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DL LAX-ATL - Is First Worth The Extra?

CXtra From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2006, 263 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1963 times:

i'm arriving in lax on june 29 on cx 880 (arr. 21.50) from hkg and need to connect to atl. currently looking at dl 846 departing 11.30pm on the 29th (b767) or dl 560 departing 12.30am on the 30th (b757). my decision is whether to pay us$200 extra to fly first or not. any input from a.netters who've flown dl much appreciated. thanks. advice on connection times at lax also appreciated.

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GSPITNL From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 374 posts, RR: 4
Reply 1, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 1959 times:

For only a extra 200.00 I say by all means upgrade to First! Im not sure if you will get any food on the redeye but it will be well worth it to have the extra space.

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767-332ER From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 2030 posts, RR: 12
Reply 2, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1945 times:

Well, I flew on DL 560 and we got a 777, so in all reality, it was Biz Elite. For a measily $200 (of course that is all budget issues for ppl) I would most definitely recommend it.

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DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16
Reply 3, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1942 times:

The 777 appears to have disappeared from this route so you won't get BizElite. If you're on the redeye I would of course say get First just for the extra room. If you get a 767-400 try to get seats 7E or 7F. They are used as pilot rest seats on Hawaii flights and have extra legroom.

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AirxLiban From Lebanon, joined Oct 2003, 4491 posts, RR: 55
Reply 4, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1941 times:

For Delta's F service I would usually say that $200 is probably not worth it, especially since its a redeye, but if you're coming in from HKG in Y then it might be nice to finally have some comfort for the 5 or so hours to Atlanta.

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DL4EVR From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 641 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1927 times:

For $200...definitely worth it....it would be better though if you could cash in SkyMiles (if you have them)...it's only 10,000 each way. If for nothing else, do it for the seat alone. If you get a meal however, other than the presentation, it's also worth it. DL's domestic F meals (the food itself) has greatly improved in the last few years!

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CXtra From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2006, 263 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1902 times:

Quoting AirxLiban (Reply 4):
For Delta's F service I would usually say that $200 is probably not worth it, especially since its a redeye, but if you're coming in from HKG in Y then it might be nice to finally have some comfort for the 5 or so hours to Atlanta.

i'm flying cx j, so comfort won't be a problem on cx 880

but would like to get a bit of sleep on the redeye and from what you've told me it sounds as if dl f is worth the extra. unfortunately all my sky miles have expired.

have any of you a.netters experienced both the 757 and 764 in f? if so, how do they compare? thanks for the input.

[Edited 2006-01-31 06:16:38]

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ANCFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1888 times:

$200US. Absolutely! Even on Delta. Hell, I'd pay the $200 just for the extra seat and free booze. I'd drink $100 worth of the booze easy . . . wink

Seriously - yes, take the F seat.

DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16
Reply 8, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1885 times:

Quoting CXtra (Reply 6):
have any of you a.netters experienced both the 757 and 764 in f? if so, how do they compare?

Personally I like the F seat on the 757 more than any of the 767 seats (BizElite excluded on the 763ER.) The seats on the 757 are a little bit wider than the ones on the 767. As I said earlier, if you can get 7E or 7F on the 764 grab them as they have more legroom.

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DL4EVR From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 641 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1880 times:

Quoting CXtra (Reply 6):
have any of you a.netters experienced both the 757 and 764 in f? if so, how do they compare? thanks for the input.

The F seats on the 757 are 20.75" wide, while the F seats on the 764 are only 18.5" wide. I'm pretty sure they have the same amount of pitch. Either way, it's worth it Smile

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Pope From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1876 times:

I say no. Take a Song flight if it's still around. 34", personal video at each seat, and even the buy on board meal is better.

DL4EVR From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 641 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1867 times:

Quoting Pope (Reply 10):
I say no. Take a Song flight if it's still around. 34", personal video at each seat, and even the buy on board meal is better.

While all of the above is true, song doesn't fly a LAX-ATL route. In fact, I don't think it has any presence in Atlanta at all...

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DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16
Reply 12, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1858 times:

Quoting DL4EVR (Reply 11):
In fact, I don't think it has any presence in Atlanta at all...

They do. Just not a lot. The only current destination out of ATL on Song is Ft. Lauderdale. I thought they flew to more from ATL given the amount of Song logos in the main ticketing hall.

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