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Delta's new A350
« on: June 20, 2017, 12:45:38 PM »
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/airports-and-aircraft/Aircraft/a350-cabin.html
https://www.businesstraveller.com/news/2017/06/20/delta-announces-a350-inaugural-routes/
First flight will be DTW - NRT on Oct 30, 2017
Seems like they too are now introducing "real" Premium Economy.
What does “world’s first all-suite business class” mean?

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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2017, 12:47:38 PM »
What does “world’s first all-suite business class” mean?
Exactly what it sounds like, all the business class seats have sliding doors making it a fully enclose suite.
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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2017, 12:55:48 PM »
Except QR is beating them to the punch on June 24.
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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2017, 12:56:34 PM »
Exactly what it sounds like, all the business class seats have sliding doors making it a fully enclose suite.
"worlds first"?

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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2017, 12:58:05 PM »
"worlds first"?
Would have been if they had beat QR
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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2017, 12:58:44 PM »
Except QR is beating them to the punch on June 24.
Yep, pretty respectable looking for an American airline but QR's looks next level.
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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2017, 12:59:57 PM »
Would have been if they had beat QR
What about SQ? And all the Middle East airlines who have closed-in suites for years already?

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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2017, 01:00:12 PM »
What about SQ? And all the Middle East airlines who have closed-in suites for years already?
Not in J.
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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2017, 01:07:35 PM »
Not in J.
Very funny. Cuz they don't have F. That's like El Al used to say that they are the only ones with first class between TLV and North America....

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Re: Delta's new A350
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2017, 01:15:16 PM »
Very funny. Cuz they don't have F. That's like El Al used to say that they are the only ones with first class between TLV and North America....
Just because they don't have an F cabin doesn't take away from their J cabin being a legitimate J cabin. LY is just a joke.
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