This afternoon, I left my office in São Jose Dos Campos at the 16:15, and was at T3 at GRU a couple minutes before 17:00. My colleagues warned me of terrible traffic, but we buzzed down with no issue.

Upon arriving at the terminal, I originally went to the LATAM VIP check-in, thinking they would be able to handle my DL ticket given that the curbside sign said “Delta Platinum and Diamond.”




Unfortunately, they were not able to handle my check-in. As such, I ended up in the D1 line in the main terminal. Thirty frustrating minutes later, my bag was checked:



Security and immigration was a fiasco, with a 15 minute line for immigration, and a “random” secondary screening at security. I ended up getting to the LATAM lounge a few minutes past six…

My first stop was to the showers, which weren’t quite D1 level, but certainly better than other lounges (I’m talking to you, VS LHR arrival lounge). Sorry, no photos this time.

Once I freshened up, it was off to the main section of the lounge. It was very spacious, but lacked the premium feel that you would expect at a flagship hub like GRU. Felt like a SkyClub with a slightly better wine selection.

I enjoyed several heavy pours of two solid Chilean wines:




I headed to the gate at 19:40, a bit later than the announced boarding. I got “stacked up” in the jet way, loitering for 15+ minutes.

My initial impressions of the seat on the A339 (my first time on an A339 with DL) are negative-super narrow for my 6’10” wingspan and 240lbs weigh-in!