Comments on: Mod Blog: Lie Flat Seats, Winglets

By: eywflier

eywflier — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:32:57 +0000

Delta does hand out headsets in BE that completely cover the ears. I don’t know if they are similar to the Bose noise canceling, but they look similar.

By: sydneybound

sydneybound — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:44:37 +0000

Help:

I have searched all over for an answer and this is my last hope for finding an answer. I am flying to Sydney on Delta’s Business ELite. Does Delta provide noise cancelling headphones or should i expect to bring my own. Thank you so much for your time.

By: 1DLFlyer

1DLFlyer — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:36:01 +0000

Hi Mike,
I was reading the article on the Boeing 767-300ER winglets and I am wondering if you were interested in watching an 11 minute video I posted on YouTube with ship 1610 in the “star” role. This video was made using Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. I painted the model in Delta’s livery. I hope you and anyone else watching it will enjoy it. It looks a whole lot better if you view it in “HD” and in a full screen mode. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bIoj1ERkm0

Hernan Anibarro
Delta Retiree 2005

By: eywflier

eywflier — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:52:20 +0000

I just flew RT from JFK to LHR on plane 1807. This has been modified with the new lie-flat BE seats. I have to say, it’s a big improvement over the cradle type seat. The configuration is 1 -2 -1 and I was in the 2 on the way over, and the 1 on the window on the way back. My preference is the 1 as they all have access to the isle and window, and have a very private feel with plenty of room for you and all your items. I was told by the FA’s that this was one of 3 planes in the rotation, so I’m hoping that it will be on the route when I fly this next in September.

By: susanstrib

susanstrib — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:36:56 +0000

I have what I hope is a simple question. Do the current the flights between ATL and JNB have the upgraded Business Elite with lie-flat seats? I think the answer is yes, but I’m not sure how to confirm that. If you know the answer, it would be greatly appreciated.

By: bduncanga

bduncanga — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:51:01 +0000

Mike:

I was wondering if you might be able to answer a question for me. I will be flying next Thursday the 16th July from LHR to ATL and was wondering if the 767-400ER would be the updated Business Class. I was reading the posting on July 7th, 2009 by Jeff Francoeur and it mentioned the 767-400ER he saw was going to be on that route. The part I actually care the most about is the flight on the 9th August from ATL to LHR because I want the flat seats to enable me to sleep on the way back to London. I live here now and really looking forward to a great business class product that would be equal to or better then BA. Miss flying my home town airline!

Love the post on the plane stuff, keep up the great work.

By: ashihadah

ashihadah — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:00:31 +0000

Mike,

I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me?

Im going to be on an upcoming flight from amman direct to JFK, on a 767-300ER and was wondering what to expect on business class.

Will the seats be the new lie flat design, and if not what can I expect, if possible could you respond with a link of the older seat model if thats what i will be flying on. Thanks

By: SimonHopper

SimonHopper — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:11:29 +0000

I am glad to see the lie-flat.

My first question (pardon me if I had missed something in the past): Are they true 180 lie-flat? There are so many 160, 170 out there and calling themselves lie-flat.

Second question: Is there any plan putting on plane for ATL-MUC? If yes, when?

Third question: Is Delta planning more international route out of JFK? I travel a lot out of JFK to Asia and Europe. A lot of time, I have to go through Korean Air, which it has some lengthy lay over time. I understand that NWA has a big op at NRT. Is DAL ramping up flights through NRT?

By: clintonuws

clintonuws — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:15:08 +0000

Mike, First I’d like to say how pleased I am to see you replying to eveyone’s comments (and how polite you are). As I consumer, living in 2009, I have to say that I understand the financial pressures that Delta in under. Last thing anyone wants is for Delta to overspend and eventually go out of business. However, I assume that Delta’s finance people are balancing budgets with comments like that of “cincyworldtraveler” above. If the quality of service is good on Delta but lower than other airlines, you will lose customers to the other airlines. I agree that I would choose a lie-flat product over a bucket seat any day of the week… even if it meant flying an airline that didn’t have any FF benefits.

I wonder… with all new 777-200LR Delta just received… and the upcoming cancellation of the ATL-PVG and ATL-ICN flights…. what is Delta going to do with these 4 planes? Any chance they will be used for some current 200ER routings (thereby giving customers a better BE product and hopefully winning back some customers)?

By: Mike Kotas

Mike Kotas — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:41:39 +0000

Hi All,

I just wanted to say once again thanks for all comments, good and constructive. I’m sitting here in NRT on a lay-over after having a successful trip to HKG to visit one of our suppliers and figured I’d log back in to see what is going on.

GE90:
The Mid-Mod Photo is still on the blog. You’ll need to dig deeper into my historic posts to find it. I’m not worried about it being flattering, I think many of us like to see items like that to give a sense of movement in the mod. As for the old seats, naturally some are being used as spares however many of them will be routed to our outside sales that will be made available for purchase. If you are interested in purchasing a seat (and they’re not cheap), please feel free to use the email button below and ask for it to be routed to me unless of course you are an employee then look me up in the directory.

Chris:
I know ATL-LHR is on the scheduled list for the aircraft once the 7 A/C are complete. SEA and MSP are both being looked at pending demand.

Cincy:
I’m sorry for your disappointment in the Flat-Bed deployment schedule. There is not one posted on the web. As you know, the economy, bankruptcy, and the merger have all impacted our timelines while the requirements for the valuable but limited capital dollars is often reviewed to ensure we are making the right decisions at the right times. I do hope that you continue to fly with us as often as possible but obviously you’ll do what’s best for you.

What I can tell you is that we will be converting our (8) 777ER aircraft from the Millennium product to the Solar Eclipse product to make the cabin virtually identical to our LR aircraft. This mod is expected to induct in the fall of 2010. The rest of the fleets including decisions on the 744, A330, 763 and 764 aircraft are being made rapidly. Just to point out, Delta’s newly combined wide-body international fleet now stands at 134 hulls while the entire fleet is fluctuating at the 750 level.

fxJ:
We have 1 A/C with Flat Bed seats flying a blend of departures between the JFK and LHR routes. What will happen is if the aircraft gets routed onto that leg, our Res Op Center will re-accommodate pax day of departure. Unfortunately, your departure dates is too far out in the future for our routes to be locked down.

Well folks, I’m happy that everyone is participating in the blog. Thank you once again for contributing and for flying Delta Air Lines.

Have a great weekend!

Mike