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Old May 20, 2026 | 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by emma dog
That may be you, but as someone living in ATL and as a DM, I’d take DL via LAX than AA to LAX then to CX. I love CX, but I think delta has really closed the hard product gap with the A350. CX soft product is definitely better, but someone locked into the DL ecosystem isn’t going to understand.

Same reason why Turkish has to heavily discount their business class tickets vs DL/AF/KL ex-ATL.
Agreed that the A350 has closed the hard product gap.

As far as soft, going west I think Delta has the advantage with the LAX D1 lounge. For sure going east, CX has the lounge advantage.
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