Delta LAX-ANC $261 AI .032
Oct 6, 2015, 3:27 am
#46
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LAX
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Good deal. Looks like I chose the wrong dates to get any love from DL on the MSP-ANC and ANC-MSP legs. Hopefully my next one gives a better outcome.
Oct 11, 2015, 10:16 pm
#48
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Did anyone have wifi coverage in Canada (MSP --> ANC --> MSP legs)? I'm looking at the flight details and it says there is wifi coverage, but it appears some users have reported otherwise. Thanks!
Last edited by db729; Oct 11, 2015 at 11:45 pm
Oct 11, 2015, 10:29 pm
#49
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I'm curious about this too, specifically whether in-flight streaming still works even if there is no link to the Internet at large. Previous poster mentioned 757 variants; I'm doing this 10/31 currently showing a 738 with the Personal Entertainment icon on the MSP<->ANC legs.
Oct 11, 2015, 10:43 pm
#50
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Only for the first 45 mins or so on the MSP-ANC leg, along with the last 30 mins (i.e., when over US airspace).
Oct 11, 2015, 10:45 pm
#51
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I'm curious about this too, specifically whether in-flight streaming still works even if there is no link to the Internet at large. Previous poster mentioned 757 variants; I'm doing this 10/31 currently showing a 738 with the Personal Entertainment icon on the MSP<->ANC legs.
Oct 13, 2015, 4:28 pm
#53
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LAX
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I'm curious about this too, specifically whether in-flight streaming still works even if there is no link to the Internet at large. Previous poster mentioned 757 variants; I'm doing this 10/31 currently showing a 738 with the Personal Entertainment icon on the MSP<->ANC legs.
"Most of Delta's Boeing 737-800 coded 73H feature AVOD in addition to personal satellite TV at every seat. All other 737-800s, coded 738 or 73Y, still have overhead TVs in both cabins. Delta is in the process of converting all 738s to 73Hs."
Not sure how long since that statement was updated, but be ready just in case you board and see those big a** TVs overhead.
Oct 13, 2015, 5:31 pm
#54
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Good to know, thanks -- seatguru goes on to say "however both types feature inflight Wi-Fi" so as long as that's true, I'm ok with streaming on my tablet (bearing in mind the caveat upthread about possibly needing to authenticate/start playback while over US airspace). Or I could actually read an actual book I guess 
Oct 14, 2015, 10:31 am
#55
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Oct 15, 2015, 10:21 pm
#57
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Seriously though, if I add up the "Miles Flown" on the upcoming trips page it does say 8162, but it said 8188 at time of booking and the latter is what matters. Or at least, I have a different upcoming itinerary where there is a similar small discrepancy but I've flown the same routing before and was credited with the higher MQM amount shown on the booking page.
Nov 1, 2015, 5:39 am
#58
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At MSP now on my way home... MSP-ANC-MSP was on N3764D, a 73H. On the way up for better or for worse I picked exit row window over C+ middle and couldn't manage to get audio from the PTV, but this was probably user error. Streaming did work on my tablet... up to a point. It worked fine for maybe the first 50 minutes, then got a "bummer your video is unavailable" or something like that. Quitting out of the Gogo app back to Chrome let me re-start the video (annoyingly, from the beginning so I had to seek to my last position #FWP) but then it started crapping out like this every 5 minutes or so and then finally failed with a different error, the text of which I forget but sounded more dire/permanent so I gave up and did some reading.
Elected for middle C+ on the way back. Hardness of seat bothered me more or I just noticed it more, cumulative effect or something.
Elected for middle C+ on the way back. Hardness of seat bothered me more or I just noticed it more, cumulative effect or something.
Nov 5, 2015, 3:46 pm
#59
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LAX
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Good to know we aren't completely misled on the personal TVs being available.
Totally understandable. I did an exit row on the MSP-ANC-MSP legs on my last one. The leg room was so much better than the DC+, but they were brutal on the ANC-MSP sleep leg. I'm definitely sticking with DC+ on next week's run (unless the upgrade fairy pays me a visit), especially with the personal entertainment option.
Totally understandable. I did an exit row on the MSP-ANC-MSP legs on my last one. The leg room was so much better than the DC+, but they were brutal on the ANC-MSP sleep leg. I'm definitely sticking with DC+ on next week's run (unless the upgrade fairy pays me a visit), especially with the personal entertainment option.
Nov 8, 2015, 8:29 pm
#60
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I flew LAX-MSP-ANC-MSP-LAX this weekend. Definitely missed the personal entertainment on the old 757 birds between MSP-ANC. It appeared there were lots of runners on my flights. We even had a missed approach into Anchorage Saturday night. Doing a double next weekend. Yikes!