<\/a><\/p>\n After finishing up some work at the\u00a0Sky Club in Terminal A I walked down to gate A3 and prepared to board my flight. On the dot at 3:50pm\u00a0the gate agent began the boarding process and,\u00a0when first class was called, I walked down the ramp through the jetway and into the first and only door being boarded. The flight attendant Donnie was friendly as she greeted the passengers.\u00a0I also saw Katlin from my first Sacramento flight on Thursday and she was working this flight as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ramp down to jetway<\/p>\n <\/a>Jetway<\/p>\n <\/a>Next to us on the right at A4<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>Our flight today<\/p>\n After the first class cabin was\u00a0seated\u00a0Donnie took pre departure drink orders and hung coats. She was efficient at managing the first class cabin and getting things done. This first class cabin was\u00a0in a 3 rows –\u00a02×2 seating variety. Someone had a brought a whimpering dog on board – and that person ended up being in seat 2B. The dog’s owner did her best at doting on, and trying to calm the traveling canine. Sometimes to little avail.<\/p>\n The passengers filed in quickly and door close and push back came early at 4:20pm. We spent a little time on the tarmac waiting for clearance. Finally, about 15minutes before\u00a05:00pm, the flight was cleared and Delta 2391 rose out of Boston. As the plane ascended the views of the surrounding Boston and east coast area were beautiful.<\/p>\n <\/a>Getting settled in the A320 cabin<\/p>\n <\/a>Knee room with Delta first class issue pillow, blanket and Dasani water<\/p>\n <\/a>PDB – club soda<\/p>\n <\/a>Side shot showing old style think delta first class recliners<\/p>\n During the assent, the meal service, and most of the flight our whimpering friend in 2B would let out a yelp or 2. It was usually followed by some giggles in the cabin, and the\u00a0efforts of owner trying to still her friend.<\/p>\n <\/a>Hot towel service<\/p>\n <\/a>Shrimp and soup, with a little chardonnay<\/p>\n <\/a>Great back drop during dinner<\/p>\n After the meal service, and my glass of chardonnay,\u00a0I answered some emails and drifted in and out of some light sleep. My eyes got heavy and my\u00a0mind drifted\u00a0in the clouds; and a\u00a0little whimpering dog\u00a0would play hid and seek with my twilight consciousness. \u00a0About an hour later the captain announce our initial descent and we prepared for landing. We came into MSP smoothly with no issues. I exited the aircraft and proceeded to the Delta Sky Club at Minneapolis – St. Paul.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>Our flight tonight<\/p>\n After my Drive by Visit to the Escape Lounge, I hurried down the F concourse to gate F9 for flight boarding. When I’m reviewing\u00a0a flight, I\u00a0try to be one of the first persons to board the aircraft in order to take decent pictures. Considering Delta’s struggle\u00a0with their domestic boarding\u00a0process, the boarding in Boston was positive. As I puffed into the gate F9\u00a0area, ZONE 1\u00a0was in the process of boarding. The boarding process for this flight\u00a0was relatively smooth as well.<\/p>\n I\u00a0tagged onto the end of the line\u00a0(ZONE 1), and then walked down the jetway and\u00a0into the first and only door being boarded on the Delta A319. All of Delta’s A319s\u00a0first class cabins are in the 3 row – 2×2 format. Some A319s have been modernized, and those include power and inflight entertainment screens. I find those A319s pretty rare, but it\u00a0may also be the routes I fly. This A319 was of the older style, including no power at the seat.<\/p>\n As I entered the plane Brian, the first class flight attendant, greeted everyone and was very friendly.\u00a0I was\u00a0one of the last persons\u00a0to be seated in the forward cabin and\u00a0as I approached seat 2A for some reason the\u00a0women in 2B looked familiar. Then I\u00a0heard the\u00a0dog yelps\u00a0from my earlier flight. Wow, what are the odds – and this time\u00a0they were my seatmates! \u00a0Coats were taken and pre-departure beverages were served. The standard Delta first class issue\u00a0items waiting for me included a blanket, pillow and Dasani.\u00a0My seatmate catered to her canine companion, trying to quiet the upset animal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>Getting down to F9<\/p>\n <\/a>Gate F9 was relatively calm<\/p>\n <\/a>Down the jetway<\/p>\n <\/a>Forward cabin<\/p>\n <\/a>Next to us at gate F7<\/p>\n <\/a>Knee room at 2A<\/p>\n Door close, pushback and takeoff went without delays and\u00a0we ascended out of the Minneapolis – St. Paul area a few minutes\u00a0early. The seatbelt sign came off a short time later, and the crew began working the cabins. Service included a drink order, hot towel service and\u00a0a later evening snack sandwich. Tonight’s choice was a hot turkey sandwich or, well …\u00a0there was no other choice, so I ordered the sandwich with chardonnay wine as an accompaniment.\u00a0Both were good and again, I was grateful to enjoy a meal at 38,000 ft.\u00a0 My seatmate didn’t have dinner and I think the reasoning was she wanted to\u00a0be free in order to bend down to the carry on pet container and\u00a0sooth her\u00a0anxious canine friend.<\/p>\n <\/a>Delta’s pre-dinner hot towel service<\/p>\nIntroduction: Business in Boston<\/a><\/strong>
\nReview: Delta Domestic First Class – Sacramento To Boston<\/a><\/strong>
\n Review: Delta Sky Club – Salt Lake City<\/strong><\/a>
\n Review: Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor<\/strong><\/a>
\n Review: Hyatt Regency Boston<\/strong><\/a>
\n Thoughts On Boston<\/strong><\/a>
\n Review: Delta Sky Club – Boston<\/strong><\/a>
\n Review: Delta Sky Club – Minneapolis<\/strong><\/a>
\nDrive By: The Escape Lounge – Minneapolis<\/strong><\/a>
\nReview: Delta Domestic First Class –\u00a0 Boston to Sacramento<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
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Delta 2391<\/strong>
\nBoston (BOS) – Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP)<\/strong>
\nSunday March 13th, 2016<\/strong>
\n Departure Time: 4:29pm<\/strong>
\nArrival Time: 6:14m<\/strong>
\n Flight Time: 2hr45min<\/strong>
\n Aircraft: Airbus A320<\/strong>
\n Seat: 02D, Domestic First Class<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>Spirit coming in for landing while we wait<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Surrounding Boston area on assent<\/h4>\n
Around 12 minutes after takeoff the seatbelt signs were turned off and the crew began to work the cabin. Donnie had taken the meal orders before departure in reverse order. The choice she had offered was a Japanese chicken cob salad or a shrimp dish with soup. I requested the shrimp. The evenings light dinner service started with a drink order, hot towel, tablecloth preparation, and the service of the hot dinner – in that order. To reiterate, Donnie did a professional job. The meal was enjoyable and Delta consistently offers good tasting food.<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Always appreciate a table cloth before meal service<\/h4>\n
Delta 915<\/strong>
\nMinneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) – Sacramento (SMF)<\/strong>
\nSunday March 13th, 2016<\/strong>
\n Departure Time: 8:05pm<\/strong>
\nArrival Time: 10:04pm<\/strong>
\n Flight Time: 3hr59min<\/strong>
\n Aircraft: Airbus A319<\/strong>
\n Seat: 02A, Domestic First Class<\/strong><\/h4>\n