Originally Posted by
jammin
I do have travel insurance, quite a good policy with zero excess. Thank goodness.
The only EU airline which flies directly to the US from Ireland is Aer Lingus, and I really don't fancy them long haul. Alternatives might have been BA via LHR, AF via CDG or KL via AMS, but they were more expensive, indirect and logistically not pleasing to my mind (going East to go West). Plus, I hate UK airports (and I'm from the UK).
With your travel insurance, check their small print. With my policy, which I consider good, I am only covered if my flight is due to arrive 2 hours or more before the next flight departs, so on the 1hr 48m situation, my insurance wouldn't cover me.
Delta is ok, not quite as good IMO as BA/AF/KLM. As others have said domesticly you pay for food, wine etc. I don't know on each route, but certainly some you pay to access their movies and TV shows etc.