Originally Posted by
Cory6188
I flew JFK-LAX-SYD R/T in D1 back in August, and I'll second this comment. Great F/As both ways JFK-LAX, but a real mixed bag from LAX-SYD.
On LAX-SYD, after takeoff, the F/A on my side of D1 forgot to ask me what I wanted to drink and skipped me, and then when I flagged her down and asked for the DL "signature cocktail" (can't remember what it was at this point), she barked, "I don't know what it is and I don't have my glasses on me, so you'll have to read it to me!" She also had to be the most disheveled looking DL F/A I've seen - I couldn't get over how wrinkled her shirt and pants were.
This was about a half hour after takeoff, so with 14.5 hours to go, I wanted to see if I could "kill her with kindness" out of sheer curiosity to see if I could maybe find her nice side. In short: no matter how I tried to engage her, she couldn't be bothered.
So, in sum: go with the expectation that you'll have a good night's sleep because of the seat, and don't have any lofty expectations of the service.
It was a shame, really, because I generally think that DL in-flight crews are pretty solid, and it was my first bad experience in a while.
Good to know. I'm not a real frequent flyer, but being MSP-based, I fly DL the most frequently. I've had mostly good experiences with the flight crews, but flying between MSP and JFK 3 times in F over the past year, I've been able to tell the crews that are MSP-based and the ones that are JFK-based. A JFK-based crew actually got me $100 credit after I complained to DL, but that's a story for another time.
To anyone who knows, has DL started letting you pre-select your meals in D1? I can't seem to find anything other than the standard special diet selections.