Social trumps ads. That is certainly the case with a stranded Delta passenger who got a huge gift from an Alaska Airlines employee and talked about it. Endless nightmare snafus starting with her trip to Ontario just got worse when her return flight was cancelled, and she was now stranded without a way home. That's when the woman at Alaska Airlines whipped out her credit card and paid for her return ticket. “No more Delta if I can help it. I think I am an Alaska Airlines convert,” she said. Ouch.