Anyone flown with Delta

[disneyholic family]

There seems to be a difference depending on the route.

Anyone used the Dublin route?

We are booked from Dub to Jfk then Mco in October.... Prices were too good to pass up

how are you flying to dublin? from where that is.

also, do you know what plane you're flying on to JFK? 747? A330? 767? 757?

 

[disneyholic family]

i looked it up

if you're on delta then the dublin JFK flight will probably be on a 757

i'm pretty sure the version of the 757 that you'll be on is this one:

http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Delta_Airlines/Delta_Airlines_Boeing_757-200_D_Version_2.php

 

[Wills Mom]

There seems to be a difference depending on the route.

Anyone used the Dublin route?

We are booked from Dub to Jfk then Mco in October.... Prices were too good to pass up

I've flown it a few times. I never had a problem with them really. Personally I absolutely hate JFK and only fly through there if I have no other option but thats due to something unconnected to Delta. Delta themselves were fine, no delays, staff were nice and pleasant. We had two instances with luggage - once it went missing on the way to MCO and another time items were damaged in the bag when we got our bags in DUB but the airline was really great to us on both occasions.

 

[merlin307]

i looked it up

if you're on delta then the dublin JFK flight will probably be on a 757

i'm pretty sure the version of the 757 that you'll be on is this one:

http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Delta_Airlines/Delta_Airlines_Boeing_757-200_D_Version_2.php

Yip, i think its the 757 , thanks for the link

 

[merlin307]

I've flown it a few times. I never had a problem with them really. Personally I absolutely hate JFK and only fly through there if I have no other option but thats due to something unconnected to Delta. Delta themselves were fine, no delays, staff were nice and pleasant. We had two instances with luggage - once it went missing on the way to MCO and another time items were damaged in the bag when we got our bags in DUB but the airline was really great to us on both occasions.

Thanks for the update.

Did you go through customs and immigration at Dublin?

If you do does that mean that when you get to Jfk to change planes you dont need to pick upyour luggageto recheck in?

 

[merlin307]

how are you flying to dublin? from where that is.

also, do you know what plane you're flying on to JFK? 747? A330? 767? 757?

Hi Beth

Flying to Dublin from Edinburgh with Aer Lingus - going out the day before the flight and staying at the airport for the one night...makes it soo much less stressful in the morning.

 

[disneyholic family]

Hi Beth

Flying to Dublin from Edinburgh with Aer Lingus - going out the day before the flight and staying at the airport for the one night...makes it soo much less stressful in the morning.

i figured it might be edinburgh - a good friend of mine lives in fife - but in kirkcaldy...
i've still never been to scotland though - hard to believe!!!

one day!!

 

[merlin307]

i figured it might be edinburgh - a good friend of mine lives in fife - but in kirkcaldy...
i've still never been to scotland though - hard to believe!!!

one day!!

Just make sure you bring your wellies and waterproofs after this summer !

 

[disneyholic family]

Thanks for the update.

Did you go through customs and immigration at Dublin?

If you do does that mean that when you get to Jfk to change planes you dont need to pick upyour luggageto recheck in?

it's my understanding that if you pre-clear immigration/customs in dublin, when you arrive at JFK you will be a domestic passenger and so you won't have to do that whole luggage pickup/recheck bit.

just make sure your bags are tagged all the way through to orlando.
as i've said many times on this board, have the ground agent show you the tags so that you can see with your own eyes that the bags are tagged to MCO (orlando airport).

i assume when you check in, they'll tell you if you're doing preclearance or not. I assumed everyone does, but i don't know.

 

[merlin307]

it's my understanding that if you pre-clear immigration/customs in dublin, when you arrive at JFK you will be a domestic passenger and so you won't have to do that whole luggage pickup/recheck bit.

just make sure your bags are tagged all the way through to orlando.
as i've said many times on this board, have the ground agent show you the tags so that you can see with your own eyes that the bags are tagged to MCO (orlando airport).

i assume when you check in, they'll tell you if you're doing preclearance or not. I assumed everyone does, but i don't know.

I normally check at check in that they're being tagged to MCO but I'll make doubly sure this time.......I may even put it on my list

Thanks for the tip

 

[scottishgirl1]

We flew Dublin to MCO via Atlanta in August. We cleared customs and immigration in Dublin and bags were tagged to MCO.

Delta were fine, food was pretty dire on the way there but a bit better on return journey and we were delayed an hour in Atlanta with the Atlanta to MCO flight also taking longer than scheduled due to weather en route, in flight entertainment was pretty good.


My big complaint about Delta was that on the way from Atlanta to MCO they started putting all wheeled cabin baggage in the hold. As we had kids with us we had one rucksack and 4 wheeled bags so we arrived in MCO with the one rucksack for 5 of us,no change of clothing or anything like that if the luggage had gone astray. They said to take out anything valuable but we had nowhere to put anything else and no time to think of all the little things that we did not want put in the hold. I ended up arriving in MCO carrying my 'planning folder', with our tickets and emails in it, by hand.

Fortunately all the bags turned up with the rest of the luggage but they were a bit battered looking and I have no idea why they did this as when we boarded the plane there was space in the overhead locker above our seats.

I would still use Delta again for the right price but would be more prepared for this possibility another time.

 

[merlin307]

We usually only have a bacpack each for on the plane so we shouldnt have that problem, but thanks for the heads up.

I've heard a few issues with the Atlanta changeover so piad a little extra to go via JFK - we'll see if that's any better

 

[wayneg]

We usually only have a bacpack each for on the plane so we shouldnt have that problem, but thanks for the heads up.

I've heard a few issues with the Atlanta changeover so piad a little extra to go via JFK - we'll see if that's any better

Wrong choice, Atlanta have just opened their new international terminal, seems far better than it was. http://www.atlanta-airport.com/internationalterminal/
Upto this year found it one of the worst hubs but relatives flew into the new terminal in July and said it was really quick.
They all have good and bad days though.

 

[disneyholic family]

We flew Dublin to MCO via Atlanta in August. We cleared customs and immigration in Dublin and bags were tagged to MCO.

Delta were fine, food was pretty dire on the way there but a bit better on return journey and we were delayed an hour in Atlanta with the Atlanta to MCO flight also taking longer than scheduled due to weather en route, in flight entertainment was pretty good.


My big complaint about Delta was that on the way from Atlanta to MCO they started putting all wheeled cabin baggage in the hold. As we had kids with us we had one rucksack and 4 wheeled bags so we arrived in MCO with the one rucksack for 5 of us,no change of clothing or anything like that if the luggage had gone astray. They said to take out anything valuable but we had nowhere to put anything else and no time to think of all the little things that we did not want put in the hold. I ended up arriving in MCO carrying my 'planning folder', with our tickets and emails in it, by hand.

Fortunately all the bags turned up with the rest of the luggage but they were a bit battered looking and I have no idea why they did this as when we boarded the plane there was space in the overhead locker above our seats.

I would still use Delta again for the right price but would be more prepared for this possibility another time.

this is one of the reasons i hate delta - this happens often within the US...when you're on domestic flights...
the cabin crew and the ground agents love to make up their own rules..
it's happened to us many times...
the worst time was when i was flying with DD from JFK to MCO - on the way to her audition at WDW, when the cabin crew made up a rule that she had to gate check her guitar (not true) and they went further to claim that it was an FAA rule (lie lie lie)....
and they assured us it would be waiting for us at the door when we landed (another lie)....but then when we landed, and we came to the door they said, "oh, sorry, only strollers are brought to the door, you'll have to go to baggage claim - special services to get the guitar"..

so when we got to baggage claim and told them the crew had forced us to gate check the guitar the people there had heart failure, said the crew shouldn't have done that.
that the guitar is permitted on the plane - which i knew as i'd checked it beforehand..
and then one of them went running in search of the guitar, only to be met by one of the luggage crew running in the opposite direction carrying the guitar, freaking out that the cabin crew had gate checked it..

luckily, the guitar survived and she was able to audition (successfully), but it was a nightmare for her at the time...

and that is very typical delta - they are known for making up their own rules that way...

DD encountered the same thing this summer on her domestic flights across the US to get to alaska....this time she just blew past the ground agent who was trying to get her to gate check her bag and told her "you can't make up your own rules, sorry"
and she stood her ground until the ground agent gave up...

that's delta....but those issues happen on their domestic flights...
i haven't had that sort of thing happen on their international flights....yet..

the most exciting thing that happens on delta international flights (other than underwear bombers) is at detroit airport, you often have to run a gauntlet of treasury officials - they dress in black uniforms and look like gestapo....but they're looking for very specific people, so other than being very nasty and looking threatening, you have nothing to worry about.

actually, i don't know if they're ever at the gate of the heathrow flights - they like to harass the amsterdam flights....i guess there must be people on those flights trying to smuggle out large sums of cash...

 

[disneyholic family]

by the way, for those flying delta, make sure you're aware of the baggage restrictions.

in economy you're entitled to one checked bag up to 50 pounds in weight
the second bag will cost you $100

and if your free bag is over 50 pounds it will cost you $100

 

[Sabby52]

Hi, I am glad to see that some of these replies are pretty good, we are flying for the first time with Delta next year, we are flying from Dublin to Atlanta and then onto Orlando. I did fly with Delta once before from Dublin to Chicago and from what I can remember it was fantastic, the food was good and the staff where brilliant

 

[disneyholic family]

Ok so turns out the really cheap delta price yesterday was a glitch and since I didn't buy I lost it
The price has gone up $132
I'm ticked off

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[merlin307]

Ok so turns out the really cheap delta price yesterday was a glitch and since I didn't buy I lost it
The price has gone up $132
I'm ticked off

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Aww..sorry to hear that.

Just checked our flights and they have also increased by £110 each....thats more than we're paying for the return from edinburgh to dublin .....

 

[disneyholic family]

Aww..sorry to hear that.

Just checked our flights and they have also increased by £110 each....thats more than we're paying for the return from edinburgh to dublin .....

the delta rep told our TA that there was an across the board glitch that had flights underpriced...

in any case, we just finally bought the tickets...
and then for fun i went into both kayak and delta to price the very same flights.

my economy ticket had gone up $200 in that five minutes
and my mom's business class ticket had gone up $950 dollars in that five minutes!!!!

so good thing we bought it when we did.

 

[Wills Mom]

the delta rep told our TA that there was an across the board glitch that had flights underpriced...

in any case, we just finally bought the tickets...
and then for fun i went into both kayak and delta to price the very same flights.

my economy ticket had gone up $200 in that five minutes
and my mom's business class ticket had gone up $950 dollars in that five minutes!!!!

so good thing we bought it when we did.

Woah thats a big price hike in such a short space of time!! Thank goodness you bought your flights when you did!! I've been keeping an eye on prices today with my skyscanner app and the prices have gone lower than earlier this week! Now if only they stay that way for another few days....though knowing my luck they won't!