Delta brings back kiddie wings
Dayton Business Journal
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010, 5:04pm EDT
Delta Air Lines Inc. has renewed an old tradition and is again distributing plastic winged pins — called Kiddie Wings — to children who fly on the airline.
The plastic pins debuted in 1958 as a perk for children on certain flights, according to a Delta blog posting.
The wings were scrapped a few years ago in the industry-wide wave of cost-cutting that also saw airlines scratching for pennies by eliminating snacks and even pillows from flights.
This year, airlines are seeing a resurgence of profits as they're flying fewer planes, resulting in higher fares. Delta posted a $363 million third-quarter profit last month.
Pilots will be handing out gold wing pins and flight attendants will hand out silver wing pins.
Delta is the second largest carrier flying out of the Dayton International Airport.
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