Do you ever wonder what travel would be like today without iPods, noise-canceling headphones, smart phones and digital cameras (not to mention without kiosks, online check-in, and Delta on Demand)?
After flying four 8+ hour flights this week, I began to realize how grateful I am for these technologies and gadgets.
What is your favorite travel innovation? Flickr for sharing trip pics? Mobile Mapquest? Add it to the list!
Katie
delta.com & self-service
August 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
My favorite travel innovation is the TV’s in front of the seat. To bad on 4 of my last 5 flights they didn’t work correctly
Sometimes rebooting the system 5 or 6 times to try an fix a problem for 2 or 3 people messes up the system for everyone else. Experienced that twice already.
But I do love having my notebook and some dvd’s with me. Although I do not like noise cancelation headphones, something about hearing the engines humming makes me feel safe.
August 27th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
My favorites are the kiosk, Nintendo DS and Flightmemory.com. The kiosk because it makes check-in super fast.
Flightmemory.com is a fun way to track the flights I have flown. In addition to a map, it gives fun stats.
Here is my map: http://My.FlightMemory.com/FlyerGirl
August 28th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I didn’t read anything that was written there. That’s because I stared at the first-ever picture of the cabin of your new 73G!
It looks great!
(Now that I’ve read it, I totally agree with you. =)
August 31st, 2008 at 10:27 am
Delta’s AVOD. We flew to Puerto Rico in March, the first time I’d ever worked with Delta’s system. I’m spoiled now! I recently saw Delta’s bringing 757s back to CMH (thanks Delta!), so my family & I will get even more chances to play with the entertainment system! It’s fun to have, even on an hour-long flight.
Another favorite of mine is the in-flight Airshow map. It’s interesting to see the info & it helps make a long flight shorter when you know where you are & how much time is left until you’re on the ground again.
Flightmemory’s good, too. I’ve made a map of my own: http://my.flightmemory.com/JSprague24
September 1st, 2008 at 9:05 am
I have a hard time imagining life without some kind of automated flight check-in, whether it be kiosk, internet, or my new favorite…via PDA. I’m a flickr fan too.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 am
HWGeek, thank you for your feedback! I know that our IFE team shares your concern about the reliability of our seatback entertainment and is working to fix bugs in the system. If you have the information, would you let us know the flight number, date, and seats in which the problems occurred by emailing entertainment@delta.com? We’d appreciate your help in reporting any future issue so that we can improve your experience during your next Delta flight. Thanks again!