Rushed service and single tray
Oct 31, 2023, 12:40 pm
#1
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Rushed service and single tray
Flew JFK to SFO in Delta One earlier this month. This is a nearly six hour flight. Warm nuts were served and quite literally less than five minutes later came the tray with appetizer, salad (laughably small) and the main course. Of course was not done eating the nuts. Is it simply laziness of the flight crew to sling out all the food at once? What ever happened to serving things in courses: cocktail with nuts; then appetizer and salad; then main course? Truly this is low rent stuff to basically bring everything all at once.
Oct 31, 2023, 12:58 pm
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Earlier this year I was in D1 from Bogota to JFK. Everything was served on a single tray including the drink and this was all done almost an hour and a half into the flight (no turbulence). This is a red eye flight so I guess the lazy crew was waiting for people to fall asleep. Also no slippers were provided.
Oct 31, 2023, 4:14 pm
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Earlier this year I was in D1 from Bogota to JFK. Everything was served on a single tray including the drink and this was all done almost an hour and a half into the flight (no turbulence). This is a red eye flight so I guess the lazy crew was waiting for people to fall asleep. Also no slippers were provided.
Oct 31, 2023, 5:54 pm
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sad!
Oct 31, 2023, 7:41 pm
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It is not just DL.
CX, SQ, QR are better than > EK, EY, which are better than > BA, AF, LH > DL, UA, AA > AI, etc
GF was so so, AC is like DL - which is better than AA/UA.
You should see some of the crew on UA to SYD - they take so long you feel you have to help them!
I know they are there "mainly for my safety", but when they are so old and feeble I wonder if they can even open the door if needed
DL points are like cents for domestic travel but my AA points are gold dust for travel on QR and EY
(I hope that lasts a long time, as I wonder if EY & UA are getting closer)
CX, SQ, QR are better than > EK, EY, which are better than > BA, AF, LH > DL, UA, AA > AI, etc
GF was so so, AC is like DL - which is better than AA/UA.
You should see some of the crew on UA to SYD - they take so long you feel you have to help them!
I know they are there "mainly for my safety", but when they are so old and feeble I wonder if they can even open the door if needed
DL points are like cents for domestic travel but my AA points are gold dust for travel on QR and EY
(I hope that lasts a long time, as I wonder if EY & UA are getting closer)
A friend travel on delta in D1 to Asia, and then continued to Australia on an Asian carrier. He said the service isn't even comparable! Food choices, personal service by the flight attendants – – everything was far superior on the Asian carrier. As soon as the meal service ended, which was rushed, my friend indicated that, the lights went out and you hardly saw a flight attendant again until the second service.
sad!
sad!
Oct 31, 2023, 9:26 pm
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Seriously D1 food is so pathetic that if im stuck flying D1 internationally ill go to dinner before the airport then go straight to sleep when onboard. Its not going to change, Loyalists are so blind to the airline they will keep throwing money at the subpar product there is no incentive to ever improve. To be fair though, UA food isnt any better.
Last edited by DLATL777; Oct 31, 2023 at 9:49 pm
Nov 1, 2023, 2:09 am
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- “Completely Elevated Dining”
- “reinvented dining in the Delta One® cabin, which includes seasonal selections, the freshest regionally-sourced ingredients and chef-curated meals. You reap the rewards as Delta works side-by-side with culinary experts from around the world.
- “Delta’s team of chefs has created local, seasonal and regional entrees featuring the freshest ingredients and flavors…”
[1] https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/...business-class accessed 11/01/2023.
Nov 1, 2023, 3:52 am
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Problem is that airlines market the forward cabin with terms such as [1]:
[1] https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/...business-class accessed 11/01/2023.
- “Completely Elevated Dining”
- “reinvented dining in the Delta One® cabin, which includes seasonal selections, the freshest regionally-sourced ingredients and chef-curated meals. You reap the rewards as Delta works side-by-side with culinary experts from around the world.
- “Delta’s team of chefs has created local, seasonal and regional entrees featuring the freshest ingredients and flavors…”
[1] https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/...business-class accessed 11/01/2023.
Nov 1, 2023, 7:39 am
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