Delta is finally adding Comfort+ to its Airbus A350 fleet, though unfortunately it seems to be a zero-sum game.
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I don't think I would call that creative. That is pretty much how airlines always create extra space seats. Reduce the pitch of the other rows in the cabin. This way they have seats to sell at a premium without reducing seat count.
This is all new low bar set by Delta lmao. Fudging with numbers of legroom to generate comfort+ for extra up charges. And please don’t say elite member can get it for free. There is an intrinsic cost to acquire them. In an oligopoly market and with some degree of collusion, we all know this ought to happen lol. Even Delta
Why can't you move the doors? I assume they aren't load-bearing doors. Or is moving the doors just very expensive.
Also, I'm curious why you don't cover US-domestic travel-related restrictions on your blog. Like California's new 14-day quarantine.
How do we know that Premium Select pitch isn't also getting whacked? Obviously that would add more time and cost than just cramming Y seats, but it would spread the pain more subtly.
@Nate nate
"Why can’t you move the doors? I assume they aren’t load-bearing doors. Or is moving the doors just very expensive."
Please tell me this in an attempt at a joke.
"Since Delta never specifically stated which rows had how much legroom, my best guess would have to be that somewhere around 1.5-2″ of legroom are being taken away from the last six rows in the forward economy cabin, to add around 2-3″ of legroom to the first four rows in the forward economy cabin.
For those who don’t have access to Comfort+, going forward you might actually want to be in the second economy cabin, since there may be more legroom there."
Lucky
Are you sure this makes sense looking at the seat map?
Premium Economy is 8 across
Economy is 9 across
They have taken some space from the last 6 rows of economy and given it to the first 4 rows and called it comfort+
Telling people to go to the "second" economy cabin without comfort+ lands you in the last 6 rows!
@ffi - there's an entire cabin further back in the plane, not visible in the images, just like business class isn't visible.
Three other huge downsizes on the A350:
1) Significantly FEWER bathrooms than the 747 it replaced. This is especially an issue outside business-class.
2) The reduced bathrooms on the A350 are not bigger in business-class, which is an issue for those wanting to change clothes.
3) Aisles are cramped, which flight attendants have complained about.
4) 2 x 4 x 2 configuration in premium-economy is not industry-leading. In fact, the two middle, middle seats in premium economy are arguably worse than comfort-plus exit or bulkhead seats if you're seated next to complete strangers. And given that Delta is inferring that middle seats are unsafe by blocking them, who wants to sit in middle seats going forward?
Long overdue. I'm one of what must be many Diamond Medallion members who complained about this situation. And since it's a simple fix, I would expect them to complete this mod sooner rather than later. Other than labor, the only expense would be for new dress covers for the Comfort + seats.
Will this be when Delta makes their A350 cabins more consistent with cabins of other fleets? The A350 has Recaro economy seats while other new fleets such as the A330NEO and A220 have Pinnacle seats. The A350 lacks the wireless tablet innovation found on the A330NEO and retrofitted 767-400s. Will the comfort+ retrofits be when Delta replaces older IFEs with the new wireless IFEs and replaces the ugly Recaro seats with the sleek Pinnacle seats for the A350s?
@MW
Ditto... my shitty company pay PE for transatlantic and J for transpacific. But sometimes PE gets filled up quickly and have to be stuck in Y. This is the reason why I tried to fly a330 if not in J as they have Comfort+. I suspect most comfort+ seats will be taken by plat and diamond.
If it's not Boeing, its not going!
AA and United's 777's and 787's
Are superior.
Built solid!
No "cracking noises as you climb out"
The Boeing fleet is far superior!
DELTA MADE A HUGE MISTAKE ELIMINATING THE 777.
"Putting lipstick on a pig" is a temporary fix.
Also, Delta's 767 and 757's are tiresome.
Worn hard.
Old and outdated.
@John Luffred
Lol they’re superior just because they’re americans right? Becareful, they’re built it liberal state that you despise.