Eli nqaku liqulathe iireferensi kwiimveliso zomnye okanye ngaphezulu wabakhangisi bethu. Sinokufumana imbuyekezo xa ucofa kwiikhonkco eziya kwezi mveliso. Imigaqo iyasebenza kwizibonelelo ezidweliswe kweli phepha. Ngemigaqo-nkqubo yethu yentengiso, nceda undwendwele eli phepha.
Inqwelo-moya entsha yeDelta isuke ngoLwesihlanu njengoko inkampani yeenqwelo-moya iqhube inkonzo yayo yokuqala yengeniso isebenzisa i-Airbus A321neo esuka eBoston ukuya eSan Francisco.
Le modeli intsha ikwazisa izihlalo ezintsha zeDelta ezikumgangatho wokuqala, uhlaziyo lwanamhlanje lwezihlalo zemveli zokulala ezineentshukumo ezintsha ezininzi—ingakumbi iimpiko ezimbini kumacala omabini entloko, Ubumfihlo obuphuculwe kancinci.
Le neo ibilindelwe kakhulu ukusukela oko imodeli yesihlalo yaqala ukuvuza, kwaye kamva yaqinisekiswa yinkampani yeenqwelo-moya ekuqaleni kuka-2020.
Umntu endisebenza naye uZach Griff wayibona okokuqala inqwelo moya ngaphambi kokuba iqalise ukusebenza, kwaye nangaphambi kokuba iDelta iyithathe kwi-hangar yayo yase-Atlanta iyise eBoston okokuqala. Wade wafumana nethuba lokubhabha xa wayebhabha ngenzuzo.
Nangona kunjalo, kunokuba nzima ukufumana umbono wemveliso entsha yenqwelo-moya emhlabeni okanye kwinqwelo-moya engenanto.
Kodwa kuthekani ngenqwelo-moya ehamba amazwekazi ethatha iiyure ezisixhenxe ekhabini ukusuka ekukhweleni ukuya ekuphumeni? Oko kuya kunika uvakalelo olungcono.
I-Neo ngokwayo liqonga elinomdla kwiDelta, libonelela ngeendleko zokusebenza eziphantsi (ngendlela yokusebenzisa ipetroli ephantsi) ngelixa likwabonelela ngesicwangciso esingenanto kwiinkampani zeenqwelo moya sokuyila amava okubhabha.
“Sivakalelwa kukuba ngamava amahle kakhulu ebantwini,” utshilo uCharlie Shervey, umlawuli wentengiso waseDelta eBoston, kudliwanondlebe lwangaphambi kohambo ngenqwelomoya. “Sivakalelwa kukuba oku kunokuba luncedo kakhulu kwaye kunike amava amahle.”
Nangona inkampani yeenqwelo moya ikhethe ukubeka iijethi kwindlela ephakathi kweBoston neSan Francisco endaweni yeenqwelo moya ezinezihlalo ezithe tyaba, uSchewe uthe inkampani yeenqwelo moya ihlala ivavanya imfuno kwaye inokongeza koko kamva. Okuphawulekayo kukuba, iDelta iceba ukongeza izihlalo ezithe tyaba kwinqwelo moya yayo encinci ye-155 A321neos xa iodolwe.
Kule ndlela yokubeka izinto, uninzi lwabakhweli luya kufumana udidi lwezoqoqosho kunye nendawo ende. Kodwa kukho ukuzonwabisa okuhlaziyiweyo ngaphakathi kwenqwelomoya, inkqubo entsha ye-Viasat Wi-Fi, iibhini ezinde eziphezulu, ukukhanya kwemood kunye nezinye izinto eziluncedo eziza kubonelela abakhweli ngamava aphuculweyo ngokubanzi.
Nangona kunjalo, into entsha ayithethi ukuba ngcono rhoqo. Yiyo loo nto sibhukishe amatikiti ethu kwikhabhathi engaphambili kwinqwelomoya yethu yokuqala ukuze sibone ukuba ingxolo yayifanelekile na.
I-Spoiler: Izihlalo zibalaseleyo, ziphucukile kakhulu kunee-recliners eziqhelekileyo zeklasi yokuqala. Kodwa azigqibelelanga, kwaye zineziphene ezimbi - uninzi lwazo zibangelwa kukuzincama koyilo apho into ethile itshintshwe ngesinye isici.
Inqwelomoya yayiza kunduluka ngaphambi kwentsimbi yesi-8:30 kusasa, kodwa ndandicebene neDelta ukuba ndingene kwinqwelomoya kwimizuzu embalwa ngaphambili—nakwi-tarmac—ukuze ndithathe imifanekiso. Oko kuthetha ukuba ndifike kwiBoston Logan Airport malunga nentsimbi yesi-6 kusasa.
Kwanangaphambi kokuba ndihambe ngenqwelomoya, indawo yayisele ilungele itheko, kwaye xa ndigqiba uhambo lwam lokufota, yayisele iqalile.
Njengoko abahambi babenandipha isidlo sakusasa kunye nezidlo zokutya, apho i-AvGeeks yathatha iifoto zomsitho wokumiselwa yaza yatshintshiselana ngezikhumbuzo, ummeli weDelta wangena kwisihlwele, wacela ukuba kuthuleke, waza wabiza abakhweli ababini kwinqwelo-moya.
Kwavela ukuba, babesendleleni eya kwiholide yabo yomtshato – babekule nqwelo-moya eya eSan Francisco, kwaye abasebenzi beenqwelo-moya baseDelta babanike izipho ezininzi (bendihlekisa nje, ewe, yonke loo nto yayiyeyabo).
Emva kweengxelo ezimbalwa ezimfutshane ezivela komnye ummeli weDelta, abasebenzi kunye nabaphathi bomhlaba bahlanganisana ukuze basike iribhoni yejethi entsha. YayinguSascha Schlinghoff, umkhweli weDiamond Medallion kunye nomkhweli weMillion-Miler, owenza loo msebenzi.
USchlinghoff wayengazi ukuba uza kumenywa kumsitho de kwaba kwimizuzu embalwa edlulileyo, undixelele emva kokuba sifike eSan Francisco, wathi wayencokola nje emnyango nabasebenzi baseDelta ngexesha lemibhiyozo. Emva kwexesha elithile, umlawuli ophetheyo kwindawo yesiganeko kunye nabasebenzi abasemnyango beza kumbuza ukuba ufuna na ukusika iribhoni.
Ukukhwela kwaqala emva kwemizuzu embalwa, ngokukhawuleza. Xa sangena kwinqwelomoya, umkhweli ngamnye wanikwa ibhegi egcwele izipho zokuqala - iphini ekhethekileyo, ithegi yebhegi, isitshixo se-A321neo kunye nepeni.
Abakhweli abakumgangatho ophezulu banikwe ibhegi yesibini yesipho ebhalwe ngephepha elinzima lokubhiyozela uhambo ngenqwelomoya emva kokukhwela.
Njengoko sasityhalela umva, umlindi wenqwelomoya wabhengeza ukubulisa ngemipu yamanzi njengoko sasisiya kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya. Nangona kunjalo, kubonakala ngathi kukho ukungavisisani kakuhle nabasebenzi bomlilo baseMassPort njengoko bagqibela bengabulisanga – baqhube nje ilori phambi kwethu okwethutyana baza bakhokela indlela, kodwa kwakunzima ukuba abakhweli bayibone.
Nangona kunjalo, singabona abasebenzi baseDelta Ramps bema kancinci oko babekwenza, bethatha imifanekiso okanye bethatha iividiyo, njengoko iinqwelomoya ezintsha zidlula.
Emva kokuphazamiseka okumbalwa ngexesha lokunyuka kokuqala, umlungiseleli wenqwelomoya weza ukuze athathe iiodolo zeziselo aze aqinisekise ukuba sinokukhetha ukutya kwasekuseni. Mna, njengabo bonke abanye abakhweli abakumgangatho ophezulu, ndithatha ukutya kwam kwangethuba nge-app.
Emva kwexesha elithile, isidlo sakusasa sanikwa. Nda-odola iqanda, iitapile kunye ne-tomato tortilla eyayifana ne-frittata. Bendingayi kukhathazeka ngokongeza i-ketchup okanye isosi eshushu, kodwa nangona ingekho, yayimnandi. Iza nesaladi yeziqhamo, i-chia pudding kunye ne-croissants ezifudumeleyo.
UChris, endihlala naye etafileni, ukhethe iipancakes zeblueberry, waza wathi zinencasa emnandi njengoko zibukeka kwaye zinuka kamnandi: kakhulu.
Yindlu epheleleyo yeklasi yokuqala apho i-AvGeeks ibhiyozela khona ukuvulwa kwenqwelomoya. Oku kuthetha ukuba akukho mntu uhlala phantsi ngexesha lohambo ngenqwelomoya, kwaye kuthetha ukuba abakhweli bacela iziselo phantse lonke ixesha lohambo ngenqwelomoya. Inkokeli yenqwelomoya kunye nabanye abasebenzi beenqwelomoya baphendule ngoxolo kwaye babenomdla kakhulu kulo lonke ixesha.
Izimuncumuncu kunye nenkonzo yokusela yokugqibela ziyasuswa ngaphambi kokuba kufike, lixesha lokuba sihambe siye kufuna isidlo sasemini!
Nangona ilungile, le nkonzo ifana kakhulu nento obunokuyilindela kuyo nayiphi na inqwelo moya engeyiyo iDelta One edlula kwiikontinenti kusasa. Masiqhubekele kwisici esikhethekileyo apha, izihlalo.
Ukuze ndiqhubeke nale njongo, ndingathi ezi zezinye zezona nqwelo zibalaseleyo zokuhlalisa ezikumgangatho ophezulu eziye zaqhutywa yi-American Airlines. Nangona zingengazo ii-flat-bed pods, zodlula naziphi na ezinye iinqwelo-moya zokuhlalisa ezikhoyo.
Abalindi abanamaphiko kumacala omabini entloko abayi kuvala ngokupheleleyo umntu ohlala naye okanye abo bakwipaseji, kodwa baya kuvala ubuso bakho kancinci kwaye bongeze ingqiqo yokuba umgama ungakanani kubamelwane bakho.
Oku kunjalo nakwi-central divider. Ayifani kakhulu ne-center divider oza kuyifumana kwisihlalo esiphakathi sePolaris okanye i-Qsuite business class, kodwa idala kwaye iphucula imvakalelo yendawo yobuqu—akukho mfuneko yokulwa ngeendawo zokubeka iingalo okanye indawo yetafile ephakathi ekwabelwana ngayo.
Ngokuphathelele loo maphiko e-headrest, ane-rubber foam padding ngaphakathi. Izihlandlo ezimbalwa ndizifumene ndibeka intloko yam kuwo ngempazamo endaweni ye-headrest. Ikhululekile kakhulu, nangona ndingathanda ukuba i-Delta Air Lines yenze le ndawo ibe yindawo efanelekileyo yokucoca rhoqo.
Imigca ijikeleziswa kancinci kwiipaseji, kwaye i-offset inceda ukongeza ubumfihlo obuncinci. Ngandlela thile, igama elithi "ubumfihlo" liphantse libe ligama elingalunganga. Ungababona abanye abakhweli kwaye nabo banokukubona, kodwa unemvakalelo enkulu yendawo yakho, ngokungathi ukwibhamuza elicacileyo. Ndiyifumene ikhululekile kwaye iyasebenza.
Kukho igumbi elincinci phantsi kwesihlalo esiphakathi sebhotile yamanzi encinci, kunye nefowuni, iincwadi kunye nezinye izinto ezincinci. Kukwakho nendawo engaphezulu ecaleni kwesi sahluli sabucala apho uza kufumana khona amasokhethi ombane kunye neeports ze-USB.
Uza kufumana netreyi yesiselo esixutyiweyo phambi kwendawo yokubeka ingalo esembindini - eneneni, yinto ekuphela kwayo exutyiweyo.
Le yenzelwe kakuhle kakhulu ngomlebe omncinci ukuze izinto zingatyibiliki, ifanelekile ukubamba iziselo kulo lonke uhambo.
Ezinyaweni zakho, kukho nendawo encinci phakathi kwezihlalo ezimbini eziphambi kwakho, ezahlulwe ukuze umkhweli ngamnye abe nendawo ethile. Inkulu ngokwaneleyo ukubamba ilaptop nezinye izinto ezimbalwa. Kukwakho neepokotho ezinkulu kwizihlalo ezingasemva, kunye nendawo yelaptop. Okokugqibela, kukho indawo phantsi kwesihlalo phambi kwakho, nangona oko kubonakala kuncinci.
Nokuba kunjalo, ndikwazile ukuhlala kamnandi – nokuba ngexesha lokutya – ndifake ilaptop nefowuni yam, ibhegi eneetshaja zam ezahlukeneyo, incwadana, ikhamera yam yeDSLR kunye nebhotile enkulu yamanzi, kunye nendawo ethile yokubeka.
Izihlalo ngokwazo zikhululekile kakhulu, kwaye naziphi na iingxaki endandinazo malunga ne-padding encinci zazingenasiseko. Njengoko i-21 intshi ububanzi, i-37 intshi kwi-pitch kunye ne-5 intshi kwi-pitch, yindlela entle yokubhabha. Ewe, i-padding incinci kwaye inamandla kuneekhabhini ezindala, njenge-737-800 yaseDelta, kodwa i-memory foam yanamhlanje esetyenzisiweyo ingasebenza kakuhle ngezinto ezincinci, kwaye phantse ezisixhenxe endizifake kwiHours ebhodini. Ndifumene ne-headrest, ene-adjustable position kunye ne-neck support, ngakumbi i-ergonomic.
Okokugqibela, ndingazama ukudibanisa ii-AirPods zam kwinkqubo yokuzonwabisa ye-inflight ngeBluetooth, uphawu olutsha iDelta elilusebenzisayo kudidi lokuqala kwezi nqwelomoya. Ayinasiphako, kwaye umgangatho wesandi uphezulu kakhulu kunoko ndihlala ndikufumana xa ndiqhagamshela ii-AirPods nge-AirFly Bluetooth dongle.
Ukuthetha ngesikrini sokuzonwabisa esikwinqwelomoya, sikhulu kwaye sibukhali kwaye sinokuthambekiswa phezulu nasezantsi, sinika ii-engile ezahlukeneyo kuxhomekeke ekubeni wena okanye umntu ophambi kwakho uthambekile na.
Okokuqala, kwakunzima kakhulu ukuphuma kwisitulo sefestile. Iilokha eziphakathi kwezitulo ezibini zangaphambili ziphuma kancinci kwindawo yeenyawo, kungekho sithuba singaphezulu kwenyawo esinokudlula.
Xa zidityaniswe nokulala okukhulu kwezi zihlalo, oku kungaba yingxaki. Ukuba umntu okwisihlalo esiphambi kwakho uhleli phantsi kwaye uzama ukuphuma kwisihlalo sefestile ukuze usebenzise indlu yangasese, kufuneka udlule ngobuchule. Oko kunokwanela ukuba ndikhethe isihlalo esikwifestile yezi jethi. Ukuba ulala phantsi, lungela ukuvuswa ngumkhweli osemva kwakho ebamba isihlalo ukuze ungawi.
Nokuba ukwisihlalo esibekwe ecaleni kwendlela, ukuba uvula itafile yetreyi, umntu olele phambi kwakho uya kubonakala etya kwindawo yakho aze azive exinene kakhulu. Ukuba umntu ophambi kwakho uhleli phantsi, usenokuchwetheza kwilaptop, kodwa inokubonakala ngathi ixinene kancinci.
Kwakhona ixinene: indawo yokugcina izinto phantsi kwesihlalo. Ngenxa yebhokisi equlethe inkqubo yokuzonwabisa kunye nombane, kunye nendawo yokumisa isihlalo ngasinye, akukho ndawo ingako yokufaka iingxowa okanye ezinye izinto kunokuba ulindele. Nangona kunjalo, oku akuyongxaki ngokwenene, kuba kukho indawo eninzi yeebhini ezibekwe ngaphezulu.
Okokugqibela, kulihlazo ukuba iDelta ayizange ikhethe ukongeza iindawo zokuphumla kwemilenze okanye iindawo zokuphumla kweenyawo, njengakwiindawo zokulala kwiklasi yayo yePremium Select premium economy. Oko akuqhelekanga kwizihlalo zeklasi yokuqala kwiAmerican Airlines, kodwa inkampani yeenqwelo moya sele inyusa umgangatho - kutheni ingawunyusi kancinci umgangatho ukuze kube lula kubakhweli ukulala kwiinqwelomoya ezibomvu nezisuka kusasa?
Uyilo olutsha lwezihlalo zeklasi yokuqala zeDelta A321neo luhle kakhulu. Nangona isithembiso "sobumfihlo" sinokubaxeka, imvakalelo yendawo yobuqu enikezelwa zezi zihlalo ayinakuthelekiswa nanto.
Kukho iingxaki ezimbalwa, kwaye ndicinga ukuba abakhweli baya kudana xa benengxaki yokuphuma kwisihlalo sefestile xa belele phantsi njengoko nditshilo apha ngasentla. Kodwa nangona nditshilo, ngokuqinisekileyo ndingenza konke okusemandleni am ukuze ndibhabhe kwinqwelo-moya yeklasi yokuqala endaweni yokuba ndibhabhe umzimba omxinwa ofanayo.
Iimbalasane zeKhadi: Amanqaku ama-3X xa usitya, amanqaku ama-2x xa usiya kuhambo, kunye namanqaku anokudluliselwa kumaqabane angaphezu kweshumi elinesibini ohambo
Ixesha lokuthumela: Meyi-23-2022
