Seat Blocking on Delta during COVID-19 (Ending 5/1/2021)
Oct 9, 2020, 12:03 pm
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What are the chances that they will fill up a D1 Cabin on a 359 marketed as an F cabin? Right now they are blocking the seat next to them which all happen to be the B seat when the C seat is occupied.
Oct 9, 2020, 12:36 pm
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This should already be happening. As far as I can see all domestic D1 aircraft are selling at 100%.
Oct 9, 2020, 1:17 pm
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I think its just widebody aircraft that D1 can be full capacity, since everyone has direct aisle access and more separation.
Assuming the 75W D1 won't be fully sold since it is a narrowbody, but didn't see anything about the capacity limit.
Assuming the 75W D1 won't be fully sold since it is a narrowbody, but didn't see anything about the capacity limit.
Oct 9, 2020, 1:22 pm
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BTW what are the current D1 routes? JFK-LAX and JFK-SFO of course, but the others all keep changing and I'm very confused at this point.
Oct 9, 2020, 3:02 pm
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Last month on the 777 the 'B' row of seats was clearly blocked from selection.
Oct 9, 2020, 5:43 pm
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When is your flight?
Oct 9, 2020, 6:15 pm
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767 LAS-ATL on the 16th. When I booked few days ago all B seats were blocked. (Regardless of if person was in 1A, 1C, or 1D) Just went in to look now blocking is only happening for the adjacent seat when B or C are picked.
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Oct 11, 2020, 1:07 pm
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Reading through the thread, I was wondering if we have a live example after the start of the new standards of a flight where strangers were seated shoulder-to-shoulder? I do see from the above how a party of two can end with the seats all around them taken (ahead, behind or across the aisle) and I agree the seat map is (and has been since April) shaky.
Oct 11, 2020, 1:37 pm
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Reading through the thread, I was wondering if we have a live example after the start of the new standards of a flight where strangers were seated shoulder-to-shoulder? I do see from the above how a party of two can end with the seats all around them taken (ahead, behind or across the aisle) and I agree the seat map is (and has been since April) shaky.
Oct 11, 2020, 1:42 pm
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Similarly, my upcoming CRJ flights show the B row blocked and C/D available to choose.
Oct 11, 2020, 3:42 pm
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Reading through the thread, I was wondering if we have a live example after the start of the new standards of a flight where strangers were seated shoulder-to-shoulder? I do see from the above how a party of two can end with the seats all around them taken (ahead, behind or across the aisle) and I agree the seat map is (and has been since April) shaky.
Oct 11, 2020, 3:56 pm
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They aren't. This is now rolled out on all aircraft with 'pairs' of seating including 717s, 767s, E-Jets, etc. On the 717 both the A/B seats are selectable by anyone.