Sunday, July 22, 2007

Does Anyone Fly Delta's First Class/BusinessElite Anymore?

After stumbling across several pictures of Delta's international first class cabin, also known as BusinessElite, I had to ask myself, "Does anyone actually pay to fly Delta's first class anymore?" This photograph is of Delta's 767-400ER BusinessElite cabin. Most airlines have begun to offer flat beds in their business class, but not Delta. Don't get me wrong, it's still very nice, but not nice enough to pay $7,000 for a transatlantic flight. It's not only Delta's international BusinessElite that needs updating, though. Their domestic "First" class has lost its last prayer. One major issue is that they only serve meals on flights longer than 3h45m (To give you a better perspective, other airlines like Continental and American serve meals on flights that are 1h30m long). Also, their seats have not been updated in about 10 years, so they're less comfortable than other airlines. If Delta would like to keep people in their domestic and international first class cabins, they'd better do something, and fast!

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