A321 Loaded in System?
Jan 31, 2016 | 6:41 am
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A321 Loaded in System?
I just logged in to check seats for one of my flights at the end of May and it changed from a 739 to an A321 from MCO-ATL. I didn't realize that they were going to be in service that early. Has anyone heard about what the interior is going to be like in first class?
Jan 31, 2016 | 7:06 am
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IIRC, coach seat count may drop a bit from this press release following feedback on galley sizes of the Airbus A319/320 reconfigs. In amenities, F on a 321 is going to look like a 739 -- with a bit more width at shoulder level across the aircraft.
http://news.delta.com/delta-add-15-airbus-a321-aircraft
http://news.delta.com/delta-add-15-airbus-a321-aircraft
Jan 31, 2016 | 8:18 am
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Yesterday, checking an itin that had a schedule change, I noticed that my JFK/CDG DL404 on Aug 8 is showing a Boeing 777-300ER! 
When you try to book it, it just says - Boeing 777, but on my itin page, and on the seat map graphic page, it says - Boeing 777-300ER.
When you try to book it, it just says - Boeing 777, but on my itin page, and on the seat map graphic page, it says - Boeing 777-300ER.
Jan 31, 2016 | 9:00 am
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IIRC, coach seat count may drop a bit from this press release following feedback on galley sizes of the Airbus A319/320 reconfigs. In amenities, F on a 321 is going to look like a 739 -- with a bit more width at shoulder level across the aircraft.
http://news.delta.com/delta-add-15-airbus-a321-aircraft
http://news.delta.com/delta-add-15-airbus-a321-aircraft
20 first class (row 1-5)
29 Economy comfort (rows 10-14 - row 13 only has 2 seats on the D-F side)
143 economy seats
So one more "money generating" C+ row than originally planned.
Jan 31, 2016 | 9:23 am
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Yes, that's a weakness of the 18th-month old press release I linked. Layouts do change. If we go back to the original 30-aircraft A321 order from Sept. 2013, the cited layout may have been different still.
Jan 31, 2016 | 10:11 am
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Looks like ATL-MCO will see a lot of A321's, my trip in September got switched to them both days, looking at a schedule it's A321's for 13 of 17 flights on September 19th.
They don't list any amenities for the A321 (not even WiFi), I would assume it will have AVOD given that they're even putting it on A320's now I thought I heard.
They don't list any amenities for the A321 (not even WiFi), I would assume it will have AVOD given that they're even putting it on A320's now I thought I heard.
Jan 31, 2016 | 11:35 am
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Jan 31, 2016 | 12:43 pm
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The A321s will see all ATL and Florida. I was hoping for them to replace the 739 on some transcons. It can't be worse than a 739, can it?
Jan 31, 2016 | 8:43 pm
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I personally like having those nice planes doing the MCO-ATL hop. But I am biased.
Jan 31, 2016 | 8:47 pm
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I mean, I don't mind either, I enjoyed having one of those newly refurbished 753's on my ATL-MCO hop, but in my opinion it would make more sense to stick these new A321's on routes like MCO-LAX and MCO-SLC or even MCO-MSP than it does on MCO-ATL.
Jan 31, 2016 | 8:56 pm
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Oh God no, not ATL-MCO. This is awful. They need to keep those things in DTW and MSP. I guess I will be flying out of DAB after the invasion of those things.
Jan 31, 2016 | 9:05 pm
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Any ideas as to what routes the older 757's will be doing? I can remember when the ATL-MCO hops were routinely 767s.
Jan 31, 2016 | 9:18 pm
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