I Tried Delta Premium Select to New York… Here’s the Truth (LHR–JFK)

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  @missaamane8580 · 1 year ago

  Thank you. I kept looking for videos that were clear and not showing 30 mins of outdoor window photos

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  @ZETATHREE3 · 1 year ago

  Yes, I love Delta Premium Economy. It is worth the price, for a more comfortable flight and better food, if you don’t want the expense of DELTA ONE. I always choose it now for long haul flights if Delta One is cost prohibitive, since I leisure travel and don’t have a company paying for my flights. I find the seat recline and foot rest with leg support allow me to sleep  comfortably on a long flight and  I don’t need the lie flat bed! Thanks for your video, it was well done!

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  @barryfletcher7136 · 9 months ago

  I flew Delta Premium Select from Dublin to Atlanta a week ago.   It was very much like First Class on Delta long distance flights inside the USA.  It was a HUGE improvement over economy class.  I flew Delta One from Atlanta to Dublin a week earlier due to the overnight flight and did not want to spend the extra for Delta One headed back to the USA as it was a daytime flight.

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  @donna1420 · 2 weeks ago

  Great video thank you

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  @MrHer9 · 1 year ago

  Very well done review. I&apos;ve seen a few and they either provide no detail or turned into vlogs. <br>Loved the seat dimension and comparison. Great job.

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• RA

  @ramaneswaran1312 · 1 year ago

  Yes. I love Delta Premium select. It is worth it.

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• CH

  @christopherkrueger4328 · 11 months ago

  One of the most thorough and professionally prepared reviews I&apos;ve watched. Thank you!

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• BL

  @blondiebluetx64 · 1 year ago

  I was going to fly PE from London in 2023 but got a great deal to upgrade to Delta One so I jumped at it. Based on this video, I’ll save my money and fly PE in the future. This is fabulous!

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  @nevermore3193 · 1 year ago

  Thank you for the in depth review. I have a long international flight coming up, 17 hours, and I&apos;ve got rheumatoid arthritis. I couldn&apos;t find better detail about the seats on the Delta site and most reviews online were about the food or services. The extra leg space, and the leg/foot rest are game changers.

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  @cathyharrell6728 · 1 year ago

  Very informative. Your overview helped me make the decision to fly Delta Premium Select over United to South Africa. Thanks.

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  @Lisa_Evers · 1 year ago

  Here was my experience.... <br> <br>I flew from Detroit, Michigan to Tokyo (Haneda) on an Airbus A350-900. &nbsp;I was in Delta Premium Select aisle seat. <br> <br>There was a decent amount of space in my seat. &nbsp;BTW, I&apos;m 5&apos;2&quot; 105 pounds, so I&apos;m on the small size. &nbsp;That said, considering most people take up more space, I can&apos;t say this seat was &apos;huge&apos;. &nbsp;The man sitting next to me was somewhat &apos;large&apos;, and he seemed a bit stuffed into his seat. <br> <br>This seat supposedly had a &apos;leg and foot rest&apos;, but honestly, I found it rather non-functional. &nbsp;The leg rest barely raised, and the foot rest was only slightly higher than the ground itself. &nbsp;I found it all rather pointless. &nbsp;The seat itself, however, did recline back a fair amount. &nbsp;That said, I did not get a good night&apos;s sleep on this flight. &nbsp;I slept an hour here or there, and in between did some tossing and turning. <br> <br>Another problem if you DID want to activate the leg and foot rest was that....it then took up precious floor space in front of your seat. &nbsp;(The airline tells us we can use the overhead bin for larger bags, and typically most people then want to keep a tote bag or small backpack down by their seat, so they can access their computer, a book, snacks, etc. &nbsp;However, there&apos;s very little room on the floor to keep such a bag.) <br> <br>The airline gives us a toiletry bag, but honestly, I could care less about a toiletry bag. &nbsp;I HAVE my own toothpaste...I HAVE my own toothbrush, and it&apos;s all just so wasteful...all of this stuff..which generally just ends up in the trash. &nbsp;Ditto for the cheap &apos;slippers&apos; they give us. &nbsp;And speaking of the slippers...if you use the slippers, that means your shoes are OFF your feet. &nbsp;And just WHERE are we supposed to keep our shoes? &nbsp;Why, down on the floor in front of our seat. &nbsp;The same floor space that holds our tote bag/backpack. &nbsp;The same floor space that has the blanket and pillow that Delta provided us. &nbsp;I mean, there is NO SPACE for our bag...our shoes...our blanket...our pillow. &nbsp;It&apos;s ridiculous. &nbsp;And what about our bottles of water? &nbsp;They can&apos;t fit inside the tight &apos;envelope/sleeve&apos; that&apos;s attached to the seat in front of us. &nbsp;So where are we supposed to keep our water bottle? &nbsp;I guess on our seat? &nbsp;There is NO cup or bottle holder with these seats. &nbsp;Also, the headrest is not adjustable; you cannot make it higher or lower, as I&apos;ve seen on some other flights... <br> <br>It&apos;s infuriating, to think that we are paying EXTRA money for these seats, when in fact they&apos;re not all that great. &nbsp;It&apos;s just that...at least we are not packed in like literal CATTLE, like the poor folks in the regular Economy section. &nbsp;What an insult, to all of us, that we are treated to badly. <br> <br>As for the food and drink, I WILL say that it was quite tasty, and generous. &nbsp;Towards the start of the flight, we had the option for various beverages including wine, and I think some hard liquor options. &nbsp;For my meal, I got some type of a braised beef/short rib dish that was surprisingly good. &nbsp;The meat was tender, and of excellent quality. &nbsp;Airline attendants came down the aisle, multiple times, offering various snacks and water/coffee. &nbsp;Later, we were offered some type of a pizza-style snack, and shortly before we landed, we had a few options to pick from for breakfast. &nbsp;I got a ricotta omelette that was quite good. <br> <br>The bathrooms on this flight were well-designed and nicely kept. <br> <br>So, do I think it&apos;s worth it? &nbsp;Well, it&apos;s surely better than flying in a regular Economy seat. &nbsp;I paid US$2700 for this round-trip flight (and which included stopovers, both ways, in Detroit. &nbsp;I flew in/out of NYC, where I live...) &nbsp;I can&apos;t remember if I also had to use miles or not, to offset the total price (and I can&apos;t find any record of this, oddly enough, anywhere on my account info, on Delta.com). &nbsp;I suppose paying $2700 for a round-trip flight from NYC to Asia isn&apos;t all that bad...and for a more comfortable seat (and good meals) vs regular Economy. &nbsp;I just found all the seat details to be lacking. &nbsp;I could care less about lots of free drinks.... a toiletry kit...and a blanket and pillow (which I didn&apos;t need or end up using; I always find those pillows very uncomfortable, especially due to how the seat back and headrest are designed). &nbsp;Just give me a better seat reclining option...more room to put my legs/feet out, so they are more elevated...<br><br>Oh...I should also mention that.... the center aisle of the Delta Premium Select area has FOUR seats across. &nbsp;I witnessed as people in the middle of that aisle had to try and get out to use the toilet. &nbsp;What a pain in the butt for them, as I saw that some people seated on the aisle ends didn&apos;t seem to want to get up/out of their seats, so folks in the center had to try and &apos;climb&apos; over them, and in what was already a very cramped area. &nbsp;So NOT worth them paying that extra money, and all to sit in one of the middle seats, in that center aisle.

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  @morrowcleveland · 1 year ago

  Thank you. &nbsp;Very informative video with great illustrations!

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