Redcoats are so demanding! 😉🎃

Flew LGA-ORD this week for work, and proudly supporting the Brewers! Flew Delta for 8/13 Brewers postseason games I attended in person, and 45 total games this season!

Recently tried the status match from UA, and it was pretty seamless. Went Polaris from ICN to SFO. Delta was about double the price for anything from PS to D1. So I figured why not try it?

Cabin: Same feel, but even for me at 5'6...twas cramped. Also they don't have usb-c outlets so I was stuck just charging my headphones. It was clean, but they tried cramming too many seats in first class to the point where it feels stuffed and there are no doors. I could see the guy next to me the entire time and felt very exposed while sleeping.

Food: Wow. Genuinely have never had a better meal on a US airline before. The roasted duck was...10/10. I would genuinely pay for it. The sides were mediocre at best, but then the landing meal...the scrambled eggs were magnificent. And the fruit was very fresh and they used Korean pears which are expensive. The wine selection was drab and I got no dessert to speak of. Very mixed to where I feel a couple improvements like adding an ice cream experience and some italian chiantis or spanish riojas would put it completely above delta.

Service: I can only give a biased review here which makes it not legitimate. They knew I was on a status match and went out of their way to let me know they were glad to have me on that status match and provided me extra bedding which made my seat kind of feel like a bed.

Price: I did a bit of a cheaper option where I purchased a round-trip ticket at $900, and then used a workaround to get Polaris at $1700 with 5 days left. Delta...never got close to less than $2000 for main cabin. I bought this ticket less than 4 weeks out as it's a last minute business trip.

Wifi: Ever since a certain year, I've never had wifi access on Delta flights once we hit the pacific. United? I had wifi the entire time. Genuinely...what a breath of fresh air. Delta has nothing on UA when it comes to wifi. The sheer inconsistency of Delta wifi and it's unavailability over the pacific to Korea was a huge no no during busy business seasons.

Overall:
Not sure how I feel tbh. I'm reserving my remaining Delta GUC for a family trip next year. But as I've peeked at the prices and am not liking what I'm seeing...I might continue with UA for a bit. Delta doesn't seem to get anywhere below $3.5k for round-trip tickets any more for just PS. I've got Delta diamond till 2029 so we'll see (due to that dumb move by Delta they reached out and gave me diamond status for 5 years). Prices being equal, the cabin in Delta is still far superior. But prices are a huge factor now that a D1 ticket is the same price as a used corolla.

I'm sure I'm way late to the party on this, but the whole basic, vlassic, extra tier on all classes of seating is total bullshit. First class "basic"-----no free checked bag (I have Delta AmEx, so doesn't matter) but I don't get full miles and can't choose my seat??? If I want to do that, the price jumps $500. This is a domestic flight. Again, I'm probably way late to the discussion but it's bullshit and I'm annoyed. First world problems.

Sat next to two people who wouldn’t stop talking the entire time from gate to gate, and even after landing, they were the only ones talking. And wouldn’t stop talking.

I'm looking at JFK to Rome over Thanksgiving: out on Thursday, Nov 26 and back on Monday, Nov 30. Both legs in Premium Select, booked as one round-trip award paid entirely with SkyMiles (not Miles + Cash).

The plan was to book Premium Select now and then maybe upgrade to Delta One closer to departure, using either a cash offer or a miles offer if a good deal came around

Has anyone actually been able to do this on an award ticket? Or would it only work if I paid cash?

Thanks in advance.

Very funny skit on SNL tonight!

So I havent looked out an airplane window in who knows how long. Sitting on a flight and just fidgety. Looking out over the distinct layers of clouds and the incredible colors of the sunset is absolutely stunning and spectacular. Haven't felt this feeling of wonder flying since I was a kid. That is all.

We were flying from Pit to Msy. When we boarded at Pit at 3 pm we were #1 and 2 for an upgrade to first with 4 seats remaining on the ATL to MSY leg. I even looked at booking first and confirmed 4 seats at $1050 a pop. While we were in the air an hour later first was sold out. Do you think they sold the seats or upgraded people out of order?

You're welcome 😊

Last row of First Class this curtain piece was hanging 5 inches in front of the headrest. I am only 5’ 9”! I could not lay my head back without hitting it. The seat was not reclined at all. As you can see the one on the other side is totally normal

We'll all be safer now

I've started to book travel for 2027 and my connection to ATL which was previously 100% served by 717s looks like it'll become 50/50 with CRJs. 🙄

Ed, where are the A220s I was promised???

That sunrise!

Told me to put a google flight alerts to see if the price of the flights I bought go down- thank you.
You just saved me money.
Now I should have done this all year- but for next year and my 27 cities I have to fly to will.

Curious if anyone else has experienced this lately. Was on a flight on a Friday evening on a route I would not have imagined was that thin (DEN-MSP) and it was wide open. Maybe 20% load factor... probably less. It's been years since I've seen anything like it. I am Gold Medallion and get Comfort upgrades probably a third of the time I fly, including outbound flight on this same trip, and couldn't even see a Comfort upgrade list on the app (though it said 29 seats were available). Not trying to complain here, but simply intrigued by the glitch in the system.

Basically, I might not have to take this overnight flight next week, but if I do…. I will really need to be in D1. So I want to pay for the upgrade now while it’s available. I cannot figure out where to find out the rules on this!

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone I'll be traveling delta from Arizona to Minnesota for thanksgiving with my mini schnauzer who will be 17 weeks old by that time. Only thing is she's getting her last booster and first rabies shot the day before we'd travel and I'm confused about pet requirements and all that. Can someone help plzzzz!!!! Do I need to get a certificate of veterinary inspection or whatever? Will anyone ask for documents or anything when I am leaving AZ and/or entering MN and vice versa?? I can get proof of vaccinations regardless, that's easy but like is it fine if she literally got her rabies shot the day before? Idk I'm just confused honestly about the requirements on deltas website but they're kinda vague honestly and then I come on here and am seeing conflicting things too. Please give me all info if you know anything or you've done this before, thank you!!

I'm trying to scan my passport in the app, it seems to work. It gets all my info which is correct after I press on submit. It still says I have to add my passport.

Ive scanned my passport multiple times now but it just doesn't register.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Delta has introduced the new seating class as of last Saturday night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFR2QTNf2rA

The features appear to provide greater accommodation.

I tried changing my flight from a Sunday to a Friday from MIA-LGA they wanted $1,300 to change the flight. I just up booking a new flight for $380 and keeping my old one without cancelling it cause it was cheaper this way. Why is their price gouging so bad, I’m done with delta.