All suite business class in 2017
Aug 16, 2016, 3:24 pm
#76
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Am a United flyer and I have to admit this looks better than Polaris! This is basically the seat that SAS currently uses in their new Business cabins, but also with a door. I am very impressed and this makes me want to give Delta a go on an international trip when they roll out the new cabin.
Aug 16, 2016, 4:43 pm
#77
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I'm very curious to find out if Delta intends to eventually roll the suites out to the A333/A339 and the 764s. The timeline for the A339s is delivery from 2019 forward, so they're a long ways away. And presumably the A333s are still half a decade or more away from an interior refresh. So they could just be sitting on the details — otherwise it represents a major shift in Delta strategy, where routes truly become isolated to plane type.
Whatever the case, I highly doubt any of the 763s will see suites.
Whatever the case, I highly doubt any of the 763s will see suites.
Aug 16, 2016, 4:58 pm
#79
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I could care less about a door next to my individual seat. Two things that could significantly improve D1 service are keeping the cabin temperature cooler (76 degrees is not cooler, I'm talking like 68-70 degrees) and replacing the seats with some that don't retain heat. Hell, my vehicle has heated and cooled seats, why can't Delta One?!?
Aug 16, 2016, 5:02 pm
#80
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Well fewer compared to what is the question. Since there are no current DL A350s, there's no seat reduction comparison to be made.
The 777s already had a seat reduction, and now fly with 37J, 26 of which are in front of L2. While not an exact comparison, the Thompson Aero LOPA for the 773 has 24J in front of L2. It's not unreasonable to expect another 3 rows of J behind L2, which would be 11J (like now), for a slight reduction of 2J, unless they decide to move the lav in front of R2, in which case you'd be back to 36J. Not a meaningful difference.
In other words, I suspect market conditions are far more likely to affect DL J pricing than changing to this seat.
The 777s already had a seat reduction, and now fly with 37J, 26 of which are in front of L2. While not an exact comparison, the Thompson Aero LOPA for the 773 has 24J in front of L2. It's not unreasonable to expect another 3 rows of J behind L2, which would be 11J (like now), for a slight reduction of 2J, unless they decide to move the lav in front of R2, in which case you'd be back to 36J. Not a meaningful difference.
In other words, I suspect market conditions are far more likely to affect DL J pricing than changing to this seat.
Aug 16, 2016, 5:05 pm
#81
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Two things that could significantly improve D1 service are keeping the cabin temperature cooler (76 degrees is not cooler, I'm talking like 68-70 degrees) and replacing the seats with some that don't retain heat. Hell, my vehicle has heated and cooled seats, why can't Delta One?!?
Anyway, cooled seats would be an excellent product upgrade for J cabins.
Aug 16, 2016, 5:17 pm
#82
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The coffin-like feeling gets somewhat alleviated with four more inches of space at some of the right spots.
The "door" partition should be helpful for me getting marginally better rest on DL flights, so that's a nice feature.
Aug 16, 2016, 5:43 pm
#83
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All these discussions about the door brings back the memory of this timeless classic...
Girl 1: They changed Malibu Stacy!
Girl 2: She is better than ever!
Lisa: Wait! Don't be fooled. She's just a regular Malibu Stacy with a stupid, cheap hat. She still embodies all the awful stereotypes she did before.
Smithers: But she's got a new hat!
**Stampede**
Girl 1: They changed Malibu Stacy!
Girl 2: She is better than ever!
Lisa: Wait! Don't be fooled. She's just a regular Malibu Stacy with a stupid, cheap hat. She still embodies all the awful stereotypes she did before.
Smithers: But she's got a new hat!
**Stampede**
Aug 16, 2016, 5:48 pm
#84
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Also based on the 360, it looks like DL will be matching CX in having 8-abreast W (the aisle in D1 lines up with that of the W cabin's) on the A350. Of the carriers with W cabins, it seems like only CI is doing 7-abreast so far (JL likely will too, given that seat width is one of their selling points and also given that they use the same seat as CI).
Aug 16, 2016, 6:00 pm
#85
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I could care less about a door next to my individual seat. Two things that could significantly improve D1 service are keeping the cabin temperature cooler (76 degrees is not cooler, I'm talking like 68-70 degrees) and replacing the seats with some that don't retain heat. Hell, my vehicle has heated and cooled seats, why can't Delta One?!?
I run really hot. Others can always put on more clothes. I can only take off a certain amount to stay cool. I keep my home and hotels as low as they can go. I have even resorted to bringing along a USB fan on flights ,that many a menopausal FA have asked about, in lie flat seats. Then again if there is a door to the suite, I could just go Au Natural.
Aug 16, 2016, 6:25 pm
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THANK YOU!
I run really hot. Others can always put on more clothes. I can only take off a certain amount to stay cool. I keep my home and hotels as low as they can go. I have even resorted to bringing along a USB fan on flights ,that many a menopausal FA have asked about, in lie flat seats. Then again if there is a door to the suite, I could just go Au Natural.
I run really hot. Others can always put on more clothes. I can only take off a certain amount to stay cool. I keep my home and hotels as low as they can go. I have even resorted to bringing along a USB fan on flights ,that many a menopausal FA have asked about, in lie flat seats. Then again if there is a door to the suite, I could just go Au Natural.
Aug 16, 2016, 7:42 pm
#88
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I have to agree.....looks a little Spartan......almost Amtrak-like. But with doors, I don't have to see anyone's feet spread out on either side of the monitor......getting tired of passing notes to the gross folks in the first row of the front cabin with feet on the bulkhead.
Aug 16, 2016, 7:43 pm
#89
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Center seats should remain the best option for couples since there are sliding privacy dividers that can be opened for travel companions and closed for solo travelers.
Aug 16, 2016, 7:47 pm
#90
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I have to agree.....looks a little Spartan......almost Amtrak-like. But with doors, I don't have to see anyone's feet spread out on either side of the monitor......getting tired of passing notes to the gross folks in the first row of the front cabin with feet on the bulkhead.