Airfrancefan

Hello,
i fly between the Belguim and The USA 3 times a year and here is a report about my flight to the Atlanta

pics you can see on http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/airfra...2004/my_photos

1.Departure in Brussels

we arrived at the airport at 7.30 we left earlier because it was rush hour in Brussels the check in went very smoothly and well organized there where 3 lines 1 for Biz.Elite 1 for DL 141 Economy (FLight to JFK) and 1 for DL 125 Economy (ATL) at 7.50 we went to the ticketing desk cuz i was fliyng as an UMNR there i had to wait 4-ever because there was a defect in the computer finally at 8.15 we went to the BGS desk and at 8.40 we went thru passport control at this point we went shopping for 20mins at 9.00 we went thru security from this point i spotted

Hewa Bora Airways: L1011-500 to Kinshasa
SN Brussels Airlines: A330-300 to Nairobi,Mombasa,...
(This is al what i remember)

at 9.30 we went thru the US flight security after this i went B34 and they said we are not boarding yet so i went spotting again here i saw

Delta: Boeing 767-300ER to Atlanta
Continental: Boeing 767-400 to Newark
American Airlines: Boeing 767-300 to Chicago ORD

at 9:40 we started to board in zones

the flight

TH 8/7/2004
Airline+flight#: Delta 125
Type+Registration: Boeing 767-332ER N1602
Cabin+seat: Economy 32C Aisle
FRom: Brussels B34 10:20 GMT+1
To: Atlanta E36 14:00 GMT-5
Pushback: 10:35
Start Taxi: 10:42
Takeoff : 10:52
Landed: 14:10
At Gate: 14:12
CPT: MR Walles

1nce i got seated they said something and imiadtly said this is flt 125 to ATL once we left the Gate we taxied to 25R and at the point of takeoff i saw another DL B763 at the gate i guess it was the JFK plane after takeoff we climbed to FL 320 where the service began
i had

Pretzels with orangejuice
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Chicken with water
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a Sandwich with water

the route was from Brussels to the belgain Coast and then torwards London,Manchester,Dublin,Shannon and over the atlantic

The Crew was very proffesional ^ but not so friendly

The Main meal was OK but not so Good

THe entertainment : very good movie Scooby doo 2 after that i wacht a movie on my personnal DVD

we hit land about St johns and then we went to Halifax and we hitted US land just north of Boston after that we went west of New York,Philly and Washington where we flew to Raonke where we got Turbulence and flew 2 FL 330 where it was betteer after that we went to Ashvlille NC where we started to descent to Atlanta

we landed on 26R and had a short taxi to our Gate

Arrival in Atlanta
i wet thru Immergration had to wait 4 ever before my bag came out i rechecket it and met a friend of mine who pikked me up after a train ride i pickt up my bag again and left about 15:30

overall
it was an ok flight but if i dont have to fly DL economy on a 763ER i will not do it anyway i travelled from door to door about 17,5 hours
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After a long stay in the US it was time to head back to europe

1.Departure in Atlanta

We arrived in the Airport about 1500pm ad we went to the Biz.Elite counter Because i was a Skyteam elite member there they sended us to the First Class Medallion Check in where i got checkt in
The lady at the check in was friendly
then went thru Security then to the train to Concourse E where i spotted

Lufthansa A340 to Frankfurt
Air France A340 to Paris
Delta: B767-300 to Amsterdam,Munich,Stuttgart,...,777-200 to Paris,Frankfurt,... 767-400 to Lima, 737-800 to Colorado Springs
Aeromexico: 757 to Mexico

i preboarded the plane about 1700PM


2. theFlight
TU 10/8/2004
Delta 124
Boeing 767-332ER N1201P
Economy seat 33C Aisle,33A Window,34A Window and 15G Window
Atlanta: 17.45 GMT-5 E1
Brussels: 8:30+1 GMT+1 B33
PB: 17:47
Taxi: 17:50
TO. 18.10
Landed: 8:20
At Gate 8:27
CPT: MR Steven .....

i boarded thru doar 1L and i went thru the Biz. Elite at the 2nd Galley there was one FA who worked on my outward Flight after that i went to 33C after 25 mins i noticed that 31-34 AB seats where Empty until 6 people boarded but they went to row 38 i guess and soon after that i went to seat 33A and sat there 2 Girls who where in 32 A and B and wanted to wath TVso i Offerd my seat and went to 34A and looked thru the window they played the saftey video but it stopped when it begon this happend 3 more times at 4th time it worked on my way to 9L i spotted alot o delta B763s and B772s i also saw one B764 and a 762 and M80 i also saw one Independece Air CRJ after that i went to FL 330

and i had

Pretzels with Oranjejuice
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Beef with Water
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Breakfast with oranjejuice

The route went from ATL to Hartwell GA continuing to Charlotte,Raleigh,Virginia Beach we went just East of DC,Philly,NYC,Boston and south of St-Johns we hit land over Brest thenwe went to Amiens where we started our descent into Brussels

The Crew was very Friendly

The main meal was delicious

THe entertainment was ok bu for a night flght like tis is this not so a big factor

While we decended the Crew offerd me to sit in the Crew Rest and i did so i saw the landing from 15G we landed on 25L and we went to the Gate

3.Arrival in BRU
awful they controlled us at the door but after that i went thru imigration aand bagage claim

4. overall
and exellent flight it took me about 16 hrs from-door to door
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here are the ratings of my trip

DL 125:
Brussels Ground Staff 8/10
Aircraft 7/10
Catering: 3/10
Seat 4/10
Entertainment 8,5/10
Crew: 6/10
Atlanta Ground Staff: 9/10


8+7+3+4+8,5+6+9=45,5/7=4,5/10

Overall 4,5/10


DL 124
Atlanta Ground Staff: 7/10
Aircraft: 7/10
Seat: 10/10 (34A)
Entertainment: 3/10
Catering: 10/10
Crew: 10/10
Brussels Ground Staff: 2/10

7+7+10+3+10+10+2=49/7=7/10

overall 7/10

the Total flight rating was 6/10

djjaguar64

A brief to the point report but I would have liked the menus for economy.

Airfrancefan

ok here it is on my flight over there where no Menus but i can look at a menu of My April flight(wich is exactly thesame)

DL 125
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Salad
Seasonal Garden greens with Tomatos and Croutons offerd with french vinegrette Dressing
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Entrees:

1/Roasted Chicken
Pan-Roasted Breast of Chicken
enchanced by Tomato Eggplant sauce
with Carrots,Grean Beans and Patatoes au Gratin

2/Pasta
Tricolor Routini tossed with Pesto
topped with Cheese Sauce,Kelamata Olives
and Sun Dried Tomatoes

Bread and butter

Cheese and Crackers

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Dessert:
Fruits of Forest Cake
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Snacks:
Smoked Turkey and Cheese on Finnsih Stone Wheat Ciabiatta Bread
(THis was the only thing availible)

or (according to the Menu)
Scottish biscuit
or (again according to the menu)
Cappuchino Chocolat
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For DL 124:

Salad-
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Fresh Garden salad offerd with Dressing

Entrees:
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1/Chicken Du Jour
Today's chicken Speciality
Presinted withVegtables
and a hearty Side Dish

2/ Beef Du Jour
Today's Beef Speciality
Presinted withVegtables
and a hearty Side Dish

Bread and butter

Cheese and Crackers

Dessert:
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Black Forest Dessert Cup

Good Morning
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Minute Made Orange juice
Fruit Cereal bar
warm Breakfast Bread Served with Butter

Airfrancefan

edit: by Airfrancefan

Airfrancefan

i would like to give you a short view of the flights and airports

Brussels
not a very big airport but convenient the DL staff there always seem relaxed and happy. there is only one bad point about BRU the redecilus amount of security

Atlanta
well it is one of the bggest airports in the world but it is still good ecxept that the BRU flight leaves at a gate with no window the staff is very pleasant

DL 125
actually after this flight i tought "do i know DL like this"
in the begenning the staff wasent very friendly but as we got near to ATL they got friendlier and friendlier also the seat and catering was horrable

DL 124
on this flight i cannot complain all the minusses on the outward flight.made it up on the inboud flight

SMART51

The mark for DL125 should be 6,5/10
Nice report

Airfrancefan

thanks for correcting me it is 65 %

then it is for DL 124 still 70 %

and the total 67,5 %


thanks for comment

Airfrancefan

Edit: photos added

Airfrancefan

http://www.jetphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13854

is the topic for the pics