Is FC the new coach?
Oct 2, 2012, 10:55 am
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Oct 3, 2012, 2:40 am
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Here is my experience on Delta First Class on two different flights within a 3 month period.
JFK-MAD May 2012
Big comfy seat that reclines flat in to a bed. Great food and personal inflight entertainment at individual seats. Great Delta crew
LAX-HNL Sept 2012
Comfy seats that is a little bit more wide and extra leg room, no reclining in to a bed. Food was decent. Inflight entertainment was a small TV screen in overhead. Great ex Northwest crew.
I guess it depends on Domestic or International flight make a difference.
JFK-MAD May 2012
Big comfy seat that reclines flat in to a bed. Great food and personal inflight entertainment at individual seats. Great Delta crew
LAX-HNL Sept 2012
Comfy seats that is a little bit more wide and extra leg room, no reclining in to a bed. Food was decent. Inflight entertainment was a small TV screen in overhead. Great ex Northwest crew.
I guess it depends on Domestic or International flight make a difference.
Oct 3, 2012, 3:57 am
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Here is my experience on Delta First Class on two different flights within a 3 month period.
JFK-MAD May 2012
Big comfy seat that reclines flat in to a bed. Great food and personal inflight entertainment at individual seats. Great Delta crew
LAX-HNL Sept 2012
Comfy seats that is a little bit more wide and extra leg room, no reclining in to a bed. Food was decent. Inflight entertainment was a small TV screen in overhead. Great ex Northwest crew.
I guess it depends on Domestic or International flight make a difference.
JFK-MAD May 2012
Big comfy seat that reclines flat in to a bed. Great food and personal inflight entertainment at individual seats. Great Delta crew
LAX-HNL Sept 2012
Comfy seats that is a little bit more wide and extra leg room, no reclining in to a bed. Food was decent. Inflight entertainment was a small TV screen in overhead. Great ex Northwest crew.
I guess it depends on Domestic or International flight make a difference.
I am surprised the LAX-HNL flight was so enjoyable for you, I have taken the LAX-OGG and it was an old 752, with sub-par service and food. Very disappointing for a flight as long as JFK-LAX which has the BE product.
Oct 3, 2012, 7:46 am
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You are comparing First Class (Domestic) to Business Elite (Intl), two totally different products.
I am surprised the LAX-HNL flight was so enjoyable for you, I have taken the LAX-OGG and it was an old 752, with sub-par service and food. Very disappointing for a flight as long as JFK-LAX which has the BE product.
I am surprised the LAX-HNL flight was so enjoyable for you, I have taken the LAX-OGG and it was an old 752, with sub-par service and food. Very disappointing for a flight as long as JFK-LAX which has the BE product.
Oct 4, 2012, 10:27 am
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You are comparing First Class (Domestic) to Business Elite (Intl), two totally different products.
That was my point.
I am surprised the LAX-HNL flight was so enjoyable for you, I have taken the LAX-OGG and it was an old 752, with sub-par service and food. Very disappointing for a flight as long as JFK-LAX which has the BE product.
That was my point.
I am surprised the LAX-HNL flight was so enjoyable for you, I have taken the LAX-OGG and it was an old 752, with sub-par service and food. Very disappointing for a flight as long as JFK-LAX which has the BE product.
Not that enjoyable on the LAX-HNL. As you can read, only thing i enjoyed was bigger seats and great crew. Food was decent, not good or excellent. TV were a tiny little screen maybe 10" inches wide overhead, which makes it even smaller to watch from your seat.
Oct 4, 2012, 6:07 pm
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Oct 5, 2012, 6:36 am
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Oct 5, 2012, 8:15 am
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Oct 5, 2012, 9:17 am
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In HK grade school I learned about mainland CHina history and touched briefly on Japan and Taiwan.
IB likes teaching European history, though.
Oct 6, 2012, 12:21 pm
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I took a 4.5 hr domestic DL flight last week. Originally purchased lowest fare Y, and then just for fun checked lowest fare C and it was only $95 more! Called and changed my ticket to C. Had not flown delta C domestic for some time, and was unimpressed - limited availability of lav due to Y passengers lining up, no meal choice by the time they got to me (row 3 of 4 rows), no AVOD, seat pitch very tight. But heck, what do you want for $95? If I drank alcohol it would have almost been possible to break even! The sad thing is that Y was almost empty on this flight, and I actually would have preferred the extra room in a row in Y all by myself.
Oct 6, 2012, 12:48 pm
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I took a 4.5 hr domestic DL flight last week. Originally purchased lowest fare Y, and then just for fun checked lowest fare C and it was only $95 more! Called and changed my ticket to C. Had not flown delta C domestic for some time, and was unimpressed - limited availability of lav due to Y passengers lining up, no meal choice by the time they got to me (row 3 of 4 rows), no AVOD, seat pitch very tight. But heck, what do you want for $95? If I drank alcohol it would have almost been possible to break even! The sad thing is that Y was almost empty on this flight, and I actually would have preferred the extra room in a row in Y all by myself.
Oct 6, 2012, 12:53 pm
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On all flights, the FA's strictly enforced the usage of F LAV and made announcements about it on all flights. The service was also great.
On another flight, I found UA Expresses EMB-120 to be more comfortable than DL's standard Y seats
The seat pitch / leg room combination was just right.
Oct 6, 2012, 4:48 pm
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I took a 4.5 hr domestic DL flight last week. Originally purchased lowest fare Y, and then just for fun checked lowest fare C and it was only $95 more! Called and changed my ticket to C. Had not flown delta C domestic for some time, and was unimpressed - limited availability of lav due to Y passengers lining up, no meal choice by the time they got to me (row 3 of 4 rows), no AVOD, seat pitch very tight. But heck, what do you want for $95? If I drank alcohol it would have almost been possible to break even! The sad thing is that Y was almost empty on this flight, and I actually would have preferred the extra room in a row in Y all by myself.
It's F.