Economy Class & Beyond

Delta forgets to put a non US flight through US Immigration

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One of the things I like about going from Dublin, or flying British Airways Flight 1 is the ability to pre-clear US immigration, and speed my arrival when coming into the United States of America. Well it seems Delta did one better than that recently, by clearing a plane-load of passengers from London Heathrow as a domestic arrival. Delta flight DL3 arrived at JFK, and … [Read more...]

Safety Video Tuesday – Delta does the 80’s

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It's Tuesday, so please place your luggage in the overhead bins, stow your tray table and place your seat in the uptight position... Ensuring your mobile phone is a brick and thinking digital watches are a near idea as we go to a special Safety Video Tuesday as Delta takes us back... To the Eighties!!! Also play: Spot the cameo! (and the baby Deltalina) Safety video … [Read more...]

Delta says no to inflight phone calls

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From the airline that wagged a finger at you that smoking is not allowed, Delta has decided not to allow phone calls in flight In a memo published on Delta by  CEO Richard Anderson, he states "Our customer research and direct feedback tell us that our frequent flyers believe voice calls in the cabin would be a disruption to the travel experience. In fact, a clear majority … [Read more...]

Delta adds routes from Dallas Love Field

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It's attack of the regional and mid-sized planes as Delta begins preparing for the Winter 2014 timetable, with the announcement of 4 new routes from Dallas Love Field. These are Dallas Love Field to: Detroit, 3 times a day operated with a Bombardier CRJ 900 Los Angeles, 5 times a day, operates with a Embarer E-175 Minneapolis 3 times a day operated with a Bombardier … [Read more...]

Delta to launch Seattle to Vancouver service

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When you look at the map, Seattle to Vancouver isn't that far in aviation terms. Distance: 127 miles as the plane flies - Image - Great Circle Mapper www.gcmap.com The route is contested by Alaska Air (using it as a feed into its US Network) and Air Canada (who use it to feed their Domestic and international routes). Well it seems the battle is going to get a lot … [Read more...]

Delta goes fully flat between Germany and the USA

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Delta Airlines has announced that has converted all flights between Germany and the United States of America to have a BusinessElite cabin with a flat bed in it. The last flight to be converted over was the Dusseldorf - Atlanta route. With this switch, Delta offers over 3000 business beds between the two countries a week, with services from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich … [Read more...]

American, United and US Airways (and Alaska) join the party on Personal Electronic Devices

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After the early start by both JetBlue and Delta, three other major US Airlines have joined the party on the Gate-to-Gate use of Personal Electronic Devices American Airlines will allow on all mainline flights, with American Eagle  flights operated by SkyWest Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Republic Airline or Chautauqua Airlines to follow. United is allowing devices to be … [Read more...]

JetBlue and Delta allow electronic devices at all stages of flight

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After yesterday's news where the FAA allows certain electronic devices to be used in all phases of flight, both JetBlue and Delta are out of the gate first. JetBlue posted this to their twitter feed: Image - JetBlue via Twitter - https://twitter.com/hellojetblue/status/396401561502371840   Meanwhile, Delta has posted the following on their Twitter … [Read more...]

Delta prepares flat seat-o-rama on domestic Trans-Continental routes

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It looks like more flat bed seats are being rolled out as more Boeing 757-200 aircraft are being updated for US Trans-Continental runs. This will allow Delta to roll out full flats on routes between New York and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Initially, the focus will focus on the heavily contested premium route of New York to Los Angeles, with the entire … [Read more...]

US Federal Aviation Administration rules on Personal Electronic Devices

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... And it's an interesting read to say the least. http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=15254 is where the full release is. The first thing to note is that implementation of the guidance is down to the airline - subject to their own risk assessment. This is actually important as one aircraft may be more sensitive than another. This could mean … [Read more...]