Originally Posted by
3Cforme
Would you have them cancel the flight to take the aircraft out of service and fix the outlets? Would you have been happier if they subbed in an A333 - no Delta One suites, and needing a fuel stop along the way?
Aircraft repairs and maintenance take time. You can fault the airline for not keeping enough spare aircraft if you want.
Well, no, I would have preferred that they adequately maintain their equipment so the chances of situations like this are mitigated.
As I made very clear in my original post, this is not a one-off situation, but rather an (egregious) example of what I perceive to be a systematic failure on Delta's part to maintain their power sourcing equipment on the many, many flights I have taken with them.