt wasn't supposed to land until 6:15am. What was so frustrating in this moment was that our connecting flight was originally supposed to leave at 8:30am giving us ample time to get from Frankfurt to Chania, Crete. The unfortunate and most frustrating part of this was that we were not updated of the change and we were completely stuck in a foreign country where it was not pleasant getting a rescheduled flight to Athens, Greece. The online help in rebooking us on the flight was great but yet again we almost missed the connecting flight from Athens, Greece to Chania, Crete due to a late departure and barely 20 minutes to depart a 300 person plane (we were at the back). Somehow we made it and were able to board our flight to Chania, Crete to start our honeymoon. The experience there was breathtaking and I'd recommend going to anyone...just not through United Airlines or their partners as if there is a booking issue they point at the other airline and state it is their fault, no responsibility is taken and they give you a $100 voucher for your wasted time, rebooked flights, and refund your checked bags. My time is worth more than $100 which I cannot get back. With the delays we arrived 5 hours later than expected. Luckily our bags somehow arrived. We thought that this was the end....but we were wrong. On October 21, 2025 we flew home through our flight from Chania, Crete to Athens, Greece. We left on time and made it to Athens. We made our second flight from Athens to IAD in Washington D.C. We made it to the US! It took 15 minutes to reach the gate where another plane landed 15 minutes late and thus we ended up sitting for 45 minutes before we could even deboard. We had to deboard, go through U.S. customs and reclaim our bags. This is where our nightmare began. The baggage we thought and were told to pickup after going through customs was supposed to be at baggage carrier 3. We waited. And waited but our bags never showed up. Why you ask? Well that's because they went to Frankfurt, Germany where who the hell knows why. We never had a connection there and United blamed it on their partner Lufthansa. Either way we had no bags, no connecting flight cause mind you we had 1 hour to get through customs, grab the bags, go through security, and reach a gate on the other side of the airport. Well we missed it of course and the nerve of this airline blaming it on TSA agents. That's when my nerve broke and I started to lose my cool. Well we demanded they rebook us and of course there were no more direct flights to Detroit for that day. So it was either stay the night and wait for a flight the next day or take a connection to Chicago which then connected to Detroit. Well we decided that route. Mind you we arrived on time in Chicago but of course the terminal was on the other side 18 minute walk. We made it just in time 5 minutes to boarding. We boarded and made it to Detroit at 11:48pm October 21, 2025. Our baggage never arrived and is scheduled to hopefully arrive today at 3:09pm and delivered to our home. This was the worst international flight experience my wife and I ever had. In the future we will be taking direct flights and if I can avoid United or their partners I will do such that.

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    Budget - Multiply each person by at least 15 minutes.

    Budget

    1.4(495 reviews)
    1.2 miDownriver

    Live up to promises. Have customer service. Care. Try those 3 things and I'll consider changing my…read morereview. Budget car rental lied to me. And lost me as a customer today. I took the time this morning to create an account with Budget and sign up for Fast Break so I could go straight to my car. After taking the shuttle to the car lot I wandered around in freezing rain and couldn't find where to go. I went back to the counter area and found someone that would listen to me that told me that Fast Break was "unavailable" today and I'd have to get in line. A line a lot longer than when I arrived but zero communication from Budget ... Yeah. Fun. 2 counter attendants and like 20 people in line. No way I get to my destination on time. They have QR codes posted everywhere to scan to shorten time then don't bother to keep up their end of the bargain yet if you complain, it's not fixed and no one cares so what is happening in America these days? Bad service, long lines, rude people... Goodness! I tried and still lost :( Budget was really really bad today on my first (and last) experience with them Also, the shuttle from DTW? Driver didn't even try standing up to help people with luggage even when a passenger struggled to get a heavy bag up the steep steps. Just sat there staring. And still had a Tip Jar 2 feet away. Yikes!

    We rented the car here for a few days our little family vacation…read more They do have the express service where your name is on the TV outside, and you can pick out a car in their little section, grab the keys and go if you filled out all your paperwork, uploaded your ID and payment ahead of time. It was nice seeing my name on the screen when the shuttle got us there. The only issue is that service is only provided during certain hours of the day, and when your plane arrives at 11pm, you have to go inside, and wait in the extremely long line where they are understaffed. One of the staffers did say for me to just go pick out the car and gave me an upgrade for the inconvenience which was nice. I would rent from them again. 2025-11 #562

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    Budget - The 2 hr line at 1am even for Fastbreak

    The 2 hr line at 1am even for Fastbreak

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    JetBlue

    1.9(10 reviews)
    0.0 miDownriver

    In the end it worked out, but this story is mind-blowing. I went to check in online for my flight,…read more24 hours ahead of time. There was an option to pay $15 more per person for expedited security. I hesitated because there are four in my family, but paid to have peace of mind. I printed the boarding passes. When we got to TSA Pre-check, I showed the boarding passes and they said I had to return to the check-in counter to get a sticker or stamp. I did and they said that the airport (Detroit International) was "too small" for JetBlue to have this feature (even though this is a huge hub for many airlines)! But, I could call JetBlue and get a refund - no problem. (This made no sense!) We ran to the regular Security, at the other end of the terminal. When I called JetBlue, the first agent told me that I couldn't get a refund because we had already used the tickets (!) - i.e. that we hadn't made the call (which took 30 minutes) before going through Security (!), but we could get a JetBlue credit on a future flight. I asked to speak with the manager and spoke with two managers, and the 2nd manager said she couldn't change the policy and actually hung up on me (!). I called back and was greeted courteously and the matter was taken care of. The agent said I would get a refund and even apologized for the drama (!). Persistence pays off, but what kind of customer service is this?

    Our airplane is leaking oil and it has so far delayed the flight an hour. Jet blue also does not…read morehave a mechanical crew making for an even longer wait.

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    Folks waiting around for luggage!

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