Delta picked me up in a Porsche
Nov 23, 2011, 10:16 am
#286
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Atlanta & San Francisco
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Were you in one of the cars or the SUVs?
Nov 26, 2011, 9:57 pm
#288
In memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2005
Location: PIT
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I was hoping for one about 2 weeks ago arriving from CDG, but I guess I had 2 things working against me - -
1) I was traveling on the luxurious Tea fare class
and
2) Of course I arrived an an E gate - - and somehow, miraculously, my flight from ATL/PIT was departing from an E gate! So, I guess they figured I wasn't worthy!
1) I was traveling on the luxurious Tea fare class
and
2) Of course I arrived an an E gate - - and somehow, miraculously, my flight from ATL/PIT was departing from an E gate! So, I guess they figured I wasn't worthy!
Nov 26, 2011, 10:01 pm
#290
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SEA - DL DM/2MM, *A Gold, SPG Lifetime Plat, some other car and hotel stuff
Posts: 5,649
I was hoping for one about 2 weeks ago arriving from CDG, but I guess I had 2 things working against me - -
1) I was traveling on the luxurious Tea fare class
and
2) Of course I arrived an an E gate - - and somehow, miraculously, my flight from ATL/PIT was departing from an E gate! So, I guess they figured I wasn't worthy!
1) I was traveling on the luxurious Tea fare class
and
2) Of course I arrived an an E gate - - and somehow, miraculously, my flight from ATL/PIT was departing from an E gate! So, I guess they figured I wasn't worthy!
Nov 27, 2011, 12:27 am
#292
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: DL DM, DL 1MM, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 282
Nov 28, 2011, 12:25 pm
#294
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta SM
Posts: 105
Delta will send a Porsche if you pitch for the NY Yankees....
https://twitter.com/#!/Joba_62/statu...51615986974720
@Joba_62 Joba Chamberlain
Wow, always loved @delta but now teaming up with @porsche and picking me up in this was awesome! pic.twitter.com/sPqSTpfL
https://twitter.com/#!/Joba_62/statu...51615986974720
@Joba_62 Joba Chamberlain
Wow, always loved @delta but now teaming up with @porsche and picking me up in this was awesome! pic.twitter.com/sPqSTpfL
Nov 28, 2011, 6:40 pm
#295
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: KATL
Programs: DL DM/2MM
Posts: 2,034
Woohoo! I got the Porsche treatment tonight. ^
Routing was AMS>ORD>ATL in C and F. AMS>ORD was KLM codeshare. After the ORD>ATL flight landed, there was a collective groan in the cabin as we realized we were going into B1. Of course for me that disappointment was to be short-lived...
When I got off the plane, saw someone holding a sign with 2 names on it. Can't believe it didn't register at first, and I had to do a double take to realize that one of them was mine! We waited around for a few minutes, but Pax #2 hadn't shown and most of the front cabin had long since cleared out. Too bad for that person because the driver decided to just take me.
Probably was a little disappointing for the driver since I already knew about the Porsche treatment, so I wasn't as taken by surprise as other people probably have been. The driver took me to me straight to the entrance of the South Daily lot. I assume the other mystery pax was terminating in ATL as well. I'm not sure how the driver would have handled it if it hadn't been the case, but I would have been more than happy to have dropped the other pax off at their next gate first.
A great way to cap off a great trip. For AMS-ORD I was in the upper deck exit row on the 747. Sped through immigration and customs at ORD with Global Entry and carry-on bags only, so I got to the SkyClub in T2 < 30 mins. after landing. And being so quick through my connection, I asked the SkyClub agent to SDC me to the 3:30 flight from my originally scheduled 4:45 flight, though this as we know is bending the rules.
So to recap what I learned from this:
Routing was AMS>ORD>ATL in C and F. AMS>ORD was KLM codeshare. After the ORD>ATL flight landed, there was a collective groan in the cabin as we realized we were going into B1. Of course for me that disappointment was to be short-lived...
When I got off the plane, saw someone holding a sign with 2 names on it. Can't believe it didn't register at first, and I had to do a double take to realize that one of them was mine! We waited around for a few minutes, but Pax #2 hadn't shown and most of the front cabin had long since cleared out. Too bad for that person because the driver decided to just take me.
Probably was a little disappointing for the driver since I already knew about the Porsche treatment, so I wasn't as taken by surprise as other people probably have been. The driver took me to me straight to the entrance of the South Daily lot. I assume the other mystery pax was terminating in ATL as well. I'm not sure how the driver would have handled it if it hadn't been the case, but I would have been more than happy to have dropped the other pax off at their next gate first.
A great way to cap off a great trip. For AMS-ORD I was in the upper deck exit row on the 747. Sped through immigration and customs at ORD with Global Entry and carry-on bags only, so I got to the SkyClub in T2 < 30 mins. after landing. And being so quick through my connection, I asked the SkyClub agent to SDC me to the 3:30 flight from my originally scheduled 4:45 flight, though this as we know is bending the rules.
So to recap what I learned from this:
- Returning from a C/J itinerary may increase your odds.
- They can pick up multiple people from a single flight. How they determine who gets dropped off first is unknown.
- You can be selected even if you are terminating in ATL.
- Faraway gates may factor into the calculus. The driver did make note of the fact that we landed at B1.
- SDC didn't seem to throw things off. Of course, I have no idea if there would have been a car waiting for me if I had kept my original flight. For all I know, they could have been targeting the mystery pax and I just got lucky by SDCing onto their flight.
Nov 30, 2011, 10:47 pm
#296
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
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Saw the Porsche (Cayenne SUV) driving around the tarmac at ATL yesterday. Not for me, but I figured it was it. Looked really odd driving around among the trucks and baggage carts.
Dec 1, 2011, 12:47 am
#297
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: New York city, NY
Programs: DL DM 1MM, DL reserve, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond
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As my flight from LGA to ATL slowly pulled into its gate, B18, I saw a grey Porche pull up, park and I thought to myself... this will be for someone else. Then came the announcement.. Will Mr. NYPDLieu please see the Flight attendant before leaving the plane. So, there was 'Karen' just outside door L2. She was very, very nice. Very courteous, friendly, and professional. She Escorted me to the Porche and asked me if I was going to E terminal, to which I informed her I actually needed to go to Terminal A first to buy some electronics from a shop there. So, without hesitation, she took me to Terminal A first, brought me into the terminal, to the store where I bought my charger, then back to the car and off to Terminal E where she then escorted me to the Skyclub.
What a great job by Karen and Delta Air Lines. Thank you very much. My trip to Europe is off to a phenomenal start.
Now, I just gotta look out for that lightening!
What a great job by Karen and Delta Air Lines. Thank you very much. My trip to Europe is off to a phenomenal start.
Now, I just gotta look out for that lightening!
Dec 1, 2011, 10:34 am
#298
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Jackson MS
Programs: DL Plat
Posts: 130
So true! You can always tell who are the really loaded ones -- quiet, unassuming, inconspicuous. I am always nice to the polite, modestly-dressed smiling-sheepishly-when-you-acknowledge-him/her Asian (esp Chinese) in FC -- I always bet if anyone can give you capital this individual would, if he/she felt like it ...... True worth does not need flaunting, it shows.
Dec 2, 2011, 2:28 pm
#299
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SEA
Programs: Delta PM 1MM™, Alaska MVPG75K, Marriott LTTE, United SE, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 453
Got my VIP Treatment!
As I pulled into gate T1 at ATL last night, coming off my LAX-ATL flight, I saw the white Panamera swing around under the jetbridge and park. My heart skipped a beat and I felt my blood pressure rising. Was it for me?
Sure enough, as soon as I stepped off the plane, I was greeted by two gentlemen - Bud & Kevin - holding a sign with my name. I introduced myself and tried to play it cool, but I know I sounded like a goofball. They carried my bag down the stairs and I jumped in the back seat of the Porsche. I kinda wish I had my camera or my phone so I could have documented it.
Needless to say, Bud asked where I was parked and drove me directly to my car - giving me the spiel about the program and Elite Services on the way. He even asked about my trip, my Thanksgiving, and my holiday plans. I can only describe him as seeming like a friend who truly cared about me - which made me feel all that much better about giving my business to Delta. The family atmosphere is pervasive.
Anyway, it was a treat and I'm humbled by the folks at Delta for bestowing it upon me. Thanks so much to everyone involved!
Data points for those wondering: I'm a DM and have been PM+ for more than 7 years. I was on a SWU'd K fare from LAX.
Sure enough, as soon as I stepped off the plane, I was greeted by two gentlemen - Bud & Kevin - holding a sign with my name. I introduced myself and tried to play it cool, but I know I sounded like a goofball. They carried my bag down the stairs and I jumped in the back seat of the Porsche. I kinda wish I had my camera or my phone so I could have documented it.
Needless to say, Bud asked where I was parked and drove me directly to my car - giving me the spiel about the program and Elite Services on the way. He even asked about my trip, my Thanksgiving, and my holiday plans. I can only describe him as seeming like a friend who truly cared about me - which made me feel all that much better about giving my business to Delta. The family atmosphere is pervasive.
Anyway, it was a treat and I'm humbled by the folks at Delta for bestowing it upon me. Thanks so much to everyone involved!
Data points for those wondering: I'm a DM and have been PM+ for more than 7 years. I was on a SWU'd K fare from LAX.