Originally Posted by
chromedome00
Thanks for that idea - and to others - yes, I forgot Delta had business and D1 - not First. Basically, I just want something close to lie flat for the super long flight there and back.
DL does not have a separate Business class product from it's D1 product on it's metal. D1 is essentially the DL business class product on DL metal. If a DL marketed itin involves partner metal instead of DL metal, partner flights may listed as Business instead of D1. First Class on DL metal consists of basic recliner seating and is flown on domestic and short-haul international routes. There are times when they use D1 equipment on certain domestic routes where the D1 cabin will be marketed as First Class. There are also some transcon and long-haul Hawaii routes that have D1 equipment and will actually be marketed as D1 (and not First Class). There was a time when DL used BusinessElite, Business, and First Class marketing for it's flights. But these have been simplified to just D1 and First Class marketing designations.