[TRIP REPORT] Delta Airlines Boeing 717 (FIRST CLASS) Atlanta (ATL) - Newark (EWR)

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Flight Info:
~Airline: Delta Airlines
~Aircraft: Boeing 717-2BD
~Registration: N978AT
~Seat: 3A
~Flight Number: DL2202
~From: Atlanta (ATL)
~To: Newark (EWR)
~Flight Time: 1 hour 48 minutes
~Scheduled Departure Time: 10:47pm EST
~Actual Departure Time: 10:55pm EST
~Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:59am +1 EST
~Actual Arrival Time: 12:38am +1 EST
~Date: July 11, 2023
Equipment info:
~Canon Powershot G7X Mark II
~Go Pro Hero 7
~Go Pro Window Mount
If you have an questions, comments or concerns, please let me know in the comments below! :)

[@javianjohnson8746]

Such a cool Captain 🫡

[@daddio89]

that Captain is awesome, love a guy with a personality

[@ryanridder4576]

What a great captain, he really seems he enjoys his job!

[@danieleregoli812]

Nice catch. The Dc-9. Ehm, the Md-80. Errr, Sorry, the Md-95. 🤔 no, the *Boeing* 717!!!

[@andreworiez8920]

Always will be the MD-95 to me...

[@andreworiez8920]

I flew on the 717 and the cabin crew had no idea it was the LAST McDonnell-Douglas.
To me in my mind they'll always be the MD-95. Be sad to see them go.

[@bmv91w]

I've connected into/out of KATL a few times myself flying into Little Rock.. rough weather at times on both ends.... I've flown first class once on an Alaskan Airline flight from PHX-SEA on a 737.. after a long day the extra leg room was nice..

[@marklimenfeld6035]

I ❤ Love night flights, and this one was no different 👍

[@mauriciomiori7644]

Very nice aircraft

[@geofflivingstone5259]

Really nice LED lighting !

[@timduggan1461]

Well, post-pandemic catering is still sub-par I see. Yes, I'm aware of the time of night and under rwo hours Flight Plan. I'm a retired airline pilot (not Delta though). Another major "friendly skies" company. But I remember First Class ten years ago being far better. Plastic cups??

[@TrentonThomas627]

Plastic cups are probably better for time saving and more logical especially for flights within the country

[@canyonoverlook9937]

I think that first class/business class and economy plus coupled with status and miles have made planes more cramped in economy. I don't think too many people pay for first class or even lie flat business class seats. I think these seats are a way to get people to use miles or reward status people. if they just had a couple of rows of first and the rest economy they could add an inch or more of pitch in economy. I wouldn't have mileage plus or status. You pay if you want first or business. That would cause a shrinkage of first and business class.
What status gets auto upgrade to economy
WestJet has 31-33 pitch on their 737-700 along with 12 36 inch pitch premium class. No economy plus. It they got rid of 1 Premium row that should make the economy seats 32 inches of pitch if my calculation is right.

[@josephmisener1859]

It's so not having to see people wearing masks anymore...