Upcoming Equipment for DTW-HKG and Seat Map "Issues"
Dec 21, 2009, 3:19 pm
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Upcoming Equipment for DTW-HKG and Seat Map "Issues"
Looking forward to the start of the DTW-HKG service this summer. I have been doing some research for an upcoming trip and am seeing a lot of inconsistency and I was hoping to shed some light on the situation.
First, somedays it is listed as a 777-200ER (sigh) and other days a 777-200LR. When DL announced this service didn't they in fact declare this a 777L route? If so, why are they doing this with the equipment?
Second, when oh when is DL going to fix the infuriating problem with NW seat maps and the d**m 90 day rule
As the flight is currently listed, its either NW751 or DL6839 depending on who's website you use to pull it up. Irrespective of the website, the flight is still listed as "operated by Dl For Nw" or plainly "operated by DL." Either way, the company and every single human being knows it is a Delta flight operated by Delta metal. Why did DL choose to enter this flight as though it were a NW operated flight and thus 1. not give access to seat maps 2. make it impossible to choose seats via a DL.com booking 3. Make me doubt the slow IT integration process...again.
IIRC, they are running the schedule change sweeps the first week of January. Does anyone else think this should fix this problem?
DLATL777 at a very cold and snowy JFK.
First, somedays it is listed as a 777-200ER (sigh) and other days a 777-200LR. When DL announced this service didn't they in fact declare this a 777L route? If so, why are they doing this with the equipment?
Second, when oh when is DL going to fix the infuriating problem with NW seat maps and the d**m 90 day rule
As the flight is currently listed, its either NW751 or DL6839 depending on who's website you use to pull it up. Irrespective of the website, the flight is still listed as "operated by Dl For Nw" or plainly "operated by DL." Either way, the company and every single human being knows it is a Delta flight operated by Delta metal. Why did DL choose to enter this flight as though it were a NW operated flight and thus 1. not give access to seat maps 2. make it impossible to choose seats via a DL.com booking 3. Make me doubt the slow IT integration process...again.
IIRC, they are running the schedule change sweeps the first week of January. Does anyone else think this should fix this problem?
DLATL777 at a very cold and snowy JFK.
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Dec 21, 2009, 3:46 pm
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Dec 21, 2009, 3:51 pm
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Either way, the company and every single human being knows it is a Delta flight operated by Delta metal. Why did DL choose to enter this flight as though it were a NW operated flight and thus 1. not give access to seat maps 2. make it impossible to choose seats via a DL.com booking 3. Make me doubt the merging process...again.
After DL & NW achieve one single operating certificate and share one inventory system, many things will likely change, including flight numbers.
For now, a minor consolation is that while you can't select a seat because it's > 90 days out, neither can anyone else.
No need to doubt the merging process. It's been a long and hard road for both airlines, and they're getting close to tying up all the loose ends, but they're not quite there yet.
Dec 21, 2009, 4:01 pm
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For example:
DTW-HKG-NRT-? on a 77L
and
?-NRT-HKG-DTW on the 772, depending on the day.
Also, Delta does (or at least used to do) heavy maintenance line checks for larger Boeing aircraft in HKG.
Dec 21, 2009, 6:55 pm
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Can the 777ER make the 7,835-mile flight? I thought that the maximum range was just shy of that, at 7,700 miles. Or, would they just take a lighter cargo load to go the extra miles?
Dec 21, 2009, 7:28 pm
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Either way, the company and every single human being knows it is a Delta flight operated by Delta metal. Why did DL choose to enter this flight as though it were a NW operated flight and thus 1. not give access to seat maps 2. make it impossible to choose seats via a DL.com booking 3. Make me doubt the slow IT integration process...again.
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Dec 21, 2009, 7:38 pm
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