TPJ

OMD - DL Sky Club catering looks decent (especially comparing to UA Red Carrot Club)...

Nice report BTW^

Flyingfox

Your great comments had me dribbling my tea for a moment this morning!

Hillarity!

But, I reckon you've lost your mind to be doing this, else fancy a bit of masochism?

HLT1904

Definitely not the normal SFO TR, but I like it.

ZFW-ATC

Great report so far. It's nice to see the occasional trip report on the insane things we do to earn the miles to take the really good trips. On a side note, the photo in SEA of the Tower is the Ramp Control Tower, not the ATC one. That tower is located at the end of the airfield and is much nicer. And taller.

Keep up the good work!
Eric

snabbu

A man on a mission. Looking forward to the AF F TR after all this!

Mrtrash757

DL looks very nice!

Sadly i dont think I will be upfront for a while :P

Seems they didnt change the WIFI either... i heard that they were going to add passcodes because us regular travelers could sit outside of a SC and use their wifi (I admit I did this once at one of the B concourse ATL ones.)

iaflyer

Great reports - the goal of AF La Premier will make these short legs worth it, in the end!

SFO777

And the home stretch...

February 9th
• Denver-Salt Lake City
• Salt Lake City-Las Vegas
• Las Vegas-Salt Lake City
• Salt Lake City-Denver

What was supposed to be leisurely day turned upside down when I woke up to a text and email from Delta advising that my 1:00P flight was now scheduled to depart at 1:30P and that I may miss my connection. From experience, airlines almost always lie about and underestimate delays. So with an already tight 45 minute SLC connection now down to an advertised 15 minutes, that was way too risky. My options were 11:45A (Y only) or 8:53A. While I hesitated, the 11:45A disappeared so I selected the 8:53A. A quick shower and I was on the road again to DIA. With construction completed on I-225, it was an easy 35 minute drive this morning.

Denver-Salt Lake City
DL 4848
CRJ-700
8:53A-10:30A
February 9, 2015

Another typically great DL crew this morning with a open bar PDB, #12 of 12 DL flights. Multiple passes of the breakfast snack basket.





So that's how they turn on Wifi.



On time arrival in SLC and I stopped into the Sky Club for 30 minutes. Fortunately, the DL gate agent in Denver switched me to an earlier SLC-LAS flight so I didn't have a 5 hour layover in this depressing club.

Salt Lake City-Las Vegas
DL 1683
737-800
11:35A-11:57A
February 9, 2015

Apparently I've flown too many DL flights in the last week as I can't remember a thing about his one.
A 5 minute walk from the DL gates is the new Centurion Lounge. A great place to spend a few hours in between flights.











Time to check out the bar and food.



Very nice.









My excellent lunch.









Time for a little work.



And another meal before my flight.







Las Vegas-Salt Lake City
DL 2017
737-900ER
4:55P-7:17P
February 9, 2015

Another great crew, #14 of 14 PDBs and an on time arrival at SLC.
And finally...

Salt Lake City-Denver
DL 939
A320
8:10P-9:38P (sked)
8:10P-9:25P (actual)
February 9, 2015

Open bar PDB #15 makes it a perfect 100%. And another excellent DL crew despite the antique dark A320. No cabin divider and the old table trays attached to the seat in front.





On time arrival back in Denver and I was home by 10:30.


And three days later, it was official. I now have the right to be completely stupid and pay 162,500 miles for a one way TATL Air France First Class ticket.

SFO777

Thank you very much SYDSiderFlyer.

Thanks happymom2008. Indeed, she was more than happy to see me head on these mileage runs.

Thanks you themapelligroup. Still working on that Residence strategy.

Yeah, there's got to be a better way than that.

LOL. No way, this was a piece of cake compared to Nepal.

Thanks so much tuchop and for your kind comments.

Indeed. Thank you Surftel.

Thanks TPJ.

Thank you Flyingfox. I appreciate it.

Thanks hickmantle.

Thanks so much Eric. And for the clarification about the tower.

Thank you snabbu.

LOL. I've done that as well outside a few clubs.

Thanks iaflyer

steveman518

The things you do for F
looking forward to the AF segments^
Also excited to stop by the LAS AMEX lounge for the first time in a couple of weeks, though it'll be on a sunday night full of chaos and craziness...

UA_Flyer

I have not flown Delta for years and certainly it looks much much better than the UA subpar offerings I am used to.

Not sure if this is grass is greener on the other side or DL is just simply better.

Looking forward to the rest of the TR. Thanks for keeping us entertained.

knively

So now that you have the right to purchase La Première, when are you going? Can't wait to see your report!

apodo77

I fly DL more than any other airline (love their FCM fares) and they are excellent on PDB. Not sure I have missed one in the past 12 months.

Crews are almost always friendly.

B10 SC in ATL is an abomination. B27 is not much better on most days. Catering is hit or miss IMO.

I do credit it all to AS (moved to FL from PNW last July) as I like their FF program better.

SFO777

Thanks very much stevenman518. Enjoy the Amex lounge.

Thank you UA_Flyer. I think all three airlines are pretty much moving in the same direction... racing to the bottom unfortunately. Although at least UA seems to be improving domestic meals.

Thanks knively. We're going to Paris in June before a south of France barge cruise. I currently have LH First both ways but will replace the return LH flights with AF.

Thanks apodo77. Definitely agree on the friendly DL crews, consistently ahead of AA/UA. Good move crediting to AS as SkyPesos is become more like SkyRubles.

Lan44

Great tr as usual. Only downside to this one is I'm already looking forward to the AF one! 325k for 2 one way is a hell of alot of miles but I'm sure it will be worth it. I would love to copy you but that is too many miles for me i think.