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Konrad Tillman

Review: Delta Airlines A330-900neo Delta One Business Class "Suites" New York-Atlanta

Intro


After a terrific weekend in New York with family, I began my adventure to country 99 (or thought that it would be; it turns out summer exams took a turn to the trip). For this journey, I would be flying on the Delta A330-900neo from New York (JFK) to Atlanta (ATL) in their so-called "Delta One Suites."


The aircraft originally supposed to fly us over to Atlanta was an A330-200, but the day before, I got a notification informing me of an aircraft swap to the 339, thanks to Flighty!


Delta A330-900neo At JFK

For this leg of the journey, I was quite impressed with the whole Delta experience. Of course, this flight is marketed as "First Class," so none of the amenities were provided, which would have been if it was "Delta One." Nonetheless, it was a very impressive flight.


The routing for this trip is as follows:


UA1892- LAX- IAD- 737 Max 9 Domestic First (Coming Soon)

UA3539- IAD- LGA- E175- Domestic First (Coming Soon)

DL2342- JFK- ATL- A330-900- Business Class (You are here)

UA235- ATL- DEN- A320- Economy Class (Coming Soon)

UA1241- DEN- SNA- 737-800- Domestic First (Coming Soon)


Route-New York (JFK)- Atlanta (ATL)

Seat- 7A

Flight Number- DL2342

Aircraft- Airbus A330-900Neo

Date- 29th July 2024

Flight Time: 2 Hours 21 Minutes

Price Paid- 47,500 Skypesos+5.60$ (JFK-ATL-UIO D1)


How I Booked


Originally, I booked a ticket from New York to Atlanta to Quito in Delta One for 72,500 Skypesos. However, the day before departure, saver award space opened up for 47,500 for the whole journey. What a deal!


Before the Saver Space Opened

The whole purpose of this trip was to review the Delta One Lounge at JFK, so this wasn't a bad deal, considering I had some Skymiles to burn.


Delta One New Check-In JFK


My alarm went off at 4:30 am, and I contemplated why I was leaving so early. Then I realized I needed to get some good pics of the Delta One Lounge!


Arriving at JFK Terminal 4

Terminal 8 again, Mr. XXX? Excitedly, not today! After a 2 hour drive, we arrived at Terminal 4.


Driver from Hamptons to JFK

I informed my amazing driver to drop me by the Delta One sign. Already looking sharp.


Delta One Check-In JFK

Everything is branded to perfection, and Delta has taken Delta One up a notch.


Delta One Check in New York JFK

Upon arriving at the entrance, my Delta One access was verified, and I was personally escorted to a check-in booth. I took a seat at one of the desks as the agent explained everything about the Delta One experience. A very, very nice lady.


Delta One Check in New York JFK

Delta One Check in New York JFK

For evenings, I assume the standing desks are used when it is busier.


Delta One Check in New York JFK

The agent offered me a choice of water or a quick snack, but I had to save myself for the lounge.


Delta One Check in New York JFK

For the time being, Delta One passengers use the normal security lines. However, beginning next month, there will be a private security checkpoint only for passengers traveling in Delta One. Once I bid farewell to the agent, she pointed me in the way of the lounge after I cleared security.


Delta One Check in New York JFK


Boarding


Boarding was supposed to commence at 12:15 pm, but during my time in the lounge, we were informed of a delay of 20 minutes. I proceeded to gate B28 around 12:15 pm for our updated boarding time of 12:30 pm.


New York JFK Terminal 4

Thankfully, boarding commenced at 12:25 pm, as I was due to have a short layover in Atlanta.


New York JFK Terminal 4

Delta A330-900neo at New York

Delta A330-900Neo

Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

I settled into my seat, 7K, the second last row on the left side of the aircraft.


Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

The Seat/Cabin


My first impression of the cabin was, wow, this is beautiful! At only 28 seats and supposedly private closing doors, this is a fantastic way to fly.


Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

If you are flying solo, I recommend selecting seats in even rows, such as 2,4,6,8, and by the windows, as these are more private. However, with closing doors, any seat on this plane is good.


Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

Here is an example of a window seat in an even row (8K).


Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

To the next of every seat lay a headphone holder and a light for reading.


Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

Seat controls were just below that and worked well. It should, considering the aircraft is just over a year old. I do wish that Delta had installed USB-C plugs on this aircaft.


Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

My favorite addition to the seat is the little cubby, which is perfect for storing a pair of shoes.


Delta A330-900Neo Business Class Cabin

The footwell is spacious enough, but not as spacious as American Airlines 777 Business Class.


Delta One A330-900neo Cabin

Delta One A330-900neo Cabin

The closing door didn't work on this flight, but I didn't feel much need as it was private enough.


Delta One A330-900neo Cabin

Amenities/IFE


For a domestic flight, Delta really showed out in terms of basic amenities. While a small gesture, a miniature bottle of water was placed at the seat.


Delta One A330-900neo Amenities

A very nice pair of headphones were offered, which worked perfectly as I indulged in a movie.


Delta One A330-900neo Amenities

Delta One A330-900neo Amenities

In terms of IFE, the whole system felt very modern, had plenty of options, and was extremely responsive. Top marks here, Delta.



Unfortunately, I forgot to check on the Wi-Fi costs, but I imagine it's much cheaper than an American Airlines widebody. 😂


Departure


Approximately 5 minutes after settling into my seat, an FA greeted me, asking me for my choice of pre-departure beverage. I decided on a glass of sparkling wine.


Delta One A330-900neo Pre Departure Beverage

Cabin doors were closed, and we pushed back 35 minutes behind schedule at 1:15.


Delta One A330-900neo Pushback

It was a short taxi out to 31L for our early afternoon departure. Interestingly, I saw a couple of planes taking off from 13L that morning, which is a very, very rare occurrence.



Flaps were down, and we were wheels up by 1:29 pm.



The Flight


With a flight time of 2 hours, I decided to switch on the Hunger Games and begin the long movie.


Delta One A330-900neo In Flight

The flight attendant seemed to be a junior flight attendant, and was very fun the whole flight! I've decided that I like junior flight attendants more in general. One more glass of sparkling wine and a couple of snacks before calling it a day.


Delta One A330-900neo In Flight

Arrival


About an hour and a half later, it began circling due to weather in the Atlanta area.


Delta One A330-900neo In Flight

However, we eventually got clearance and made our way down into the ATL.


Delta One A330-900neo In Flight

Delta One A330-900neo In Flight

We ended up touching down at 3:28 pm local time.



And pulled into gate E28 at 3:36 pm.


Delta One A330-900neo Atlanta

Delta One A330-900neo Atlanta

Delta One A330-900neo Atlanta

I headed up to the cockpit to have a conversation with the captain and FO, grabbed a couple of pictures, and headed off to the Atlanta terminal for about 20 minutes!


Final Thoughts


Honestly, Delta impressed me on this leg with great service, a fantastic "suite", and good quality headphones for a flight of this length. I was extremely lucky with the aircraft swap, as this was the only time in the past 10 days that this happened, but nonetheless, I had a great flight.


The whole Delta One experience was up to par, with a great check-in, a superb lounge, and everything branded perfectly.


If the experience was the same, I would fly this flight again in a heartbeat.



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