TRI-ATL-LGA-ATL-TRI on Delta 9-11 October 2009
I apologize for not posting this sooner, but this trip was flawless except for two issues: –On October 9, I was scheduled to fly TRI-CVG-LGA.  Delta contacted me and let me know that I was going to misconnect and offered me an involuntary reroute through ATL.  Well, it ended up that my original flight was NOT delayed, but the flight they rerouted me on WAS delayed.  I misconnected in ATL and was backed up on the last flight out of ATL.  I barely made that last connection due to the delay, and I lost the upgrade on the flight I missed.  I was stuck sitting in 31A window.  The flight did have Gogo Inflight Internet, so I managed to surf the Internet for the du

LGA-ATL-TRI on Delta 4 Oct 2009
DL 5570 TRI-ATL 205P-318P CRJ-200 Seat 3B Aisle DL 1788 ATL-LGA 440P -709P 757-200 Seat 19D Exit Aisle The flights home were pleasantly uneventful.  I arrived the airport in time to pass through security and visit the Sky Club in LaGuardia before boarding my flight.  We boarded on time, pushed back on time, and departed around 11:30 am.  I was upgraded, so my flight service included beverages and lunch, a choice of a Greek-style salad with grilled chicken or a turkey sandwich.  There was no Gogo Inflight Internet on this plane, so I spent my time reading instead of watching the television short programming on the overhead monitors.  We landed

TRI-ATL-LGA on Delta 1 Oct 2009
DL 5570 TRI-ATL 205P-318P CRJ-200 Seat 3B Aisle DL 1788 ATL-LGA 440P -709P 757-200 Seat 19D Exit Aisle The first flight from TRI-ATL was fairly uneventful as usual.  We departed about 25 minutes late and still landed early, but our gate was still occupied, so we had to wait.  The flight attendant announced there would be no beverage service due to the “short duration,” but did pass through the cabin offering coffee or water.  Our delay was due to a late-arriving inbound aircraft and our flight was full due to a previous cancellation.  I offered to take a bump to a later flight, but when the agents looked at my itinerary, they decid

ORD-DTW-CLT on Northwest 18 Sept 2009 by Bruce
With a 4:10 pm departure, I boarded the Clinton Green line at 2:00 pm. This was a mistake. I thought it would take an hour to get out to ORD. Instead, it took 90 minutes and I spent the last 20 minutes biting my nails. It was a stupid miscalculation, but I blame a week of back-to-back 12 hour days and a mediocre hotel too far from the client’s office for my lack of proper brain function. The Chicago Metra is otherwise pretty good for reaching O’Hare (and I am told also MDW) with a dedicated stop at the end of the Blue line (which goes right in to the downtown Loop). When your reach the airport, there are clear signs and departure/arrival displays that point to unde

TRI-CVG-LGA-CVG-TRI on Delta Connection 11 and 13 Sept 2009
11 Sept 2009 DL 6150 TRI-CVG 615P-720P EMB-145 Seat 12A Exit DL 6621 CVG-LGA 750P-958P CRJ-700 Seat 13B Exit 13 Sept 2009 DL 6398 LGA-CVG 1105A-123P CRJ-900 Seat 1C First Class DL 6206 CVG-TRI 450P-553P Seat 12A Exit Typically I write separate reports for each segment of a trip, but this time I found myself flying all Delta Connection flights and  I decided to give my readers an overview of what to expect on Delta Connection flights.   And if anyone has not flown Delta or Delta Connection lately due to a previous negative experience, I suggest you give them a try again.  Delta/Delta Conne