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baglady Dec 11, 2008 1:29 pm


Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 10893608)
I had one women the other week who said "I've been flying in and out of Newark for 20 years and never had a weather delay before"

Either she lied or rarely flies. I don't fly out of EWR that often and I've certainly had weather delays multiple times.

rolov Dec 11, 2008 1:31 pm


Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 10893608)
I had one women the other week who said "I've been flying in and out of Newark for 20 years and never had a weather delay before"

Was she a bird ?

fozz Dec 11, 2008 1:34 pm


Originally Posted by rolov (Post 10893271)
757 ?

Actually, their Africa shenanigans are using 767s. At one point they were all 764s, but i don't know if that is still the case.

And my other thought on them using the 75s, is that it could be DL trying to do best and send everyone to ATL. That wouldn't surprise me in the least bit.

fozz Dec 11, 2008 1:39 pm


Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 10893608)
I had one women the other week who said "I've been flying in and out of Newark for 20 years and never had a weather delay before"

I will say, that the number of times i've had weather delays outbound from EWR, i can count on one hand.

*knock on wood*

As for inbound to EWR, i don't have enough digits to count the number of times weather has resulted in 'flow control' by the ATC.

Olton Hall Dec 11, 2008 1:42 pm


Originally Posted by baglady (Post 10893732)
Either she lied or rarely flies. I don't fly out of EWR that often and I've certainly had weather delays multiple times.

She was a rare flyier. I learned that after I explained what EWR is like when there's a hint of rain or wind.

MBM3 Dec 11, 2008 1:42 pm


Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 10893291)
Based on that, I'd guess they see the A330s as more valuable elsewhere so they're downgrading routes like PDX-NRT to crappy older 767s and will upgrade other flights to A330s. Interesting.

What does an A330 have over a "refreshed" 763? Where might the A330s be more useful?

Interesting move by DL, I just wonder the discussion behind the decision.

MBM3 Dec 11, 2008 1:43 pm

OK! OK!
 
Thread stays open as long as y'all behave. Silly me for thinking size matters....
:cool:

CO 1E Dec 11, 2008 1:48 pm


Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 10893814)
What does an A330 have over a "refreshed" 763? Where might the A330s be more useful?

Interesting move by DL, I just wonder the discussion behind the decision.

In coach, the 330's have AVOD, whereas the DL 763's do not even have personal IFE. In J, the 330's have lie-flat-at-an-angle seats (if you consider that an advantage) with 20" width, while the 763's have refreshed recliner-style seats that are 18.5" wide.

sdm1130 Dec 11, 2008 1:50 pm


Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 10893820)
Thread stays open as long as y'all behave. Silly me for thinking size matters....
:cool:

Bigger is better and more is more! ^

MBM3 Dec 11, 2008 1:51 pm


Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 10893843)
In coach, the 330's have AVOD, whereas the DL 763's do not even have personal IFE. In J, the 330's have lie-flat-at-an-angle seats (if you consider that an advantage) with 20" width, while the 763's have refreshed recliner-style seats that are 18.5" wide.

My bad - I heard DL was going to upgrade them again.

sdm1130 Dec 11, 2008 1:53 pm


Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 10893862)
My bad - I heard DL was going to upgrade them again.

That is what I heard as well.

Post 3,500. ^

ssullivan Dec 11, 2008 1:54 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 10893768)
Actually, their Africa shenanigans are using 767s. At one point they were all 764s, but i don't know if that is still the case.

Unless they've since changed it, DL did announce service from ATL to about four or five western African cities using 752s a couple of weeks ago.

ConciergeMike Dec 11, 2008 1:54 pm

I soooooo want to ask about the supposed misbehavior, but I don't want one of the black vans to come for me.

Does anyone have any experiences with OnePass magazine shopping? I printed my order confirmation, as I always do with all CO mile mall items, because I know that 6-8 weeks later that it will be that printout that gets mailed to OPSC.

CO 1E Dec 11, 2008 1:59 pm


Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 10893862)
My bad - I heard DL was going to upgrade them again.

They redid the seat leather in coach.

Also, they will be installing the new Thompson Solution seats in J on the 764's, but I do not know what, if anything, they will be doing to the 763's.

sbm12 Dec 11, 2008 2:06 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 10893768)
Actually, their Africa shenanigans are using 767s. At one point they were all 764s, but i don't know if that is still the case.


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 10893875)
Unless they've since changed it, DL did announce service from ATL to about four or five western African cities using 752s a couple of weeks ago.

This is what I was talking about.
http://globalatlanta.com/article/16959/

New routes from Atlanta include service to Abuja, Nigeria; Monrovia, Liberia; Luanda, Angola and Malabo, Equitorial Guinea via Sal Island.


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