The whole post sounds like "an elitist sounding complaint".

FIVE MINUTES to wait for a drink????? OH, THE HORROR!!!!

Some of the plebes got off of the plane before their betters???? What is the world coming to???? Don't they know their place??? I bet some of them even drink PBR!!!!

For the record, October is recognized as breast cancer awareness month by Delta, and the pink clothing options are part of their fundraising effort for breast cancer research. https://news.delta.com/tags/breast-cancer-awareness

That pink polo is probably a better look than what you have going here.

I don't work for Delta, but I feel like I can speak for all of your inferiors when say that I apologize that you didn't get your butt kissed to your satisfaction. Must be a hard life.

The one word summary is DYKWIA, saved you some typing next time someone posts these

I don’t care if someone is wearing a pink tutu. If they’re helping with service, the end result has to be marginally better. As to letting the front cabin get off first—I think it’s a nice benefit when someone has dropped a lot of money on a flight. On my past Delta flights, it has varied depending on crew. However, in the end, the more comfortable seat to where I want to go is the most important thing with a PDB a plus.

If anyone wonders why service on US air carriers (and elsewhere) declines further and further, despite a premium being charged, it's this, unique to the West, perverse exercise in 'conspicuous virtue' that insists "I'm willing to accept a greater decline jn standards than you, therefore I'm superior".

The reason standards are so much higher on Asian carriers is precisely because it's understood the customer base would complain immediately at any move backwards.

Continuing to characterize every protest against slipping standards as 'First world problems' means we'll soon find ourselves living in the third world.

The holdup when deplaning is never the number of people who can get through the door, it is waiting for the window seat passengers to get their bags out of the bins.

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I have experienced that with Delta One many times.

If you pay thousands of dollars for a ticket, it's perfectly reasonable to expect an elevated service. I find it bemusing that so many US flyers are willing to excuse abysmal service.

Taking the OPs points:
- 3 Beverages in 10 hours is not enough.
- Single tray meal service should have been consigned to history with Covid. It was always a dubious "health measure", it's now just an excuse for laziness.
- If you have a uniform, stick to it. Particularly on international routes where not everyone flying Delta is going to recognise that crew members are wearing pink shirts for a given cause. A badge would be more appropriate and polo shirts in any colour are a big "no no".
- If you're flying in Delta One, you have every right to expect priority boarding and disembarkation. Airlines recognise that this is an added value for passengers, which is why they charge extra to select seats at the front of the economy cabin.

What's the conclusion here, anyway? That those who pay thousands of dollars for a ticket are just supposed to sit there, accept dreadful service and be thankful that some power-crazed FA doesn't shout at them for using the call button? If you excuse bad service, you can expect bad service to become the norm.

The OPs complaint is not "elitist", it's commensurate with the level of service he/she would expect (but didn't receive) in Delta One.

I think it's fair to expect a standard level of service, and consistency.

It is nice if you're treated a little differently in Delta One, as you've likely paid a multiple of the main cabin fare to get there.

Delta always asks you to comment on your flight experience. That's the place to put this kind of comment, in addition to flyertalk.

Also, don't be so captive to the frequent flyer program that you don't consider alternatives, and don't shop just on price. If you're a captive consumer, you take what you get, and your service provider will eventually forget how special you are.

I was sitting in PE for an American domestic widebody flight and the FAs held main cabin from exiting. Definitely not the norm, though.

We just flew KLM business class from AMS to MSP. Hands down best service we have ever had. I thought Air France had a good business class product. KLM was so much better. Delta should take a lesson from them for D1.

Maybe the cabin crew was prioritizing service to the NRSA's.

The thing is, pre-pandemic, DL tried to make an effort in matching service with their JV partners. Most notably, they tried to at least match their catering and service. For example, on trans-pacific flights to East Asia, DL would have local Korea restaurants cater for their flights to ICN to match the Korean food quality on KE.

KL/AF can occasionally have a miss in service based on my experience, but it's usually good and back to service/hospitality that was there pre-pandemic. Most surprisingly is AF where they had a lot more "chic" and more distant FAs pre-pandemic, but they've become more friendly these days at least in my opinion.

Delta is definitely more casual with its guests I’ve found…. I always get addressed as “Mr.” on United , as I should be… and certainly not by someone wearing a Dri-Fit polo on United!

your concerns are quite valid !

I preorder whenever possible, but it's nice to have something handy to refer to, to remember what all the components are. Sure, I can pull the menu up on my phone, but sometimes a simple piece of paper is more convenient.