DL or KE for coach travel to Thailand - Price is the same
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DL or KE for coach travel to Thailand - Price is the same
Just curious if the DFW and ORD flights to ICN with KE have the video for each person in Economy Class? Just trying to decide between using Delta (no VOD for coach) or route through DFW or ORD with Korean.
Or use Delta.
Thanks for the advice.
Or use Delta.
Thanks for the advice.
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See: http://www.koreanair.com/local/na/gp...if_ni_main.jsp
for info on seating & AVOD for all KE flights. They show the specific aircraft features for each flight there.
for info on seating & AVOD for all KE flights. They show the specific aircraft features for each flight there.
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So i guess ALL the flights via ORD have it, but not the DFW flights??
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With a choice between KE and DL in Y, I'd go KE every time. I've flown both and I suggest KE. The Asian carriers typically provide better service than the US airlines.
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Wrong thread.
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Without a doubt, take KE. If scheduling works out for you, try spending a day in Seoul on the way out or back.
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Be careful when booking KE, though, as the lower economy fares don't qualify for miles on Delta. I haven't figured out yet how to request the lowest fare class that will earn miles.
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Recommend KE.
Did ATL-ICN-BKK via KE, the service and VOD (in coach) made a hellaciously long flight tolerable.
Did ATL-ICN-BKK via KE, the service and VOD (in coach) made a hellaciously long flight tolerable.
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Wow...I've seen many FT threads with people requesting airline reviews, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone posting a thread in an airline forum and getting the suggestion that they fly some other airline. Delta is not that bad, or is it? Maybe we've all been DFed one to many times.
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Wow...I've seen many FT threads with people requesting airline reviews, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone posting a thread in an airline forum and getting the suggestion that they fly some other airline. Delta is not that bad, or is it? Maybe we've all been DFed one to many times.
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Wow...I've seen many FT threads with people requesting airline reviews, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone posting a thread in an airline forum and getting the suggestion that they fly some other airline. Delta is not that bad, or is it? Maybe we've all been DFed one to many times.
Those 767's (some of them, not all of course) are really beat up. One I was in, some seats were in permanently reclined position (broken, will not stay locked upright), some tray tables were broken and upon slightest motion pop open and couldn't be secured, trim on the sides was peeling off... I mean, even inside it's obvious that the plane is really poorly maintained (and it's not just the DeltaTM crap asthetics and poor cabins), so no wonder that they lose insurance on it due to its maintenance history and age. And, of course, no AVOD (yes, DL believes that even 16 hour flights do not need that, as it's DL after all, "best of class", right?).
And, that is the aircraft they give for a gruelling 16 hour flight (one of the longest). One would think that is one of the best. So what would the worst be like?
If you can get in the newer 777's, those are fine. And any NW operated flight is good, esp. the NW WorldBusinessClass with lie flat sleeper seats (while DL even on 16 hours just has a really poor business class same as domestic for 2 hour flights!).
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Ah yes, NW > DL
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