Delta, United, & Spirit among airlines using 'text trick that leads to fliers missing trips'

TRAVELERS should take extra care not to trust everything their airlines text them about flight delays, or they could risk missing trips entirely.

Some major carriers like Delta and Spirit have been reported to send misleading texts that left some travelers rushing to make their take-off times.

According to Tay, a flight attendant who posts travel advice on TikTok, passengers should always show up at the scheduled flight time, even if they're told it will take off much later.

"I don't care how many hours it's delayed," said the TikToker (@tay_shearer) in the video .

"They may very well still take off at the same time."

Tay explained that one of her flights she worked that day was intended to be delayed for two and a half hours, but ended up leaving on time.

"I had so many passen