4/21 DTW-ATL on 777
Apr 22, 2012, 6:48 pm
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4/21 DTW-ATL on 777
I was on the morning flight from DTW-ATL on a 777 metal and All medallions were upgraded to BE. The lie-flat seats were a surprise to many. I hope they continue using the 777 more often.
Apr 22, 2012, 7:44 pm
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Yes, those are certainly nice. I believe that this is a repo flight - coming into DTW from Asia, then going from ATL to either Asia or Dubai.
Apr 22, 2012, 7:48 pm
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Always an excellent upgrade, even if its a short flight. Congrats!
Apr 22, 2012, 10:15 pm
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I've done it in the opposite direction, ATL-DTW, and in some sense it was weird in that I was accustomed to this aircraft having all of the BE amenities. It was still nice to stretch out on the flat bed, enjoying the IFE and a glass of domestic FC wine. Strange experience, but still better than any other aircraft I have had on DL domestic.
Apr 23, 2012, 6:36 am
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This has been ongoing for years now...love that flight (they it's not an equipment sub-it's a repositioning flight and are loaded in the schedule as a 777
Apr 23, 2012, 8:04 am
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The 777 right now is not a scheduled aircraft for repositioning between DTW-ATL, however, it still shows up occasionally. There is a BE 767 that flies in both directions a few times a week.
This Wednesday, the DTW-ATL route has a BE 767 and a A330 scheduled.
This Wednesday, the DTW-ATL route has a BE 767 and a A330 scheduled.
Apr 23, 2012, 8:19 am
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In this case, this appears to have been an unscheduled repositioning flight, so it wouldn't have been easily searchable. However, the on-line time schedule shows that flights 1046 and 748 between DTW and ATL have been a scheduled A330-200 for the last couple weeks on Wednesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, this will be the last week for the A330-200 on these flights.
