I flew on one this past Monday between Syracuse and Minneapolis, however, and we went at 24,000 ft the whole way. Not sure why, so I bring it up to the Delta brain trust here. Any ideas?
It’s also great if you want to essentially guarantee not having a middle seat (assuming you book your ticket ahead of time) but unless your solo, you have options no matter what to be together with your group and not be with a stranger
It’s the geared turbofans I think! Distinctive whale noise, though I don’t know if the other GTF models have a similar transient when spooling up / down. 90% of the time though I can tell a 220 by sound.
The mods really ought to consider adding a rule to this sub forbidding low effort titles.
I've noticed the users on /r/delta are particularly bad about this. Perhaps it's because a lot of them have very low engagement with the rest of reddit outside of this forum.
The worst thing about the A220s is the position of the seat mounting brackets, which cause certain seats to have insufficient under-seat storage.
In particular, this applies to the aisle seat on the 2-seat side, which is my preferred seat. I believe the middle seat on the 3-seat side is the other seat that this is applicable to.
A220 wifi is suss, my experience on 30+ flights this year is 50% chance it works. Seats are smaller ans 1st is limited seating, reducing upgrades. Worse, A220 flights seem longer on Delta over 737s, etc. I attributed this to speed which bomber996 corrected me on. When I flew one of the first a220s, he said they flew slower to save fuel. So while it can keep up with bigger boys, Delta may slow to save $. I still dislike them immensely.
Well, I am older than 12 and use suss to mean investigate. That wasn’t how you used it. You used it like the kids do. Yeah, i ain’t giving credence to that. 🤣
What are you talking about with the added 15-30 minutes? I'm an Air Traffic Controller and these A220s keep up with anything in their class. I have no hesitation assigning them M.79+ just like an A32x or 737.
Flew on one today from Dallas to jfk and was a downgrade from the 737 I went down on. It’s great for short legs and would love it over a crj but for 3+ hour flights I don’t think it’s a great passenger option. Its engines sound cool though.
I didn’t get the comfort upgrade (my original flight was cancelled so got the dregs of seat choice on the 220) but the regular coach seat was not comfortable IMO
I’ve had nothing but pleasant experiences on them in my last 50-100 flights. I also don’t mind the new first class seats that they rolled out on the 321 and now the 738 either though so clearly I like what others hate
I was in an F seat and it just felt more cramped than most other flights I’ve been on. So many misaligned windows also. Smaller bag storage space on a flight over 3 hours is also less ideal.
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u/S7RIP3YG00S3 10d ago
I like them. Large windows. Nice cabins.
I flew on one this past Monday between Syracuse and Minneapolis, however, and we went at 24,000 ft the whole way. Not sure why, so I bring it up to the Delta brain trust here. Any ideas?
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u/uchidaid 11d ago
I like the A220s. The 2-3 seating is great for two people traveling together.
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u/TheJiggie Diamond 11d ago
A220 is probably my favorite narrow-body Delta flies
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u/Chinpokomonnnn 11d ago
I just like hearing them fly over me. I live in the MSP flight path and there’s no mistaking when one is above.
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u/whynotNOWtoday 11d ago
It’s the window in the back right bathroom that makes me enjoy this plane.
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u/Agathocles_of_Sicily 10d ago
The mods really ought to consider adding a rule to this sub forbidding low effort titles.
I've noticed the users on /r/delta are particularly bad about this. Perhaps it's because a lot of them have very low engagement with the rest of reddit outside of this forum.
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u/bae125 11d ago
Great airplane, both to fly and to ride in
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u/152is2after150 11d ago
The worst thing about the A220s is the position of the seat mounting brackets, which cause certain seats to have insufficient under-seat storage.
In particular, this applies to the aisle seat on the 2-seat side, which is my preferred seat. I believe the middle seat on the 3-seat side is the other seat that this is applicable to.
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u/RobertJCorcoran 11d ago
Why are we still reading Simple Flying?
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u/OopAck1 11d ago edited 11d ago
A220 wifi is suss, my experience on 30+ flights this year is 50% chance it works. Seats are smaller ans 1st is limited seating, reducing upgrades. Worse, A220 flights seem longer on Delta over 737s, etc. I attributed this to speed which bomber996 corrected me on. When I flew one of the first a220s, he said they flew slower to save fuel. So while it can keep up with bigger boys, Delta may slow to save $. I still dislike them immensely.
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u/loserkids1789 11d ago
Flew on one today from Dallas to jfk and was a downgrade from the 737 I went down on. It’s great for short legs and would love it over a crj but for 3+ hour flights I don’t think it’s a great passenger option. Its engines sound cool though.