Delta One Boston to LAX
Delta's Terminal A at BOS is bad to begin with. Add in dozens of delayed flights and this was positively chaotic.
That's the line just to get a seat in the restaurant. Yikes.
Although we arrived at A2 and my LAX flight was scheduled to depart from adjacent A3, there was no sign of my plane as the BOS-MCO flight was still at the gate, 90 minutes after scheduled departure. I decided to head for the SkyClub and wait there for a while.
Not surprisingly, it was pretty packed.
At around T-30, I headed back to Gate A3 where the MCO plane was still there.
They finally got it out of there just before our scheduled 6pm departure time, so that the inbound LAX-BOS flight could pull in.
Delta international 757 is 16 seats, 4 row of 2-2 lie flat seats. While the lie flat is nice, the seats are really tiny and the space very confining. IMO, AA and UA transcon Business Class seats are far more comfortable.
Although we pushed back at 7pm, our taxi was painfully slow. It took us 40 minutes to get from #5 for takeoff to actual takeoff as the planes on front of us were being held. Here's an idea. how about get them out of way for the planes that aren't being held. With the delays, plenty of time to look at the menu.
And the wine list, some nice... like the Robert Hall Cab, others not so nice... like the horrid Au Contraire Chard.
Excellent service tonight by a great cabin crew. And relatively young unlike the senior citizens that tend to work AA transcons. Unlike AA and their weird "let's try to be creative and put fancy names on the crAAp we serve" menu options, Delta wisely sticks to the basics... shrimp cocktail, caesar salad and three normal main choices. I opted for the BBQ seasoned chicken.
Caesar was pretty good.
And the chicken was excellent, moist and flavorful.
And dessert...
After dinner and a movie, I reclined and slept for a solid 2 hours. A little while later, descending towards LAX.
I lucked out tonight on arrival as we pulled into close in Gate 21. Using the nearby walkway to the garage, I was in my car 5 minutes later. And with no traffic on the 405 and everyone averaging 80 mph, I was home 60 miles south of LAX less than an hour after we pulled into the gate. Thanks for following along this report on a fun 48 hours.