The Coolest Thing About Flying First Class

Published 17 December 07 06:24 AM

So I finally earned enough frequent flyer miles to qualify for Medallion status on Delta.  One of the benefits of the program is that you are automatically upgraded from coach to first class if there are available seats.  For my latest trip to New York, this was the case.  And I discovered the single coolest thing ever about flying first class.  It's not the larger seats, free movies, or upgraded meal - oh no!  It's that your seat as an AC adapter built right in - which, for me, meant that I could use my laptop for the entire trip!

In hindsight, I wonder as to whether this may be more an indictment of my laptop's battery...

Oh well, totally cool nonetheless!

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# Geek Lectures - Things geeks should know about » Blog Archive » The Coolest Thing About Flying First Class said on December 17, 2007 10:26 AM:

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# Chad Myers said on December 17, 2007 12:39 PM:

I'm not sure about Delta, but I know that on American Airlines, most of the planes that are 3_2 seats or bigger/wider have AC outlets under the seats in Coach (usually one on the 3-seat side under the middle seat. You have to bend down to see it, but it's there)

# Reeve Fritchman said on December 17, 2007 1:21 PM:

Longer flights often (but not always) use newer aircraft; they usually have seat power.  My old T30 ThinkPad required an adapter (the power was low-voltage); that was a life-saving when flying to India on Delta 767ER's a couple of years ago.  But offering 115VAC provides a *much* higher level of customer service; my neighbor's Honda minivan has it.

The downside going east with seat power is that you'll be working instead of napping and getting a jump on jet lag.

My #1 benefit of "> coach" service: the ability to get the hell off the plane when the door opens.  It's like riding a motorcycle onto the Bainbridge ferry: on first and off first (it's just those pesky cyclists in our way).

# There and Back Again said on December 18, 2007 12:44 PM:

Since I discovered that I can keep my laptop powered during the 5 hour flight between Seattle and New

# Noticias externas said on December 18, 2007 1:47 PM:

Since I discovered that I can keep my laptop powered during the 5 hour flight between Seattle and New

# Mike Azocar said on January 29, 2008 2:43 PM:

I can take or leave the AC power.  I need the leg room!!!

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About hdierking

I am currently the Editor-in-Chief for MSDN Magazine. I joined Microsoft in 2006 as a product planner with the certification team at Microsoft Learning. Prior to that, I spent my career as a developer and later as an architect. My main technology passions include pretty much anything on language theory, agile development, and service-oriented architecture.
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