Deleting any thread that has anything negative. Y'all can delete my account as I have ZERO desire to come back here. I have posted some things less than glowing about multiple airlines and it just gets deleted, no cursing or anything of that nature - just straight up deleted with no reason given. I ...
Jump to postSo yesterday marked my first DL flight since October last year, had some things happening that limited my travel so far this year. I have to say the current DL safety video has a very creepy Stepford Wives robotic vibes, we have gone from the light hearted and fun wagging finger Delta lady days to t...
Jump to postIt'd be nice if someone in Network Planning remembered that the upper Midwest exists. It'd be nice if someone in Network Planning remembered that the upper Midwest exists. they certainly didn’t forget DLH….mainline flights starting in March. Looks like 320s. DLH is still a shell of its former sched...
Jump to postLooks like Skywest is making some EAS cuts in the Delta Connection system, at least over winter. So far what I've found is RHI, IMT, APN and CIU. Normally they get two nonstops each. Looks like they are going to instead be looped together into a single MSP-RHI-IMT-DTW and DTW-IMT-RHI-MSP this winte...
Jump to postFlown: 2/14/22 - ATL-CUN - DL1964 - 757-200 (N557NW) 2/17/22 - CUN-ATL - DL641 - 757-200 (N6705Y) 4/14/22 - ATL-RSW - DL479 - 737-900 (N129DN) 4/14/22 - RSW-ATL - DL1276 - 757-200 (N550NW) **Old IFE in economy** 4/29/22 - ATL-TPA - DL2896 - 737-900 (N855DN) 4/30/22 - TPA-ATL - DL2150 - 757-200 (N697...
Jump to postAir Berlin A332 - TXL-ORD back in I believe 2014. Excellent in flight service but man were those seats tight as could be. I don't believe AA or UA ever ran the route after AB went bust.
Jump to postIt appears that ATL-HNL will be upgauged from an A333 to the 3-class ex LATAM A359 (35L) for the winter. This increases the daily seats from 282/296 to 339. Makes sense as DL is trying to deploy the 35Ls on more leisure orient routes and also to take advantage of the 36 additional seats versus the ...
Jump to postATL-CSG (Columbus, GA) - 83 SM on DL Connection.
ATL-CHA (Chattanooga) - 106 SM on DL Mainline (and couple Connection)
If I remember correctly there used to be a flight to Macon which would have been at 72 SM but I think that was axed some time back.
Looks to be flight 383 - brake fire after landing on A320. N693NK
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/brakes-spirit-airlines-flight-catch-fire-while-landing-atlanta-officials-say/SWUBRXDH4BFDPFJOELQRAOKO4M/
I had a 7/1-7/4 flight booked on DL. 1 week ago they cancelled my outbound and rebooked me on a flight 5 hours later - I cancelled immediately and requested full refund. After my last two DL IRROPS experiences on non-holiday weekends over the past 2 months I was not even interested in trying to see ...
Jump to postDALPA will be holding nationwide picketing events Thursday, June 30th. Its marks the 2.5 year anniversary of the pilot contract becoming amendable. Think its time the company comes up with something and reaches an agreement with pilots. Not only are the optics getting worse for DL, but the shine is...
Jump to postMore collateral damage from this saga. Hundreds of Cubana de Aviacion passengers are stuck in Cuba not being able to travel to Argentina. Cubana has been wet leasing a 737-300 (YV-630T) from Venezuela's Aerolineas Estelar to cover the route to Buenos Aires as CU's IL-96 are not operational these da...
Jump to postAT SBN they are moving the Delta Connection flights to ATL back to Skywest from Endeavor so there goes the CRJ900's they were going to operate this summer on the route. Just north, AZO, MBS and LAN are all going from three daily to just two daily flights on a CRJ200. And it lasts from July 5 until ...
Jump to postI am a DL Diamond and have flown frequently over the last two years even during COVID. I will be the first to admit that things are not "great" at Delta. ^This - as ATL hub captive DL flyer I have rarely had issues over ~150 flights over the past 10 years but the past couple months of fly...
Jump to posthttps://news.delta.com/flying-delta-summer-heres-what-know-and-how-prep Cliffs notes: "From July 1-Aug. 7, we’ll reduce service by approximately 100 daily departures, primarily in markets in the U.S. and Latin America that Delta frequently serves. This will build additional resilience in our s...
Jump to postMessage Delta to ask if I can check in at domestic terminal for an international departure and that is a no (but agent didn't seem too confident in that) That agent is wrong; were you speaking with an overseas agent? You can check in for DL metal international flights at the domestic terminal. You ...
Jump to postSo 10 years later and hundreds of flights in and out of ATL as an O&D passenger I finally found a huge flaw that is hugely inconvenient. I have always had a pleasant experience with the very efficient ATL operation and know it like the back of my hand at this point but my upcoming trip has revea...
Jump to postI received the email today from DL - my first (and continuing thought) was what frequent traveler with a SkyClub pass would be showing up 3+ hours before their flight? Let's be honest - how many regular travelers who have a SkyClub membership show up to the airport 3+ hours early? When I traveled fo...
Jump to postFinally getting back to some normal travel here - 2020 and 2021 were pretty light flying wise for me. Too much 737-900 which is IMO the most boring aircraft ever to grace our skies, the A32X series is exciting in comparison to the the 739. The 757 seems to be pulling back more and more from some of ...
Jump to postThe only Boeing 7x7 model number I've never flown. It's a right pain to get too if you don't live in the US. I've made a couple of trips to Central Asia hoping to get an Uzbekistan or Astana one, but no luck (flying from Tashkent on Saturday, scheduled A320 so maybe there'll be an equipment swap) C...
Jump to postYesterday brought me an unexpected round robin day trip from ATL-RSW-ATL to go visit a good friend in the hospital. Before I get into it I want to say it is nice to live in a mega hub city as it makes unexpected trips quick and easy. ATL-RSW. Flew N129DN - the final A321 CEO built and delivered to D...
Jump to postIs BOS really a hub for DL? If no I think they would axe DTW - I don't think there is a whole lot DTW handles that MSP could not.
Jump to postLooks good - count me as one who likes the larger titles. Some of the fleets the titles look disproportionate.
Hopefully it will make it to some ATL routes soon so I can give the new F a whirl.
Lufthansa - 747. March 1970 to current so ~52 years currently.
Jump to postSo, using a hypothetical 2035 retirement of the Delta 757 with the final flight being for the NBA, that will mean that we had 757s flying in DL colors for 51 years! That takes the cake for the longest fleet to last with any airline for sure. The DC-9s do not count as those were retired in '93 only ...
Jump to postSo I was going through my head all the various flights I have taken since I moved to Atlanta and became captive to Delta - and even before that when I had some 757 seat time with CO, NW and AA. I have to admit I know there are many many folks who do not have easy access (if any) to 757's so I consid...
Jump to postShortest mainline: OGG-HNL, 100 miles (DC-9)
Longest regional: ATL-CID, 694 miles (CRJ-900)
https://www.cbs46.com/2022/03/10/hundreds-delta-pilots-protest-flight-schedules-disrupt-travel/ https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-airport-blog/delta-pilots-plan-to-picket-at-airport-over-staffing-issues/GT6P4EAT4ZHMVB3Y4CZTNX43VM/ Plan on protesting at LAX on 3/25 as well. DL saying will not disrupt...
Jump to postI read an article that Dominican Republic estimates there are almost 15,000 Russian tourists still in their country, add to this how many more may be scattered in other locales. https://miami.cbslocal.com/2022/03/03/sanctions-strand-thousands-of-russian-tourists-in-the-caribbean/ With the vacationer...
Jump to postDiesel is running $4.35/gallon at the cheaper stations around me right now so the diesel Jetta is about $50-$52 to fill up if we pay full price. We fully take advantage of our Kroger fuel points and on a good month can get $1.00/gallon off but typically land around $.70-.80/gallon off - that tank we...
Jump to postATL-MSP - All DL except for one AirTran 717 round trip.
757-200
757-300
A320
A321
MD-88
737-900
717 (AirTran)
I flew the route a number of times back in the early-mid 90's as a kid but I couldn't tell you what aircraft operated so there may be a few more.
Su159 from CUN is about to depart. Airport site says it left. But no trackers are picking it up. Looks like its on the move now. Unlike the PUJ flight it is showing transiting Canada - guessing this will be revised as flight progresses. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFL159/history/20220227/22...
Jump to postDid some browsing for Jan 2023 as my folks are cruising to the islands so was going to go meet them either in Maui or Kauai. Curiously DL not offering the DL One product on ATL-OGG - just the old craptastic domestic first service on the 10 hour flight where at best you might get a snack box tossed ...
Jump to postDid some browsing for Jan 2023 as my folks are cruising to the islands so was going to go meet them either in Maui or Kauai. Curiously DL not offering the DL One product on ATL-OGG - just the old craptastic domestic first service on the 10 hour flight where at best you might get a snack box tossed a...
Jump to postHawaiian
Continental (meatball and globe)
United (Saul Bass)
Northwest
When I was in my single digits and flew as an unaccompanied minor between JAX and MSP (mostly DL over ATL and CVG) - one return I was on a 727-200 I think from CVG and when my dad met me at the gate I told him flight was faster because the plane had 3 engines. :lol: Also some trips through ATL I wou...
Jump to postThis is not historical by any stretch for the industry or even United.......Continental did this 10 years ago before the two airlines were fully integrated together (but after merger).
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-nov-11-la-fi-biofuel-airlines-20111111-story.html
Interestingly enough even despite multiple prior uses of the great circle mapper and knowing cross global routes can be weird I even thought Boston seemed like it would be further than JNB-ATL when I saw the news articles about the diversion. Hopefully the passengers could see that on the IFE flight...
Jump to postThe 73G that diverted into MSY as the rescue flight was already schedule to operate INT-IAH, UA rerouted the aircraft to MSY to pick up those passengers. The flight originally left CUN with 133 total passengers, there is always at least 15 passengers give or take a few connecting in IAH to MSY, so ...
Jump to postFlown:
1/21 - ATL-CUN - DL598 - A330-300 (N825NW)
1/24 - CUN-ATL - DL595 - A330-300 (N831NW)
Booked:
4/16 - ATL-DTW - DL2135 - 737-900 (yawn)
4/19 - DTW-ATL - DL2112 - 737-900
Looks like it started heading down a pretty steep embankment or the nose gear collapsed. Hard to tell from the news article.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/plane-slides-off-runway-before-getting-ready-take-off-pittsburgh-international/2KL2FCZGW5GMTMJSBHLEACT6RM/
Only 1 trip planned so far, planning more last minute nowadays. 1/21 - ATL-CUN - DL598 - A330-300 1/24 - CUN-ATL - DL595 - A330-300 Took the bait on the $89 each way DL One upgrade - this short route so no food service outside of "snacks" but figured it was worth it to try out the seat on ...
Jump to postScheduled on a 764 tomorrow ATL/FLL. Certainly not complaining but why is this worth it for DL? They’re still blocking seats, and demand to Florida is pretty high these days. Lots of upgauges on Florida routes this time of year to accommodate for increased seasonal/COVID demand along with seat capa...
Jump to postSo I have a question for DL flight crew or someone who might know the logic for blocking seats for covid. Recently flew CUN-DTW on an A333, it was pretty much empty showing 186 economy seats available right before departure. We were back in 36 H/J and every row 37-42 were empty, we heard a flight at...
Jump to postDL operations have been on a downhill slide since pandemic, I have done 11 segments since March 2020 and the slide in operations has been noticeable both in airports (DL stronghold hubs) and flights. Being ATL based I have pretty much had blind loyalty to DL (and a self admitted fanboy) since 2012 a...
Jump to postMiami Terminal D - AA/Oneworld.
Wasn't MCI pretty much built to be a TWA hub?
Newark Terminal B (B-1 Concourse). I agree with this one whole heartedly. There's a reason I tend to fly DL into PHL instead of EWR when I am in the Trenton area, even though it tends to take longer to get to final destination via SEPTA/NJT from PHL than it would via NJT at EWR. I tend to fly out o...
Jump to postSo had a cruise out of Tampa on Royal Caribbean for 12/17-12/20 which was cancelled a few weeks back. This was my last ditch effort at doing a beach vaca in 2020, it was a Tampa to Cozumel round trip. Well Cancun all inclusive has been calling my name even before pandemic so decided to re-evaluate, ...
Jump to postSo this question has always sat on my mind for pretty much the past 7-8 years since I moved to Atlanta and DL became my go-to carrier and a recent thread about AZ leaving the JV made me finally inquire about it. Sorry for random questions - I have wondered about it for multiple years but finally it ...
Jump to postI thought I had read this title wrong but clicking in did not disappoint. First I was like - what exit do they jump out of without hitting the wings or rear engines......then I watched the video and yes for the rear air stairs. They should sell a DB Cooper package where you can jump with a bag of fa...
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