First off, sorry about the bad quality of several of the photos...my camera sucks at taking shots with dark lighting.

Anyway, We had a 6 hour layover in JFK after our DL flight from TPA. We knew that check-in probably wouldn't open for another couple of hours but we decided to go over to T8 anyway just to check the status of our flight even though we

were almost positive it would be on time, since the T7 had been sitting there practically all day. The terminal was almost completely deserted except for a few domestic flights.

9W Check-in:



AA Check-in:



After making sure our flight was on time, we realized that T8 has pretty much nowhere to sit and no place to eat before clearing security. WONDERFUL especially since we couldn't check in for another 2 hours. Then we remembered that all of the shops and restaurants in T4 are before security, so we decided to go there and get a bite to eat.

T4:



When check-in opened, we went back to T8 and checked in without a problem.

Our T7:



An AA T7 prob to LHR:



Boarding was organized enough and we entered through door L2 and walked through the Premiere cabin, which looks extremely comfortable.

Airline: Jet Airways (India)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
STD: 19:00
ATD: Nearly on time
Reg: VT-JEB
Departure Airport: JFK (KJFK)
Arrival Airport: BRU (EBBR)
Seat: 38A
Load Factor: 50%

Huge LCD PTV's:



Cabin:



Forward view:



The American captain welcomed us aboard and gave some information about our route to BRU and we should expect a mostly smooth flight and an on time arrival.

Taxi to the 31L was long and we waited about 15-20 min in line for takeoff, which is not bad for JFK compared to my AF flight 2 years ago when we waited for about an hour and a half. Immediately after departure, we made that typical sharp bank to the left.

The advanced air show called iXplor then automatically switched on which was much better than the older moving map display:



We were in the mid-section of economy:



The IFE was then switched on, which is called JetScreen. It's definitely not ICE but it's still AVOD and keeps you entertained enough:



Then for meal service the mood lighting was switched on, which is very nice:



I forget what the choices were but it was some kind of fish or chicken. I chose the chicken, which was very good:



After the meal service, the mood lighting changed for an orange color to a blueish color which was easier to sleep in I guess.



Sun begins to rise:



For breakfast, I think they just gave us bread, yogurt, and fruit.



Legroom:



Then the T7 began its descent into BRU with some spoilers used



Landing video



After arrival, the captain came on the PA and said there were 3 9W aircraft waiting to depart and which ever one left first, we would take their gate.



We parked next to a company A330-200



Layover in BRU was painless. All PAX are required to deplane during the layover. We followed the 9W transfer signs which led us to a security checkpoint....not sure why we have to re-clear security since we already did it in JFK but whatever.



Boarding was more or less on time and we re-boarded the T7 with a different crew.



Airline: Jet Airways (India)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
STD: 11:30
ATD: About 12:15
Reg: VT-JEB
Departure Airport: BRU (EBBR)
Arrival Airport: DEL (VIDP)
Seat: 38A
Load Factor: 80%

Cabin view during boarding:



Wingview with drooping ailerons.



Once boarding had finished, the cabin crew were trying to find out if this one person was on board or not. They kept asking if this passenger was on board over the PA and asked him to notify a cabin crew member if he was on board. Apparently, he wasn't on board since this announcement was repeated several times. The purser then requested for a headcount of all the PAX on board. I don't know why their computer system in BRU couldn't tell them if this particular person was on board. The captain, this time Indian, welcomed us on board and said that we are all ready to go, however since one PAX did not make the flight, his luggage would have to be located on off-loaded. He also said that we have to get a new departure slot since we would miss our current one. Pushback occured at about 12:15.



iXplor:



For some reason, the mood lighting wasn't used for this flight...I don't know if it was broken or the cabin crew were just lazy.



Meal (chicken again):



View of the T7's massive wing:

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Breakfast service (not sure what this was but it was pretty good):



Captain came on announcing our descent into DEL and said that there would be a small delay due to the traffic in DEL. Landing was a little rough and we taxied to the international terminal and parked at a bus gate. Got a shot of premiere class while leaving the aircraft.



Overall, I found 9W to be excellent. They are definitely up there with EK and other fantastic airlines in terms of service. DEL airport, on the other hand, is whole different story.

Boarding Pass

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Bag Tag (Checked from TPA all the way to UDR (Udaipur, India)). DL and 9W have a Ticketing and Baggage Interline agreement.



Thanks for reading!