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Old Oct 4, 2022 | 12:40 pm
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Qwkynuf
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Originally Posted by Ghoulish
Here's what I see:

Per your request, I'll attempt to "Help you out."

"Delta One offers passengers unparalleled luxury on long-haul international flights with a flat-bed seat and fine dining."

Would you like to begin a comparison of the areas that other airlines parallel and/or exceed the OPs expectations, or just acknowledge Delta has fallen short of this promise?

Ok. Sure.

"Unparalleled" doesn't mean "better". It means "unequaled", "without parallel", "singular" "unique".

While it is often used as a superlative, it is not exclusively a superlative. You could absolutely say "the poor service was unparalleled" and have correct and accurate usage of the word.

Delta's marketing-speak may *imply* that they mean that it is better than sliced bread, but their use of the word "unparalleled" falls far short of a contract for specific service levels, and doesn't provide a checklist for you to compare each service to some randomly selected competitor. Isn't the whole point of marketing to wrap stuff up into vague, promising-sounding, feel-good bs?

But do you know what they *do* have??? They *do* have a web page dedicated to describing the services that you can expect on a D1 flight: https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/...business-class

If it's described on there, you should expect it. If it's not.....well, then you shouldn't. If there's a level of service that you require, and it is provided by another carrier - but not part of Delta's commitment, then you should travel with the other carrier.

it's amazing to me how many people want to blow out the candle *and* curse the darkness. Do these same people go into a country bar and complain that they aren't playing Ska, or Jazz Fusion?
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