Oct 27, 2020, 2:46 pm
Last edit by: ClipperDelta
DL 8777, October 30th, ATL-LAX:
Rob191288
rune87 44-
WidgetsOfTheSkies
DL8777, October 31st, JFK-LAX:
A321neo 22-H (can guest one person into SkyClub)
Intl359Widget
MSPeconomist 7-B
PurdueFlyer
ClipperDelta 6A
JALOO5-Flyer +2 35C/D/F
SEA_DLflyer 22H
ORDnHKG 40A
KLMatSJC 48J
PTahCha 23G
bubbashow + 777 retired pilot guest 39D and 39F
jacksafar 3D, + my husband Will 5A
williamhiatt 7A
mckerrow 35A
TWA Hotel (night of Friday, October 30th, before the final 777 flight):
MSPeconomist
bubbashow +1
Intl359Widget
jacksafar +1
williamhiatt, arriving after midnight
Rob191288
rune87 44-
WidgetsOfTheSkies
DL8777, October 31st, JFK-LAX:
A321neo 22-H (can guest one person into SkyClub)
Intl359Widget
MSPeconomist 7-B
PurdueFlyer
ClipperDelta 6A
JALOO5-Flyer +2 35C/D/F
SEA_DLflyer 22H
ORDnHKG 40A
KLMatSJC 48J
PTahCha 23G
bubbashow + 777 retired pilot guest 39D and 39F
jacksafar 3D, + my husband Will 5A
williamhiatt 7A
mckerrow 35A
TWA Hotel (night of Friday, October 30th, before the final 777 flight):
MSPeconomist
bubbashow +1
Intl359Widget
jacksafar +1
williamhiatt, arriving after midnight
DL 8777: the final domestic 777 flight thread
Nov 2, 2020, 8:04 pm
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The flight attendants should have ordered 2 B/C to remain quiet for the rest of the flight. If they spoke up again they could have diverted and thrown them off for disobeying crew member instructions. That would have also provided for an additional takeoff and landing. 🙂
Nov 2, 2020, 8:07 pm
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This thread has been mostly void of pics from the FTers who were able to partake on Saturday.
Nov 2, 2020, 8:12 pm
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Here's my trip report of the flight: https://airwaysmag.com/special-fligh...-final-flight/
Another grievance were the people in 2 B/C who basically forced the flight attendants to control everyone on-board.
Another grievance were the people in 2 B/C who basically forced the flight attendants to control everyone on-board.
The flight attendants should have ordered 2 B/C to remain quiet for the rest of the flight. If they spoke up again they could have diverted and thrown them off for disobeying crew member instructions. That would have also provided for an additional takeoff and landing. 🙂
I would never object to another takeoff and landing if it added a new line and dot on the map.
Nov 2, 2020, 8:21 pm
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Here's my trip report of the flight: https://airwaysmag.com/special-fligh...-final-flight/
Another grievance were the people in 2 B/C who basically forced the flight attendants to control everyone on-board.
Another grievance were the people in 2 B/C who basically forced the flight attendants to control everyone on-board.
Sounds a little reminiscent of the final Delta MD-88 flight back in June except without the signatures all over the interior.
The pic in the article of the plane in SYD brings back memories from a year ago taking the flight down there on the way to New Zealand.
Nov 2, 2020, 9:37 pm
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Sounds like some people wanted to enjoy the final flight of a magnificent aircraft and then some of you, for reasons unknown, decided to tag along and put a damper on it. You didn't have to or need to be on this flight. You knew it was a retirement flight. You have no right to complain about social distancing. congregating, etc.
If the post was targeted at passengers at 2 B/C, well, I have no idea, since I was back in C+/PS and mid-galley most of the flight.
Last edited by PTahCha; Nov 2, 2020 at 9:47 pm
Nov 3, 2020, 12:35 pm
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[QUOTE=Smithwicks70;32791019]Nice review. Don't think I had stumbled across that website till now. Did you know any of the YouTube flight reviewers on the flight?/QUOTE]
Thank you! I met a few of them on the flight, and I recognized some names, but that's about it.
Thank You! Yeah there were around 20 or so random people on the flight, but most seemed to have a good time. They just weren't and I heard they really made that heard.
It was. I actually didn't hear/see anything about the D1 fiasco until the SkyClub at LAX, but obviously I got some of the backlash. The guy there actually put a video on Twitter complaining about the flight, but it has since been taken down.
Thank you! I met a few of them on the flight, and I recognized some names, but that's about it.
Excellent Trip Report! I really enjoyed reading this one versus the ever-so-biased TPG.
In all fairness the couple in 2B/C seemed clueless that this was a special retirement flight when they booked it so I can understand why they're upset. However they forfeited their non-AvGeek rights by being extremely controlling and rude to their fellow bougie comrades.
In all fairness the couple in 2B/C seemed clueless that this was a special retirement flight when they booked it so I can understand why they're upset. However they forfeited their non-AvGeek rights by being extremely controlling and rude to their fellow bougie comrades.
It was. I actually didn't hear/see anything about the D1 fiasco until the SkyClub at LAX, but obviously I got some of the backlash. The guy there actually put a video on Twitter complaining about the flight, but it has since been taken down.
Nov 23, 2020, 3:31 pm
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Delta 777 Retirement FLight
Hi All! I know this was some week ago but I put together an awesome video of the experience I was hoping to share with you all. I interviewed the pilots & cabin crew and even took a little VIP ride around LAX in the Delta Porsche! Here is the youtube link! Let me know what you think!!
Nov 26, 2020, 1:19 am
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Well, I finally had a chance to upload the files onto flickr. The entire album is here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSoMCrP
