It’s that time again – the first business trip of the year. Recognizing that waiting all the way until the second full week of January makes me a neophyte, I could not help but reflect for a moment. I’m airborne now on my way to Seattle from Atlanta on a Tuesday afternoon. I knew upgrade chances would likely be slim on a longish transcon flight from Delta’s biggest hub. I was right. I was # 9 of 37 for 0 seats. The flight has been at 0 seats in first class for days. First Class monetization? Welcome to 2015 on the road. (Image courtesy of Shutterstock.com)
Nonetheless, I have a fairly decent Economy Comfort chair, a power outlet, wi-fi, and a fairly new, and relatively comfortable 737-900 to entertain myself with. Not to mention, I’m staying at a good downtown Seattle hotel since the rates aren’t through the stratosphere given that it’s winter. The airport was extremely tolerable this Tuesday afternoon, PreCheck worked like it was meant to work, the Sky Club was fine, the staff was friendly, and I’m launching this new year on a genuinely cheerful note. It’s good to get to get back up in the air again. Here’s to a successful year in travel for all of us!
-MJ, January 13, 2015
Welcome back. My early 2015 DL experience has been, let’s say, less pleasant. Flew ABQ-ATL on 1/16, 6:20am departure. As a PM I was #22 on the upgrade list (I have the Amex DL reserve card and my rt fare was around $680.). No comp upgrades given until at the gate and I felt fornuate to grab the only seat in EC, 10E a window. I had a couple with an crying infant in 11d-e (certainly not DL’s fault) and then the 10D pax boarded….and he was huge. Had to be 6’5 and around 350lbs (switching seats was not on… Read more »
That sounds stellar. Not!
Happy new year and welcome back to the skies. I may have missed this, but did you already post an in-depth review of Quantum? I saw the post regarding the dynamic dining, but curious if you were going to post more of a “trip report” style review. Have fun in SEA!
Disco,
It’s a work in progress. Probably one more week. I finally sifted through all the pictures. 🙂