Originally Posted by jimrpa

I would be EXTREMELY surprised if DL ever tried to offer domestic First Class on international long-haul flights. I'd be even MORE surprised if DL tried to market domestic First Class as "First Class" for an international long-haul flight. At best, domestic First Class might possibly be considered comprable to BA's World Traveller + or Virgin's Premium Economy.

Nah, if DL actually does this, it'll be with the 763ERs configured for BusinessElite. Of course, this pulls 4 763ERs out of service to Europe. Which European destinations get hit?

Another thought is that DL could just give up on HI, as NW has done, pull the 764s off the HI routes, and redeploy them as international aircraft? I don't know how much of a money-maker Delta's HI routes are? They certainly can't be doing too well, if DL continues the never-ending HI First Class fire sale.