Delta picked me up in a Porsche
Jan 4, 2019, 4:37 pm
#1141
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: DL PM, MM; Marriott Plat
Posts: 458
I have gotten several this year, mainly in SEA. Usually there is not a crunch for connection times, usually over an hour and they took us to the Sky Club. On New Year's Day at SEA I had a 40 minute connection with a paid pet in cabin and we had to go from S gates to A4. Surprised to see the Porsche there ready to take me to A4, Asked them to take me to the Sky Club instead so I could hit the Pet Relief area before heading to the gate and they were happy to drop me off. Got to the gate during Zone 1 boarding. It really saved me on that trip.
Jan 4, 2019, 5:41 pm
#1142
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Home
Posts: 469
I've been DM since the beginning but have only had one Porsche ride - from the old JFK T2 RJ maze to T4 and the connection was about 2 hours. Haven't gotten a ride on tight connections ever. Not sure if connection time means anythings -- maybe of too tight you don't get a ride because that would make DL responsible if you missed it.
Jan 4, 2019, 6:16 pm
#1143
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,882
As far as I know, they are at every US hub. I received all 3 or my rides at SEA, but I have seen the cars (and the driver waiting inside the JetBridge with his iPad *not* showing my name) at SLC, LAX, ATL, and JFK. I have never seen them at MSP or DTW, but I am pretty sure that I have read here that they do it there, too.
Jan 4, 2019, 6:24 pm
#1144
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,882
I have gotten several this year, mainly in SEA. Usually there is not a crunch for connection times, usually over an hour and they took us to the Sky Club. On New Year's Day at SEA I had a 40 minute connection with a paid pet in cabin and we had to go from S gates to A4. Surprised to see the Porsche there ready to take me to A4, Asked them to take me to the Sky Club instead so I could hit the Pet Relief area before heading to the gate and they were happy to drop me off. Got to the gate during Zone 1 boarding. It really saved me on that trip.
It's definitely not every time though. During that same period I have had probably 15-20 short connections in SEA, including one where the inbound was late and they didn't have a gate for us, so they parked at a "cargo pad" and bussed us to the B concourse. There were 2 Porsches waiting when I got off of the plane, but neither was for me. I had to wait for the bus to fill, ride to the terminal, then take the train around to the A gates. Last one on board and door closed behind me. The nice thing was that the GA said "We've been waiting for you, Mr Qwkynuf! as I speedwalked up to the gate area. I told them that I wasn't sure that I was going to make it due to the time on the train, etc, and they said that they knew that I was on my way and weren't worried.
for the 4.2MM DM. Darn the air is thin for flat land boy like me.
Jan 5, 2019, 10:37 am
#1147
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: HSV
Programs: Bellevue Lifetime Premiere Mega Elite Supreme
Posts: 1,509
Delta hates me.
Not only have I never had the Porsche Experience, but it has actually been yanked away from me like Lucy with the football when @Delta said they requested the Porsche at ATL on a very tight connection, only to be met at the jetway, not by a driver, but by a GA with a boarding pass DOWNGRADING me into main cabin on the next flight out on a paid F fare.
To add insult to injury, our checked bags made it off the plane and onto our original flight. LOL.
Talk about pouring salt into a wound.
Not only have I never had the Porsche Experience, but it has actually been yanked away from me like Lucy with the football when @Delta said they requested the Porsche at ATL on a very tight connection, only to be met at the jetway, not by a driver, but by a GA with a boarding pass DOWNGRADING me into main cabin on the next flight out on a paid F fare.
To add insult to injury, our checked bags made it off the plane and onto our original flight. LOL.
Talk about pouring salt into a wound.
Jan 5, 2019, 10:12 pm
#1149
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, MM, NR; HH Diamond, Bonvoy LT Gold, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Diamond, others
Posts: 12,159
Jan 6, 2019, 7:53 am
#1151
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Jan 6, 2019, 9:08 am
#1152
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: HSV
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Posts: 1,509
Yeah... while you may technically be correct, it certainly felt pretty "yanked away" at the time.
Jan 7, 2019, 9:08 pm
#1155
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: Fallen DL DM (PM) 2MM
Posts: 4,783
Well, I'll be ending my run as DM ("Charter Member") without ever getting a ride from Delta -- unless they give a ride from the plane to the MARTA station on my ATL trip in a couple of weeks 
It wouldn't have to be a Porsche -- I'd be happy with a Honda
I did once get the "Meet & Greet" at JFK coming off a flight from DUB, which meant a cart ride to the SkyClub. It was totally worth it though, because I was traveling with a friend and he was impressed (still talks about it years later). We also both got OpUped -- though it was a PMNW 757 where the IFE was a heavy tablet thingy.
It wouldn't have to be a Porsche -- I'd be happy with a Honda I did once get the "Meet & Greet" at JFK coming off a flight from DUB, which meant a cart ride to the SkyClub. It was totally worth it though, because I was traveling with a friend and he was impressed (still talks about it years later). We also both got OpUped -- though it was a PMNW 757 where the IFE was a heavy tablet thingy.
