Originally Posted by Traveler2530
The Delta flight from Kalamazoo to Paris was 2.5 hours late due to weather problems(thunderstorm of surprising intensity then surprisingly heavy mid-April snow) when connecting in Cincinnati. So, I missed the only connection that day from Paris-CDG to Kyiv. It was an old Boeing from Cincinnati to Paris, not a nice new AirBus 330 like I had for my previous 4 Atlantic crossings(NorthWest 2 and Austrian Air 2).
I chose Delta over Northwest because it was the lowest priced. I don't know if the $235 I saved over Northwest's price was worth it. There must be at least a $150 advantage for Delta in the future or I will ==NEVER<== consider flying Delta Airlines again.
Let me guess, you flew a DL Boeing 767 over to CDG. Personally speaking, I wouldn't DARE fly DL over to Europe. I have absolutely no interest in flying on a B767, which is the aircraft they use most often for their European destinations. Besides, I have already flown on their B762, B763 and B764 series on domestic flights.....big whoop!
Happy that you found NW satisfactory with your previous transatlantic flights. No doubt their new A333 are wonderful aircraft (in fact, I'll be flying on one when traveling DTW-CDG soon.....other direction will be AMS-MEM via DC-10-30 which is by choice, since it will be the very last DC-10 I will ever be able to ride here in the U.S.....boo-hoo).
Another neat perk with flying international flights on NW instead of DL is that *ALL* cabins are offered free alcoholic beverages (anything you want). Yep!! DL charges $4-5 per beverage in economy.
I recommend that you chose NW for your future transtatlantic flights. You already know the reasons why.
Cheers,
MIKE