Eli nqaku liqulathe iimbekiselo kwiimveliso zomnye okanye ngaphezulu kwabakhangisi bethu.Sinokufumana imbuyekezo xa ucofa amakhonkco ezi mveliso.Imigaqo isebenza kunikezelo oludweliswe kweli phepha.Ngemigaqo-nkqubo yethu yentengiso, nceda undwendwele eli phepha.
Inqwelomoya entsha yeDelta ihambile ngoLwesihlanu njengoko inqwelo moya iqhuba inkonzo yayo yokuqala yengeniso isebenzisa iAirbus A321neo isuka eBoston isiya eSan Francisco.
Imodeli entsha ikwazisa izihlalo ezitsha ze-Delta zodidi lokuqala, uhlaziyo lwangoku kwizihlalo zesiqhelo ze-recliner kunye nenani lezinto ezintsha zokuchukumisa-ingakumbi iifins ezimbini ngapha nangapha kwe-headrest, iphuculwe kancinci ubumfihlo.
I-neo ibilindelwe kakhulu ukusukela oko imodeli yesitulo yaqala ukuvuza, kwaye emva koko yaqinisekiswa yinqwelomoya ekuqaleni kuka-2020.
Umlingane wam uZach Griff wajonga okokuqala kwinqwelomoya ngaphambi kokuba ingene kwinkonzo, kwaye nangaphambi kokuba iDelta iyithathe kwi-hangar yayo yase-Atlanta ukuya eBoston okokuqala Wade wanethuba lokubhabha xa wayebhabha ngokunenzuzo.
Nangona kunjalo, kunokuba nzima ukufumana umbono wemveliso entsha yenqwelomoya emhlabeni okanye kwinqwelomoya engenanto.
Kodwa kuthekani ngenqwelomoya enqumla kwilizwekazi elithatha iiyure ezisixhenxe ekhabhathini ukusuka ekukhweleni ukuya ekuhlikeni? Ngokuqinisekileyo oko kuya kunika ukuziva ngcono.
INeo ngokwayo liqonga elinika umdla leDelta, elibonelela ngeendleko zokusebenza ezisezantsi (ngendlela yokusetyenziswa kwamafutha aphantsi) ngelixa ikwabonelela ngesileyiti esingenanto kwiinkampani zeenqwelomoya ukuyila amava okuhamba ngenqwelomoya.
“Siziva ngathi ngamava amnandi kakhulu ebantwini,” uCharlie Shervey, umlawuli wentengiso oseBoston eDelta, undixelele kudliwanondlebe lwaphambi kokuhamba ngenqwelomoya.
Nangona i-airline yakhetha ukubeka iijethi kwindlela yaseBoston-San Francisco endaweni yeenqwelo-moya ezinezihlalo zobuxoki, u-Schewe uthe i-airline ihlala ihlola imfuno kwaye inokongeza kuloo nto kamva.
Kolu cwangciso, abakhweli abaninzi baya kufumana udidi lwezoqoqosho kunye necandelo lendawo eyandisiweyo eliqhelekileyo.Kodwa kukho ukuzonwabisa okuhlaziyiweyo kwinqwelomoya, inkqubo entsha ye-Viasat Wi-Fi, imigqomo eyandisiweyo ephezulu, ukukhanya kweemvakalelo kunye nezinye izinto eziluncedo ekufuneka zinike abakhweli ngamava aphuculweyo ngokubanzi.
Nangona kunjalo, into entsha ayisoloko ithetha ngcono. Yiyo loo nto siye sabhukisha amatikiti ethu kwikhabhathi engaphambili kwinqwelomoya yethu yokuqala ukuze sibone ukuba i-hype yayiyixabisa ngokwenene na.
Spoiler: Izihlalo zigqwesileyo, uphuculo oluphawulweyo ngaphezulu komgangatho wokuqala wodidi lokuqala.
Inqwelomoya yayifanele ukunduluka ngaphambi kwentsimbi yesi-8:30am, kodwa ndandilungiselele neDelta ukuba ndikhwele kwinqwelo-moya kwimizuzu embalwa ngaphambili—nakwithafa—ukuze kufotwe. Oko kuthetha ukuba ndifike kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya saseBoston Logan malunga nentsimbi yesi-6 kusasa.
Kwanangaphambi kokuba inqwelo-moya ihambe, indawo yayisele ilungile, yaye xa ndandigqiba ukhenketho lwam lokufota, yayisele iguquguquka.
Njengoko abahambi besonwabela isidlo sakusasa kunye nokutya, apho i-AvGeeks yathatha iifoto zokusungulwa kunye nokutshintshiselana ngezikhumbuzo, ummeli weDelta wangena kwisihlwele, wacela ukuthula, waza wabiza abagibeli ababini kwinqwelomoya.
Kwavela ukuba, babesendleleni eya kwi-honeymoon yabo - kwenzeka ukuba babe kule nqwelomoya isiya eSan Francisco, kwaye i-flight crew ye-Delta yabanika inqwaba yezipho kunye nezipho (ukudlala nje, ngokuqinisekileyo, yonke indawo yayiyeyabo).
Emva kweenkcazo ezincinci kakhulu zomnye ummeli we-Delta, abasebenzi kunye nabaphathi bomhlaba bahlanganisene ukusika i-ribbon ye-jet entsha. Yayiyi-Diamond Medallion kunye ne-Million-Miler umgibeli uSascha Schlinghoff owenza ukusika kwangempela.
U-Schlinghoff wayengazi ukuba uya kumenywa kumthendeleko kude kube yimizuzu embalwa edlulileyo, wandixelela emva kokuba sifike eSan Francisco, kwaye wathi wayencokola nje emnyango kunye nabasebenzi baseDelta ngexesha lefestive.
Ukukhwela kuqalwe kwimizuzu embalwa emva koko, ngokukhawuleza kakhulu.Xa singena kwinqwelomoya, umkhweli ngamnye wanikwa ibhegi ezele zizipho zosuku lokuqala – ipini ekhethekileyo, ibhegi, ikhonkco leA321neo kunye nepeni.
Abakhweli bodidi lokuqala banikwe ibhegi yesipho yesibini ekrolwe ngobunzima bephepha bebhiyozela inqwelomoya xa ikhwela.
Njengoko sasityhalela ngasemva, umlindi wenqwelo-moya wavakalisa isikhalo samanzi njengoko sasikhwele iteksi ukuya kumgaqo weenqwelo-moya.Nangona kunjalo, kubonakala ngathi kukho ukunganxibelelani kakuhle nabacimi-mlilo baseMassPort njengoko begqibela bengakhahlelanga - baqhuba nje iloli phambi kwethu okwethutyana kwaye bakhokela indlela, kodwa kwakunzima ukuba abakhweli babone.
Nangona kunjalo, sinokubona abasebenzi be-Delta Ramps benqumama oko bebekwenza, bethatha imifanekiso okanye bethatha ividiyo, njengoko iinqwelomoya ezintsha zidlula.
Emva kwamagingxigingxi ambalwa ngexesha lokunyuka kokuqala, umlindi wenqwelomoya weza ukuze athathe iiodolo zesiselo kwaye aqinisekise ukhetho lwethu lwesidlo sakusasa. Mna, njengaye wonke umkhweli wodidi lokuqala, ndathabatha ukutya kwam kwangoko nge-app.
Emva kwexesha, kwahanjiswa isidlo sakusasa. Ndayalela iqanda, iitapile kunye ne-tortilla ye-tortilla eyona nto yayiyi-frittata. Andiyi kukhathaza ukongeza i-ketchup okanye i-sauce eshushu, kodwa nangaphandle kwayo, yayimnandi. Iza nesaladi yeziqhamo, i-chia pudding kunye ne-croissants efudumele.
Ugxa wam etafileni uChris wakhetha iipancakes eziblueberry, kwaye wathi incasa kakuhle njengoko ikhangeleka kwaye iyanuka: kakhulu.
Yindlu egcweleyo yeklasi yokuqala apho i-AvGeeks ibhiyozela ukuvulwa.Oku kuthetha ukuba akukho mntu uhlala phantsi ngexesha lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya, kwaye kuthetha ukuba abakhweli bacela iziselo phantse lonke ixesha kulo lonke uhambo lokuhamba.Inkokeli yenqwelomoya kunye nabanye abancedisi benqwelomoya baphendule ngokuzolileyo kwaye babenomdla kakhulu kulo lonke.
I-snacks kunye nenkonzo yokugqibela yesiselo iyathathwa ngaphambi kokufika, lixesha lokuba uhambe uye kufuna isidlo sasemini!
Kodwa nangona ilungile, inkonzo iqhelekile kwinto onokuyilindela kwinqwelomoya engeyiyo eye-Delta One transcontinental kusasa.
Ukuqhawula ukuleqa, ndingathi ezi zezona recliners ezingcono zodidi lokuqala ukuba American Airlines iye yabhabha.Ngelixa zingezizo iibhedi ezimcaba, zibetha nayiphi na enye indawo yokuhlala ekhoyo.
Abalindi abanamaphiko macala omabini entloko abayi kumvimba ngokupheleleyo umntu ohleli naye okanye abo bakwipaseji, kodwa baya kubuthintela kancinane ubuso bakho kwaye bongeze kumgama osuka kubamelwane bakho.
Okufanayo kuya kwi-center divider.Ayifani ncam nesahluli esiphakathi uya kufumana kwisihlalo esiphakathi se-Polaris okanye iklasi ye-Qsuite yoshishino, kodwa idala kwaye ikhulise ingqiqo yendawo yobuqu-akukho mfuneko yokulwa phezu kweengalo okanye indawo yetafile ekwabelwana ngayo.
Ngokuphathelele loo maphiko e-headrest, ane-rubber foam padding ngaphakathi.Amaxesha ambalwa ndifumene ngengozi ndibeka intloko yam phezu kwabo endaweni ye-headrest.Ikhululekile kakhulu, nangona ndinqwenela ukuba i-Delta Air Lines yenze le ndawo ibe yindawo ephakamileyo yokucoca rhoqo.
Imiqolo ihexa kancinane kwipaseji, kwaye i-offset inceda ukongeza intwana yabucala.Ngendlela ethile, "ubumfihlo" phantse ligama elingelilo.Uyakwazi ukubona abantu okhwele nabo kwaye bayakubona, kodwa unemvakalelo enkulu yendawo yobuqu, ngokungathi ubukwiqamza elicacileyo.Ndiyifumene ikhululekile kwaye isebenza kakuhle.
Kukho igumbi elincinci elingaphantsi kwe-armrest ye-armrest yebhotile encinci yamanzi, kunye nefowuni, iincwadi kunye nezinye izinto ezincinci.Kukho kwakhona indawo ephezulu ecaleni kwesi sahluli sabucala apho uya kufumana iziseko zombane kunye namazibuko e-USB.
Uya kufumana itreyi ye-cocktail ekwabelwana ngayo phambi kwendawo yokuphumla ye-armrest - ngokwenene, kuphela kwento ekwabelwana ngayo.
Oku kuyilwe kakuhle kakhulu ngomlebe omncinci ukugcina izinto zingatyibiliki, zilungele ukubamba iziselo kulo lonke uhambo lokubhabha.
Ezinyaweni zakho, kukho necubby phakathi kwezihlalo ezibini phambi kwakho, zahlulwe ukuze umkhweli ngamnye abe nendawo ethile.Kukhulu ngokwaneleyo ukubamba ilaptop kunye nezinye izinto ezimbalwa.Kukho neepokotho ezinkulu kwindawo yokubeka indawo yokuhlala, kunye nendawo yelaptop.Ekugqibeleni, kukho igumbi elingaphantsi kwesitulo esiphambi kwakho, nangona oko kubonisa ukuba kunomda.
Ngapha koko, bendikwazi ukuhlala ngokukhululeka – nangexesha lokutya – ilaptop yam kunye nefowuni iplagiwe, ibhegi enazo zonke iitshaja zam ezahlukeneyo, incwadi yokubhalela, iKhamera yam ye-DSLR kunye nebhotile enkulu yamanzi, kunye nendawo yokugcina.
Izihlalo ngokwazo zikhululekile kakhulu, kwaye nayiphi na inkxalabo endandinayo malunga ne-padding ebhityileyo yayingenasiseko. Kwi-intshi ezingama-21 ububanzi, i-intshi ezingama-37 kwi-pitch kunye ne-intshi ezi-5 kwi-pitch, yindlela enhle yokubhabha. ebhodini Iiyure.Ndifumene ne-headrest, kunye nesikhundla sayo esilungelelanisiweyo kunye nenkxaso yentamo, ngakumbi i-ergonomic.
Ekugqibeleni, ndingazama ukudibanisa ii-AirPods zam kwinkqubo yokuzonwabisa ye-inflight ngeBluetooth, into entsha i-Delta iqhuba kwiklasi yokuqala kwezi ndiza.Ayinasiphako, kwaye umgangatho wesandi uphezulu kakhulu kunento endihlala ndiyifumana xa ndidibanisa i-AirPods nge-AirFly Bluetooth dongle.
Xa sithetha ngescreen sokuzonwabisa se-inflight, sikhulu kwaye sibukhali kwaye sinokuthambeka phezulu nasezantsi, sinikezela ngee-engile ezahlukeneyo ngokuxhomekeke ekubeni wena okanye umntu ophambi kwakho uthambekile.
Okokuqala, kwakunzima kakhulu ukuphuma kwisihlalo sefestile.Izitshixo phakathi kwezihlalo ezibini zangaphambili ziphuma kancinane kwindawo yonyawo, ngaphandle kweenyawo zokudlula.
Idityaniswe nendawo enkulu yokuphumla kwezi zihlalo, oku kunokuba yingxaki.Ukuba umntu okwisihlalo esiphambi kwakho ungqendeve kwaye uzama ukuphuma kwisitulo sefestile ukuze usebenzise indlu yangasese, kufuneka udlule ngokutyibilikayo.Oko kunokwanela ukuba ndikhethe isitulo sepaseji kwiifestile zezi jethi. Yiwa ngaphaya.
Nokuba ukwisihlalo esisepasejini, ukuba uyayivula itafile yetreyi, umntu olele phambi kwakho uya kutyela ngokubonakalayo kwindawo yakho kwaye azive ene-claustrophobic kakhulu.Ukuba umntu ophambi kwakho ungqengqile, usenako ukuchwetheza kwilaptop, kodwa isenokubonakala iqinile kancinci.
Kwakhona kuqinile: indawo yokugcina phantsi kwesihlalo.Enkosi kwibhokisi equlethe inkqubo yokuzonwabisa kunye nokunikezelwa kwamandla, kunye ne-kickstand yesihlalo ngasinye, kukho indawo encinci yeengxowa okanye ezinye izinto kunokuba unokuzilindela.Eziqhelweni, nangona kunjalo, oku akuyongxaki ngokwenene, kuba kukho indawo eninzi ye-bin ephezulu.
Okokugqibela, kulihlazo ukuba i-Delta ayizange ikhethe ukongeza imilenze yokuphumla okanye indawo yokumisa unyawo, njengakwi-recliners kwiklasi yayo ye-Premium Khetha i-premium yoqoqosho.Ayiyonto iqhelekileyo yezihlalo zodidi lokuqala kwi-American Airlines, kodwa i-airline sele iphakamisa ibha - kutheni ungaphakamisi ibha kancinane ukwenza kube lula ukuba abakhweli balale kwiinqwelo-moya ezibomvu kunye nokusasa?
Uyilo olutsha lwesihlalo seklasi yokuqala yeDelta A321neo luhle kakhulu.Nangona isithembiso "sobumfihlo" sinokugqithiswa, ingqiqo yendawo yobuqu ezi zihlalo zibonelelayo ayifani.
Kukho ii-hiccups ezimbalwa, kwaye ndiyakrokrela ukuba abakhweli baya kukhungatheka ngokuba nobunzima bokuphuma kwisihlalo sefestile kwimeko yokulala endiyichaze ngasentla.
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Ixesha lokuposa: May-23-2022
