Lesi sihloko siqukethe izinkomba zemikhiqizo yomkhangisi oyedwa noma ngaphezulu.Singase sithole isinxephezelo uma uchofoza izixhumanisi eziya kule mikhiqizo.Imigomo iyasebenza kokunikezwayo okubalwe kuleli khasi.Ngezinqubomgomo zethu zokukhangisa, sicela uvakashele leli khasi.
Indiza entsha yakwaDelta isuke ngoLwesihlanu njengoba inkampani yezindiza yenza umsebenzi wayo wokuqala wemali engenayo isebenzisa i-Airbus A321neo isuka eBoston iya eSan Francisco.
Imodeli entsha futhi yethula izihlalo ezintsha ze-Delta ze-first class, isibuyekezo sesimanje ezihlalweni ze-recliner ezithinta izinto eziningi ezintsha—ikakhulukazi amaphiko amabili nhlangothi zombili ze-headrest, ubumfihlo obuthuthukisiwe kancane.
I-neo ibilindelwe kakhulu kusukela kwaputshuka imodeli yesihlalo, futhi yaqinisekiswa yinkampani yezindiza ngasekuqaleni kuka-2020.
Uzakwethu u-Zach Griff waqala ukubheka indiza ngaphambi kokuba ingene enkonzweni, futhi nangaphambi kokuba i-Delta iyisuse e-Atlanta hangar yayisa e-Boston okokuqala Waze waba nethuba lokundizela lapho endiza ngokunenzuzo.
Noma kunjalo, kungase kube nzima ukuthola umbono womkhiqizo omusha wendiza ephansi noma endizeni engenalutho.
Kodwa kuthiwani ngendiza enqamula izwekazi elithatha amahora ayisikhombisa ekhabetheni ukusuka ekugibeleni kuye ekuphumeni? Lokho kuzokunikeza umuzwa ongcono ngempela.
I-Neo ngokwayo iyinkundla ethokozisayo ye-Delta, ehlinzeka ngezindleko eziphansi zokusebenza (ngendlela yokusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli okuphansi) kuyilapho futhi ihlinzeka ngesileti esingenalutho ukuze izinkampani zezindiza zenze okuhlangenwe nakho endizeni.
"Sizizwa sengathi kuyinto enhle kakhulu kubantu," uCharlie Shervey, umqondisi wezokuthengisa osekelwe e-Delta e-Boston, wangitshela engxoxweni yangaphambi kokundiza.
Nakuba inkampani yezindiza ikhethe ukubeka amajethi emzileni we-Boston-San Francisco esikhundleni sezindiza ezinezihlalo ezingamanga, u-Schewe uthe inkampani yezindiza ihlale ihlola isidingo futhi ingase yengeze kulokho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kulesi sakhiwo, abagibeli abaningi bazothola isigaba somnotho kanye nesigaba sesikhala esinwetshiwe besazi.Kodwa kunokuzijabulisa okubuyekeziwe okusendizeni, isistimu entsha ye-Viasat Wi-Fi, imigqomo engaphezulu ekhulisiwe, ukukhanya kwemizwa nezinye izinsiza okufanele zinikeze abagibeli umuzwa othuthuke kakhulu.
Kodwa-ke, okusha akusho okungcono ngaso sonke isikhathi. Yingakho sibhukhe amathikithi ethu kukhabethe elingaphambili lendiza yethu yokuqala ukuze sibone ukuthi i-hype ikufanele ngempela yini.
I-Spoiler: Izihlalo zinhle kakhulu, ukuthuthuka okumakiwe ngaphezu kwama-recliners asezingeni lokuqala. Kodwa aziphelele, futhi zinamaphutha amabi - ikakhulukazi umphumela wokuzinikela kwedizayini lapho into eyodwa idayiswa khona ukuze kutholwe esinye isici.
Indiza bekufanele isuke ngaphambi kuka-8:30 ekuseni, kodwa ngangihlele neDelta ukuba ngingene endizeni emizuzwini embalwa ngaphambili—nasetiyeleni—ukuyothatha izithombe. Lokho kusho ukuthi ngifike eBoston Logan Airport ngabo-6 ekuseni.
Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba indiza ihambe, indawo yase ilungile, futhi lapho ngiqeda uhambo lwami lokuthatha izithombe, kwase kushubile.
Njengoba abahambi bejabulela ukudla kwasekuseni nokudla okulula, lapho abakwa-AvGeeks bathatha khona izithombe zokuvulwa futhi beshintshana ngezikhumbuzo, ummeleli we-Delta wangena esixukwini, wacela ukuthula, wabe esebiza abagibeli ababili endizeni.
Kwavela ukuthi babesendleleni eya kwi-honeymoon yabo - kwenzeka ukuthi babe kule ndiza eya e-San Francisco, futhi ithimba lendiza ye-Delta labanika inqwaba yezipho nezipho (ukudlala nje, vele, sonke isigameko sasiqondene nabo).
Ngemva kwamazwi ambalwa kafushane avela komunye ummeleli we-Delta, izisebenzi nabaphathi basezindaweni zangasese bahlangana ukuze basike iribhoni yendiza entsha. Kwakuyi-Diamond Medallion kanye nomgibeli we-Million-Miler uSascha Schlinghoff abasike ngempela.
USchlinghoff wayengazi ukuthi uzomenywa emcimbini kuze kube yimizuzu embalwa edlule, wangitshela ngemva kokuba sifike eSan Francisco, futhi wathi wayexoxa nje emnyango nabasebenzi baseDelta phakathi nemikhosi.
Ukugibela kwaqala emizuzwini embalwa kamuva, ngokushesha okukhulu. Lapho singena endizeni, umgibeli ngamunye wanikwa isikhwama esigcwele izipho zokuqalisa - iphini elikhethekile, ithegi yesikhwama, iketango lokhiye le-A321neo kanye nepeni.
Abagibeli besigaba sokuqala banikezwe isikhwama sesibili sezipho esiqoshwe nge-paperweight bebungaza indiza lapho igibela.
Njengoba sidudula emuva, isisebenzi sendiza samemezela indesheni yamanzi njengoba sigibela itekisi siya emgwaqeni wezindiza. Nokho, kubonakala sengathi kunokungakhulumisani kahle nezicishamlilo zaseMassPort njengoba zigcine zingasaluthanga indesheni - zavele zashayela iloli phambi kwethu isikhashana futhi zahola indlela, kodwa kwakunzima kubagibeli ukuba babone.
Nokho, singabona abasebenzi be-Delta Ramps bemisa kancane abebekwenza, bethatha izithombe noma beqopha ividiyo, njengoba izindiza ezintsha zidlula.
Ngemva kwamaqhuqhuva ambalwa phakathi nokukhuphuka kokuqala, isisebenzi sendiza size sizothatha ama-oda eziphuzo futhi siqinisekise izinketho zethu zasekuseni. Mina, njengabo bonke abanye abagibeli besigaba sokuqala, ngithathe ukudla kwami kusenesikhathi ngohlelo lokusebenza.
Ngemva kwesikhashana, kwanikezwa ukudla kwasekuseni.Ngayala i-tortilla yeqanda, amazambane kanye notamatisi empeleni okwakuyi-frittata.Ngangingenandaba nokwengeza i-ketchup noma i-sauce eshisayo, kodwa ngisho nangaphandle kwayo, yayimnandi.Iza nesaladi yezithelo, i-chia pudding nama-croissants afudumele.
Umngane wami wetafula uChris ukhethe amakhekhe ama-blueberry, futhi wathi amnandi njengoba abukeka futhi enuka: kakhulu.
Yindlu egcwele yekilasi lokuqala lapho i-AvGeeks igubha khona ukuvulwa.Lokhu kusho ukuthi akekho umuntu ozinza ngempela phakathi nendiza, futhi kusho nokuthi abagibeli bacela iziphuzo cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi phakathi nendiza.Umholi wendiza kanye nabanye abasebenza endizeni baphendule ngomoya ophansi futhi bebenake kakhulu kuyo yonke indiza.
Ukudla okulula kanye nenkonzo yokugcina yesiphuzo kuyasuswa ngaphambi kokufika, sekuyisikhathi sokuhamba uyofuna isidlo sasemini!
Kodwa noma ngabe iyinhle kangakanani, isevisi ifana nalokho ongakulindela kunoma iyiphi indiza okungeyona eye-Delta One enqamula izwekazi ekuseni.Asiqhubekele esicini esiyingqayizivele lapha, sokuhlala.
Ukuze sifinyelele esiphethweni, ngingasho ukuthi lawa amanye ama-recliner angcono kakhulu ahamba nge-American Airlines. Nakuba engewona ama-pods ayisicaba, ahlula noma iyiphi enye indawo yokulala etholakalayo.
Onogada abanamaphiko nhlangothi zombili ze-headrest ngeke bamvimbe ngokuphelele umuntu ohlezi naye noma labo abasendleleni, kodwa bazovimba kancane ubuso bakho futhi bengeze kumqondo webanga ukusuka komakhelwane bakho.
Okufanayo kuya ngesihlukanisi esimaphakathi.Akufani neze nesihlukanisi esimaphakathi ozosithola esihlalweni esimaphakathi sekilasi lebhizinisi le-Polaris noma le-Qsuite, kodwa kudala futhi kuthuthukisa umuzwa wesikhala somuntu siqu—asikho isidingo sokulwela izindawo zokuhlala ezingalweni noma indawo yetafula ephakathi nendawo okwabelwana ngayo.
Ngokuqondene nalawo maphiko e-headrest, ane-raber foam padding ngaphakathi.Izikhathi ezimbalwa ngazithola ngibeka ikhanda lami phezu kwabo ngephutha esikhundleni sekhanda.Ngikhululekile kakhulu, nakuba ngifisa sengathi i-Delta Air Lines yenze lesi sikhala indawo yokuthinta ephezulu yokuhlanza njalo.
Imigqa inyakaziswa kancane phakathi kwamaphasishi, futhi i-offset isiza ukwengeza ubumfihlo obuncane.Ngandlela thize, "ubumfihlo" cishe igama elingalungile.Ungabona abagibeli bakho futhi bayakubona, kodwa unomuzwa omkhulu wendawo yomuntu siqu, njengokungathi usebhamuzeni elisobala.Ngikuthole kukhululekile futhi kusebenza kahle.
Kukhona ikamelo elincane ngaphansi kwe-armrest ephakathi nendawo yebhodlela lamanzi elincane, kanye nocingo, izincwadi nezinye izinto ezincane.Kuphinde kube nesikhala esingaphezulu eduze kwalesi sihlukanisi sobumfihlo lapho uzothola khona amasokhethi kagesi nezimbobo ze-USB.
Uzothola nethreyi ye-cocktail eyabelwe phambi kwe-armrest ephakathi - empeleni, into kuphela okwabelwana ngayo.
Lokhu kuklanywe kahle kakhulu ngodebe oluncane ukuze kugcinwe izinto zingasheleli, kulungele ukubamba iziphuzo phakathi nendiza.
Ezinyaweni zakho, kukhona futhi i-cubby phakathi kwezihlalo ezimbili eziphambi kwakho, ehlukene ukuze umgibeli ngamunye abe nesikhala.Inkulu ngokwanele ukubamba i-laptop nezinye izinto ezimbalwa.Kukhona namaphakethe amakhulu ezindaweni ezingemuva, kanye nesikhala se-laptop.Ekugcineni, kunendawo ngaphansi kwesihlalo esiphambi kwakho, nakuba lokho kubonisa ukuthi kulinganiselwe.
Noma kunjalo, ngakwazi ukuhlala ngokunethezeka - ngisho nangesikhathi sokudla - ngixhume ikhompyutha yami ephathekayo nefoni, isikhwama esinawo wonke amashaja ami ahlukahlukene, incwadi yokubhalela, ikhamera yami ye-DSLR nebhodlela lamanzi elikhulu, kanye nesikhala esingasibekela.
Izihlalo ngokwazo zikhululekile kakhulu, futhi noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka enganginakho mayelana ne-padding emincane kwakungenasisekelo.Ku-21 amayintshi ububanzi, ama-intshi angu-37 ngephimbo kanye namasentimitha angu-5 ukuphakama, kuyindlela enhle yokuhamba. ebhodini Amahora.Ngiphinde ngathola i-headrest, enesimo sayo esilungisekayo nokusekelwa kwentamo, ikakhulukazi i-ergonomic.
Ekugcineni, ngingazama ukuxhuma ama-AirPods ami ohlelweni lokuzijabulisa lwe-inflight nge-Bluetooth, isici esisha i-Delta esihlola esigabeni sokuqala kulezi zindiza.Ayinasici, futhi ikhwalithi yomsindo iphakeme kakhulu kunalokho engivame ukukuthola lapho ngixhuma ama-AirPod nge-AirFly Bluetooth dongle.
Uma sikhuluma ngesikrini se-inflight entertainment, sikhulu futhi sibukhali futhi singatshekiswa phezulu naphansi, sinikeze ama-engeli ahlukene kuye ngokuthi wena noma umuntu ophambi kwakho utshekile.
Okokuqala, kwakunzima kakhulu ukuphuma esihlalweni sefasitela.Amalokha phakathi kwezihlalo ezimbili zangaphambili aphumela kancane endaweni yonyawo, angeke adlule igebe elilodwa.
Uma kuhlangene nendawo enkulu yokuhlala kulezi zihlalo, lokhu kungaba yinkinga.Uma umuntu osesihlalweni sephasishi phambi kwakho ehlezi futhi uzama ukuphuma esihlalweni sefasitela ukuze usebenzise indlu yangasese, kufanele udlule ngobunono. awe ngapha.
Ngisho noma uhlezi esihlalweni, uma uvula itafula lethreyi, umuntu olele phambi kwakho uzodla ngokusobala endaweni yakho futhi azizwe ene-claustrophobic kakhulu.
Futhi kuqinile: indawo yokugcina ngaphansi kwesihlalo. Ngenxa yebhokisi eliqukethe isistimu yokuzijabulisa namandla atholakalayo, kanye nesitendi sokukhahlela sesihlalo ngasinye, kunesikhala esincane sezikhwama noma ezinye izinto ongase uzilindele. Nokho, empeleni, lokhu akuyona inkinga ngempela, njengoba kunesikhala esiningi somgqomo ongaphezulu.
Okokugcina, kuyihlazo ukuthi i-Delta ayizange ikhethe ukungeza izindawo zokuphumuza imilenze noma izindawo zokuphumula, njengakuma-recliner ekilasini layo le-Premium Select premium economy. Lokho akuwona inkambiso yezihlalo ze-first class ku-American Airlines, kodwa inkampani yezindiza isivele iphakamisa izinga - kungani ingaphakamisi ibha kancane ukuze kube lula kubagibeli ukuthi balale ezindizeni ezibomvu nasekuseni?
Idizayini entsha yesihlalo sesigaba sokuqala se-Delta A321neo muhle kakhulu. Nakuba isithembiso "sobumfihlo" singase seqiwe, umuzwa wesikhala somuntu siqu esinikezwa yilezi zihlalo awunakuqhathaniswa.
Kukhona ukuphazamiseka okumbalwa, futhi ngisola ukuthi abagibeli bazokhungatheka ngokuba nobunzima bokuphuma esihlalweni sefasitela esimweni sokulala engisichaze ngenhla.Kodwa sengishilo lokho, nakanjani ngizophuma endleleni yami ukuze ngindize isigaba sokuqala kule ndiza kunomzimba omncane ofanayo.
Izithombe ezinhle kakhulu zekhadi: amaphuzu angu-3X ekudleni, amaphuzu angu-2x ohambweni, namaphoyinti adluliselwa kozakwethu bokuvakasha abangaphezu kweshumi nambili
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-23-2022
