Anyone has feedback on the new Delta Airbus flight from Seattle to Paris

We took the return flight from CDG to SeaTac last fall and it was just fine. We paid for "economy comfort" and ended up with bulkhead seats, so far behind the bulkhead that we had to strain to reach the screen controls. My short wife, at the window seat, could stand up and walk in front of me into the aisle without my having to move an inch. It was kind of embarrassing to have so much room when the folks behind us were so cramped (not that we haven't had that experience too). I guess with seats like that I wouldn't have noticed anything bad about the flight, and you can't count on being as lucky as we were on the seats.

I used to be sort of a Boeing loyalist since they make them here, but the company has been so misguided and mismanaged since the McDonnell-Douglas merger that I have no more goodwill for it. Some people around here thought we should try to recruit Airbus when it looked as if Boeing was going to move production of its next model elsewhere.

Hi Dick,

Thanks for the feedback. I did upgrade my Delta flights to 'economy comfort', so it's great to hear that the seats and the space were what they cracked up to be per your experience.

I am not a fan of Delta, so I am just wondering how people feel about the Airbus flight (used to be old Boeing plane used in this route) from/to SeaTac. I am annoyed at the fact that only one free checked-in luggage. I will stay with friends in France for a while, so naturally I like to pack more gifts.

Is there only one meal served on the flight? I am just wondering.

I agree with you. I actually prefer Airbus fleet. :-)

Carmen, our best recollection is that we got fed a lot, probably at least two meals on the 10-hour daytime flight. We don't remember the food being all that great, but it's air travel! Of course, if you're going overnight to Paris, you'll probably get dinner, then a few hours of "sleep," then breakfast. That's pretty standard, as is the charge for checking a second bag.

Dick, thanks again for your feedback. I really do appreciate it! :-)

Per Delta web site, it only lists 1 meal being served for the 10 hour 30 minute flight, so it just got me thinking. I have never flown with Delta before to Europe.

I hear you. No high hope for airline food. :-) Well, as long as the food looks like food and it is warm, I am flexible. I usually fly Lufthansa when I go to Europe. I am quite pleased with them. Since I travel on the company dime a lot, I forgot that only 1 free checked-in luggage is the norm on pretty much every flight now. So thank you for the reminder.

I've never flown this particular route or in this plane, but I can add a couple general bits of Delta international info that I suspect will be true:

the economy comfort bulkhead seats, which the first responder mentioned, are more roomy than most economy comfort. Most may not feel quite as roomy as described above. But, totally worth it, IMO -- and I'm a young, 5'2" woman who enjoys flying. For tall folks, or anyone else with a reason to need more room, I absolutely recommend trying it. That section is also sometimes less crowded, which is nice - on a flight last year, I literally could not see any passengers except my husband from where I sat.

I've flown delta internationally three times in the past year, and although the food is mediocre at best, there was plenty. One real meal, plus multiple snacks (breakfast, funny little sandwiches, ice cream). You might not enjoy it, but you won't starve.

Thanks Raven for chiming in on this topic. It's been a long time ago since I flew with Delta out of SeaTac. I am just wondering if the new Delta is getting better. :-)

Hi, folks! As a retired airline employee who can fly at reduced prices on several airlines, I can assure you that you will be served several very mediocre meals on that long flight. Those Economy Comfort Seats are roomier than the regular coach class seats, but unless you're in the bulkhead seats, they're not as roomy as the previous poster described. IMHO Delta does a better job with international travel than other U.S. air carriers, but I've never flown on Lufthansa. Airline travel simply isn't what it was back in the Good Old Days before "deregulation" and all the bankruptcies. Very sad, but true, and it will never be like it was.

I think the Airbus is the most comfortable airplane for trans-atlantic flights.

Thanks, Donna, for sharing your opinion.

I have not flown Delta for a long time internationally, so it's always nice to hear feedback. :-) I am glad that I will have the bulkhead seat, so I was told. I am very willing to pay a bit extra to get comfortable on the long flight.

I agree 100% with you on the Airbus. I just like the design better!

We have a Delta (Airbus) flight from Portland to Amsterdam, and I have taken it a few times - excellent flight but I haven't been able to take it recently unfortunately. It's really nice to have a direct connection to Europe and not worry about connections in the US.

I upgraded to "Economy Comfort" the last time I took that flight, in part because it put me closer to the front of the plane and I had a tight connection. But I thought it was a waste of money. There is a little more leg room but it seemed insignificant, and I'm tall. I'd never pay for it again. (I actually care more about the "armrest room" with the person next to me. Nothing makes for a more uncomfortable flight for me than fighting over the armrest or being scrunched into my seat because of the person next to me.)

One nice thing about the Airbuses: individual media centers at each seat, for lots of choices of free movies and TV shows. The last time I took the Portland flight we had them on the Airbus; sadly, I had to take a lousy flight home from Prague via JFK, on a Boeing 767, and that plane had no personal media centers. I don't know if that was just a fluke or whether Delta's Boeing flight lacks them and the Airbuses have them - maybe SeatGuru could help.

I'd add that I've since flown overseas on American and US Air (before they began to merge) and had great experiences with both of them - no better or worse than Delta, really. At this point I generally go with convenience of the flight itself (flight times, direct to Europe being a huge plus) and cost of the ticket.

Agree with Andrew H regarding Economy Comfort on Delta not being worth the $$ unless you're in the bulkhead seat. You only get an additional 4". However, the bulkhead seats are awesome!

I would also book an international flight based more on convenience of schedule to my particular city over anything else. If I win the lottery I'm going Business Class! I can't believe how much those seats cost now!

We've gone economy comfort from Seattle/Paris and Seattle/Amsterdam and have liked the extra room. Granted, it's not like Bus Class, but it's roomier than Economy. You also get priority boarding. The food was still airline food, but there were snacks in addition to the evening meal----and better wine than domestic US flights.