Silly seating question
Jan 13, 2016, 11:18 am
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Silly seating question
Salutations fellow FlyerTalk folks,
Have been off-line and not travelling for some time, but new job and lots of new int'l travel to begin as of mid February.
Looking into itineraries for my first flight of the year, IAD - FCO. Would like to fly DL given my status. I note that the ATL-FCO ship is listed as a B767-400ER.
Other options are AF through CDG and UA/LH through MUC. I dislike UA's cabins and service (with the weird rear-facing seats in business).
Is business elite in the DL planes always lie-flat?
Thanks!
Have been off-line and not travelling for some time, but new job and lots of new int'l travel to begin as of mid February.
Looking into itineraries for my first flight of the year, IAD - FCO. Would like to fly DL given my status. I note that the ATL-FCO ship is listed as a B767-400ER.
Other options are AF through CDG and UA/LH through MUC. I dislike UA's cabins and service (with the weird rear-facing seats in business).
Is business elite in the DL planes always lie-flat?
Thanks!
Jan 13, 2016, 11:35 am
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Delta One is always flat bed (full flat bed, not angled lie flat), as long as the plane is not a 757 which is used for a few short, unpopular transatlantic routes.
Jan 13, 2016, 11:50 am
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I thought Alitalia used to fly IAD-FCO nonstop, but the only non-stops I can pull up using ITA Matrix are on UA starting in April. One option I do see is connecting to Alitalia through JFK.
I bring this up because a number of people on here complain about the 767 seats in business (Delta One), but I have read good things about AZ, particularly their food and wine. If you go that route, you might want to start from DCA instead of IAD in order to avoid a 50-seater without an F cabin on WAS-JFK.
I bring this up because a number of people on here complain about the 767 seats in business (Delta One), but I have read good things about AZ, particularly their food and wine. If you go that route, you might want to start from DCA instead of IAD in order to avoid a 50-seater without an F cabin on WAS-JFK.
Jan 13, 2016, 11:58 am
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To the OP, the 767 seats are often considered to be the least comfortable of the Delta 1 seats, especially for people with either large feet and/or wide shoulders. Preferences of seating appear to be Row 1 windows> odd-numbered windows > even-numbered windows > center aisles ( unless you have a travel companion). Row 1 seats have a larger footwell, but there is some front end noise and the lavs are way behind you, behind row 9. YMMV.
Jan 13, 2016, 12:00 pm
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The OP can find seating info for all DL aircraft types at
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_.../Aircraft.html
Jan 13, 2016, 2:29 pm
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All the D1 757-200s are lie flat but not aisle access. The fleet numbers 18, going to 23. Let's ignore for the moment the 757-300 (always domestic F config) that ran to Iceland for a few weeks last summer.
The OP can find seating info for all DL aircraft types at
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_.../Aircraft.html
The OP can find seating info for all DL aircraft types at
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_.../Aircraft.html
Jan 13, 2016, 3:02 pm
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Second the suggestion that row 1 windows (or odd numbered windows) are best on the 767 with the weird offset seat config, because you are away from the aisle (with your table, etc. between you and the aisle) vs the even numbered windows where your seat is right next to the aisle and the table is between the seat and the window. I prefer the buffer from the aisle.
Jan 13, 2016, 3:32 pm
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Second the suggestion that row 1 windows (or odd numbered windows) are best on the 767 with the weird offset seat config, because you are away from the aisle (with your table, etc. between you and the aisle) vs the even numbered windows where your seat is right next to the aisle and the table is between the seat and the window. I prefer the buffer from the aisle.
Jan 14, 2016, 3:43 pm
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But even so, that's why I travel with my own earplugs and eye mask. The ones in the amenity kit don't cut it for me.