Delta’s FIRST FLIGHT to TAIPEI! Delta One A330neo Seattle to Taiwan

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Recording voiceovers might be the biggest challenge yet… won’t be in a hotel for a few days for silence, so we get to vibe with some background ambient noise

[@hassanbham]

@PatrickSheaAviation you should’ve found a quiet spot to record the voice over or added subtitles so we can turn off the sound the constant ringing is really bad

[@stevewise75]

711?

[@BanSon-d5i]

That truly.

[@ralphhuang4140]

Delta's last flight from TPE to PDX was around November/December 1995. Delta reopens the counter in Taipe again. :)

[@kimberlyvuong6396]

​@@hassanbham why are you complaining stop

[@Super_Mario_Esq]

I'm Taiwanese living in Seattle. In the past 10 years or so, the only direct flight from Seattle to Taipei is run by EVA. This year we will see several airliners join EVA to fly this line, they are China Airlines (don't be mistaken, this is actually a Taiwanese airliner, used to be the flag carrier), Delta, and Starlux. So happy to see this development!

[@jasonleetaiwan]

EVA always had a direct flight to Seattle? I didn't know. China flies to Vancouver and EVA flew to Seattle?

[@Super_Mario_Esq]

@@jasonleetaiwan yes.

[@_w_w_]

I am a frequent flyer to/from Taipei and also a Delta frequent flyer. I used to do regular connection flights through NRT. I am very sure they will pull this SEA-TPE route and this will be proven as not profitable for Delta. United is the bottom feeder price leader with EVA and Starlux taking the top end spots. China and Delta take up the mid-segment. All 5 will battle it out with pricing and the first one to fall will be Delta.

[@redademe]

@@_w_w_ I can already smell it coming, I just booked a one way SEA-TPE in coach (not my preference, but when dirt cheap why not) for $310.

[@_w_w_]

@@redademe Yes, I am seeing good pricing on a lot of dates... The few flights I took were fairly light load.

[@redcomusic]

Wow, China Airlines and EVA Air...now Delta. Also Starlux in the fall. I hope it slashes the fares to/through Taipei with all the competition!

[@canto_v12]

Competition is good, but I'd much rather fly an Asian airline than a US one.

[@sdlock83]

​@@canto_v12 Unfortunately Asian Airlines are almost always more expensive than U.S.-based airlines... for passengers originating from U.S.

[@RandomStuff-zw7uh]

With all the geopolitical stuff going on, I really recommend everyone who cares about the issue to visit Taiwan. It's a great place to be, and you support their economy.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Taiwan is a ton of fun, but I mostly love the food there

[@_w_w_]

That's a hard recommendation to make. I travel to Taiwan regularly for my job and my family is very very uneasy about it, especially between now and the next US election. Taiwanese are strong and resilient, but Taiwan suffers from multiple threats and issues... You've got guaranteed earthquakes and typhoons on a regular basis, on top of the geopolitical tensions. I think I only missed 2 typhoons but caught all other recent disasters during my visits, and one never get used to them. On an average good day, most of the Taiwan is super hot and humid, so it's only nice during the winter for people that come from milder weather - 70deg F is considered freezing cold by most Taiwanese. That said, if you do visit and do get deep into the society, you will find a rude awakening that not all Taiwanese are against unification with China and that number is quite large.

[@RandomStuff-zw7uh]

@_w_w_ that is because you are going there for your job. Realistically, a tourist would choose a non-typhoon season for better weather and easier sight-seeing. The geopolitical risk is completely overblown. It exists, but there is always risk no matter where you go. Earthquakes are more concerning, but people go to Japan all the time...

[@_w_w_]

@@RandomStuff-zw7uh That's a cop-out and uninformed response. If you try to not visit during those "risky seasons" then when do you go? What time of the year that's left and considered OK/safe/productive enough to go? Taiwan has exposures to earthquakes, floods, landslides, debris flows, and land subsidence year round.... Using Japan as comparison shows your lack of knowledge in this area. Japan also has its risk to natural disasters of which earthquake is the main one. It has a lot less other risk factors than Taiwan. In addition, Japan actually has 4 seasons so you get to see Japan 4 different ways, whereas Taiwan just one season - hot and humid, minus the 3 or 4 weeks of the year during which you actually won't sweat when you are out walking or playing tourist. Just this last April, I happened to be there during the 7.4 quake. Several young ladies were visiting from Korea and staying at the same hotel I was. They were so distraught, I felt so bad that I had to stay with them to calm them down. I mentioned to them earthquake is common in Taiwan and everything will be OK. They were shocked Taiwan has earthquakes and vow never to visit again... Taiwan is a beautiful place but the amount of natural disaster, compounded with recent elevated geopolitical tensions means it's a place to avoid if you want to spend your vacation money wisely.

[@eagleaviation28778]

I’m a Tawainese American and this makes me so happy

[@IAteYourToast_Nom]

Same

[@canto_v12]

You like Delta? Because I'd rather fly a multitude of other airlines to Taipei before I would choose Delta...

[@timtamothy]

@@canto_v12frankly, I see air vents on this plane. For comfort, I would fly delta if price were the same between carriers

[@eagleaviation28778]

@@canto_v12Obviously I would choose EVA or China Air but I’m a hardcore delta fan and loyalist so it’s nice to see them expanding their network

[@EpicThe112]

If I were you choose its partner China Airlines by the way I asked a hong konger about China Airlines versus Cathay Pacific it turns out they ended up putting CI A350-941 A321-271N over CX A350-941 & A321-251N. For the Taiwanese American community you see this often 國泰航空 vs 長榮航空 vs 中華航空. The first two Airlines is the most common comparison

[@samnieh1155]

welcome back to Taipei Delta airline🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@paulready8897]

If you were in seat 6A I don’t understand how the flight was out of the Chinese meal. They must not have had any to begin with. Definitely not a good start for the airline.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

I guess there was a lot of pre-orders and Delta decided not to load any extras… strange for sure

[@janellek21]

I'm amazed at how much quieter the -900's engines are than the -200/300's. Delta is my preferred US airline. I flew them often when I lived in South Carolina and was at uni in Virginia, and I now think their hard and soft product in all classes is superior to BA's so I prefer to fly them on my trips back to the US.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Delta does have a good product. I personally choose United, but to each their own. The -900s are definitely great airplanes too!

[@janellek21]

@@PatrickSheaAviation Makes sense...UA is the dominant carrier in San Franshitsco 🤣 DL is the dominant carrier in the southeastern USA, especially for international connections. UA has a good long-haul product, but EWR and IAD aren't as good for transiting as ATL.

[@ninalingwc715]

love this record and sharing!!!! As a taiwanese who lives is Seattle, I am happy to see more airline carriers offering different options to their passengers.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Awesome! I hope you get a chance to try it out!

[@nancykoo4156]

@@PatrickSheaAviation please let us know if any fly from JFK to taiwan, OR any from east coast to Taiwan thanks

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

@@nancykoo4156 both Eva and China airlines offer nonstop flights between Taipei and JFK

[@nancykoo4156]

@@PatrickSheaAviation thanks, I like to see Delta or United Airlines on the east coast

[@Super_Mario_Esq]

Taiwanese Seattleite here. Ditto. There will be 4 airliners flying to Taipei. Don't know how to price will go down?

[@alyonapetrova694]

Delta’s “Delta One” product is NOT worth the money and is often more expensive than Asian carriers. My advice, stick to the Asian carriers. Delta is no longer a deal and the service is lacking.

[@WBTravels]

I dis agree with you, I think delta can match at least some Asian carriers and the a339 is one he'll of a brilliant and beautiful airplane: my favorite airplane

[@jacobfucci9291]

Also disagree

[@nsbioy]

This is why nobody buys Delta One fares. LOL

[@alyonapetrova694]

@@nsbioy Usually, they’re filled with Delta employees, Buddy Passes, or Delta retirees and people using up their frequent flier miles. There is no way that entire cabin is filled on average by ALL paying customers. Their prices to Asia are outrageous.

[@Karebearstare]

For $2k I think it is.

[@TigersTimelessTreasures]

Please please, if you insist on background sounds, do the subtitles in the video so that one can turn off the sound. That constant ringing is horrible.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Fair enough

[@MusicAvi8Tr]

Yea DeltaOne seats 👎 recline👎 width👎 on them I prefer a recliner zero G set up then its bearable but still beats coach. @Patrick Shea hmu next time you’re in SEA glad to meet up for Avgeek talk!

[@cdow618]

LOVED the takeoff shot with parallel arrival!

[@wicked_smaaht]

Wow! I would love me that passport cover.

[@jasonleetaiwan]

Hi, thanks for making a video about this flight to Taiwan. Your entire channel is about flying from here to there? Sounds pretty cool. I'm a KZbinr based in Taipei and San Mateo, so I fly back and forth between Taipei and SFO.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Awesome. Some of my more frequent airports for sure!

[@ianbrinas2492]

philippine airlines inaugural Seattle to Manila in October 2 ahead of Delta"s planned comeback to Manila same as United to be nonstop but PAL will use B777-300er and not A350, China Airlines inaugural to Seattle is in July 14. Philippine Airlines target is to connect Seattle with Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong aside from Filipinos for Christmas season to compete with the cheapest fare in both Business and Economy as Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways and Malaysia Airlines don't have direct flights, of course Singapore Airlines will not offer rock bottom fares even they have direct Singapore to Seattle

[@kevin19358]

6:23, Nice, I wish all airlines, Airbus A330-900neo has air vent. But on my flight is weird, but good and okay flight. At the end of May, I flew Cebu Pacific, Airbus A330-900neo for the 1st time from Narita to Manila, there is no air vent, flight is 80 to 85% full, flight is good and okay, 4 hours, when I enter the plane from door 1, row 1 and 14 is missing a window and I was surprised and shocked that even though the passenger have a window seat, it's unlucky. But my seat is 14F, a aisle seat on the middle right and last row at the front cabin behind door 2. Unfortunately, no pillow and blanket (even on a 8 to 9 hour flight to Australia and Dubai) headrest, no universal power outlet (only USB, which is appreciated and good to charge my tablet) no air vent and the lavatory has no baby changing table (I use the lavatory at the front behind the cockpit) and soap to wash hand.

[@stevenS6598]

Awesome inaugural Delta flight A330 NEO SEA to TPE. Thanks for sharing this excellent trip report.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Thanks! Glad you liked it

[@jonnieinbangkok]

Don't worry, there's plenty of Charbucks Coffee in Asia too, unfortunately ☕ I'll pass on the "Joan" meet-up.

[@discofun]

It is NOT a 'prism' design... It is a DELTA. Do you not know what a delta looks like?

[@AtomWillis]

they screwed you on the asian option on both on their inaugural flight to Taipei. I can't even deal

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Yea totally sucks

[@ALBERT.GM.WALKER]

How do you find Inaugural Flights? Do you just Google them? I've never been on an Inaugural Flight. Hopefully one day I'll get to experience one. The water canon salute is a cool way to be sent off and also arrive. It seems like Sam Chiu is on most Inaugural Flights being the avgeek that he is.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Just gotta stay up to date with the aviation news and you’ll see it. Simple Flying and Wikipedia are some of my main sources

[@TYAC_TPE_SF-Bay]

I flew Delta from TPE to NRT to SFO in Jul., 2011. 767.

[@Progamerj175]

I was about to sleep since it’s pretty late here but I decided to check on my favourite KZbinr and to my surprise he just uploaded! Thanks so much for everything 🎉 we appreciate

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha! Awesome! Thanks man!

[@carolcantravel]

@11:17 Take off and landing well captured. Brilliant view

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Thanks!

[@AquariusTurtle]

Wow... i can't believe how much Delta charges for this.

[@dickwyn]

omg, i was also on this same flight yesterday. i was sitting on 4J. would've come by to say hi if i had saw you, though i really didn't walk tha much as i was sleeping through most of the flight and the second half of the flight when we were passing through Japan was (as you mentioned) full of turbulence. very cool fact that Joan is the longest serving flight attendant in the world, the other side of the delta one cabin wasn't served by her but she did come through to introduce herself at the beginning of the flight. i want to add a bit on the lunch service, i was not too impressed with the overall service for that. i opted for the chinese option and was only given a pair of chopsticks and since they were running behind on the lunch service it took me a few minutes to flag down the purser on our side to get some extra silverware (i.e. a spoon). but yeah overall, great flight. my first inaugural flight and definitely enjoyed the fanfare prior to the flight and also the freebies!

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Dang I probably saw you a few times and didn’t even realize! Ha!

[@Ragingcap1212]

In 2020 american announced they would launch seattle - bengaluru daily flights on their B787-9 with codeshare with alaska who would feed the traffic from San Francisco, bengaluru's largest US market..to compete with that, united in 2021 announced daily flights to bengaluru from san francisco on their B787-9..but sadly both the routes never materialized due to pandemic and russian airspace closure...BTW air india had the last laugh with their 3X san francisco - bengaluru. ..which you have covered nicely :))

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha yes! That BLR service is a very useful flight for the San Francisco area. Been considering flying it again, but it’s a bummer that the Russian airspace made it tough for US carriers to reach it

[@eycYang]

EVA,China airlines,JX are the options!

[@LoquarTree1001]

this flight probably spare you from.sharing the cabin with all the Vietnamese transfers like EVA which is a good thing.

[@sdlock83]

I visited Taiwan back in September 2023 and was forced to fly United because it was the only U.S.-based airline that flies to Taipei. It was the most uncomfortable flight i have ever experienced! Prior to that I flew to Taiwan with Delta in 2012. I'm glad United no longer has a monopoly for fights to Taiwan! I'm looking forward to visiting again around 2025 or 2026!

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Always good to have options in each market. United is definitely a beast on the trans-pacific market

[@harryhsieh]

this is quick! that plane just flew back to SEA and this inaugural is uploaded. did you do editing/voice over in a Taipei 7-11? i keep hearing ding-dong in the background 😊

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha! It was just in the quietest corner of the airport I could find

[@WindsorYeh]

Welcome to Taipei!

[@cn94official99]

Eva airlines is bester

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Yea… the Asian carriers are light years ahead of the North American and European carriers it seems

[@davidharris2519]

i miss NWA

[@stevene465]

Great video Patrick but I found the overall underwhelming- the food seemed very fast food boring and a pizza 🍕 wow - cramming my legs into that hole - no thanks 🙂‍↔️ All the way with an Asian carrier for me on that route

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Totally agree. The Asian carriers bring me back to reality. They’re just too far ahead of us carriers. I will give credit to that pizza though. It hit hard

[@michaelj3282]

Incredibly quick, you only flew this route yesterday! Well played.

[@coldfrezingnoob]

14:50 wow he doesnt support Palestine crazy

[@georgecosta7209]

Nice video!! Quiche? Really? Hey Delta, the 80’s called, they want their quiche back 😂 JK Cheers!

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha! 😂

[@EpicThe112]

Patrick if this flight gets delayed heavily Delta Airlines can simply reroute you on the East Asian Skyteam Alliance network KE🇰🇷 MU,FM,MF🇨🇳 CI🇹🇼 GA VN on Delta one equivalents. Therefore you will get a much better product from the East Asian Skyteam Alliance network. If they put you on to China Eastern you would find out it's seat is just a reskinned Delta A350 seats. The exception is that row 1 on MU is First Class seats. Therefore MU is 4F 36J 32W 216Y. Patrick China Airlines does fly to SFO directly making it very popular with the Taiwanese and the Filipinos in the Bay Area. Excellent trip

[@tombirkland]

Nice vid. I pity the people who will fly this route in economy on the A350. If DL lays out the cabin anything like their trans-Atlantic service, the folks in economy will be in a very cramped and uncomfortable cabin.

[@andrewyeung053]

Delta has very good planes and seats, but the problem is about their in-flight service, which still cannot beat any of good airlines in Asia like Cathay Pacific, Starlux, Eva, JAL and ANA. The funny part is they have beers from China instead of Taiwan, that's crazy. Taiwan has very good beers (it called: Taiwan Beer, Chinese: 台灣啤酒) and they should put that on that flight.

[@clarkvincentga-as]

There will be 10 Asian carriers in SEA this year by Starlux starting their flights from Taipei this July and Philippine Airlines will start the Manila to Seattle flights this coming October

[@majorcalvary6515]

I’ve been to AA Flagship Lounge at LAX recently. While nice, but just more food choices; nothing special. I also took access to QANTAS One World Lounge. They sent me from the business lounge because of my emerald status. Old lounge, but very few people inside and huge for serving just a few people. Gourmet meal made to order. My daughter was impressed.

[@artfquinn]

A little history here. Before 1990, Northwestern and United Airline were the two major airlines flying between Taiwan and USA. I normally took Northwestern. Then in the early 90's, I saw Delta will be the third American airline flying Taipei. I also saw news that they cannot compete with established Northwestern and consider dropping the route. I guessed they did drop the route some time in the past 30 years. But this should be not the FIRST Delta flight to Taipei.

[@shihlin1]

Nice video as usual, Patrick, w great observation. Really surprised Delta chose A330 for the inaugural as competitors fly the bigger 350 or 777. I wouldn't be surprised if Delta switches sooner to a larger plane as demand grows. Which makes me wonder why Seattle's market demand is so high.....hmmm 🤔 I dk, the business class seat "looks" small compared to EVA, China Air and Starlux, but catering looks pretty good. Anyways, Welcome back to Taiwan ❤️

[@GilGarrison-uq1uw]

Back in the 90s, Delta established a new Pacific hub in Portland, Oregon. They had purchased a fleet of new MD-11s for long-range Pacific flights. During that time, Delta flew non-stop to Tokyo, Nagoya, Seoul, and Taipei from Portland, as well as Hong Kong from LAX. Bangkok was either one-stop or two-stop service. Connecting non-stop MD-11, L1011 and 767 flights connected their major US hubs with their Pacific network via Portland. All flights offered First Class, Business Class and Economy. This was all before the Northwest merger and Delta struggled to compete with United, Northwest and the Asian carriers even after all of this effort.

[@JohanvanTilburg-lw7cy]

Flew every MD-11 DL owned out of PDX, TPE non-stop was 2 days a week, the rest of the days it was a connection thru Seoul. First class had caviar service....

[@GilGarrison-uq1uw]

@@JohanvanTilburg-lw7cy I am sure we were on the same flight at one time or another. I flew those routes in FC about every 4 months or so. Those were the days - caviar, etc...That was so long ago there was a smoking section in each cabin !!!

[@_w_w_]

True! I remember those days of PDX as transpacific network. Anyways, friends in Atlanta is telling me they are already discussing about potentially cancelling this SEA-TPE route, which isn't surprising. Delta can compete with United but not with EVA, China and especially Starlux. If Delta is smart, terminate codeshare with CI and starve them of domestic connections out of SEA and it will probably push CI out of this city. Starlux will stay because of AS agreement. SEA does not need that many flights to TPE - this is not sustainable.

[@erik_griswold]

@@_w_w_Delta or CAL would have to leave SkyTeam for this “starve” to happen and that’s not likely.

[@erik_griswold]

Good ol’ “DePortland”,

[@ohitsROME]

I think at the very least, inaugural flights should have all meals (especially the meals that represent the new destination they're flying to) well stocked! AND, if you didn't get to choose your first choice during the first meal service, you should get first choice during the next meal service. Sorry you didn't get to choose the Chinese option either times, i'd be super disappointed.. Great flight report! Keep it up!

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Yea delta made a couple big mistakes, especially for an inaugural flight. United has my expectations too high I guess lol. Thanks man

[@josuawaqa]

Bang Bang Niner gang! Great vid, starting to become one of my favourite air travel KZbinrs!

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Thanks g

[@goodguy357]

Looking forward to the inaug from Tampa to Ams on Oct 26th (seat 9f)

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Awesome! I’ll be missing that one unfortunately

[@kevin19358]

15:53, That's the case for me when I flew KLM, Boeing 787-9 from Kuala Lumpur to Manila on their 5th freedom flight for the 1st time, this time after takeoff, the crew announced that the wifi is not working, which is interesting and bummer, considering it's a 3 and a half hour flight, my flight is good and okay. I would like to fly KLM 1 day this month, hopefully they fix the wifi, so that everyone can use it inflight.

[@VacayCebu]

I love the service that I get on EVA air❤

[@kevin19358]

14:15, Really? No way. But when I flew United from Honolulu to Seattle via San Francisco last March, my luggage is tag all the way to Seattle, so nothing happen on my flight.

[@jeremyy9188]

1:56 The red long poster reads " _________"?

[@gregworld6390]

Taiwan is a great! A vibrant democracy! It’s hot but plenty of boba tea and plenty of 7/11. Foods are just marvelous everywhere you go. 😊

[@horseplop9]

6:56 Someone Yells or sneezes

[@michaelsharp3615]

Fly to Omaha sometime please

[@ChenST07]

Thanks for the review, it’s thorough and helpful. I fly to TOE mostly from SFO, but from SEA is also worth a look.

[@philevans7740]

No offence mate. I really give you the thumbs up what you do 👍however, I’m sick of hearing about it? Does that make sense?

[@awesomeness87878787]

You should fly Starlux when they launch their Seattle to Taipei flight later this year. That’s carriers business class is real business class, not this cheap thing LOL

[@chubster71]

What a great video. Well done!

[@MyViewToronto]

Your content is far better than the other Airline reviewers. You should have way over 100k subs.

[@nicholasslater2754]

That's cool. You caught me and a co worker in your video walking through the terminal about 30 seconds in. My family loved it.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha! Awesome!

[@ALBERT.GM.WALKER]

When flying DeltaOne internationally, I always get an email which allows me to preorder my inflight meal. You should have received the email where you can choose which meal you would like during your flight. That's too bad they ran out of Chinese menu items when it was your turn to choose your meal. I like to preorder the menu item of the country that I'm traveling to. This is why I appreciate getting that email from Delta. It's the perfect way to get into vacation mode.

[@inkedbeast76]

Never fly Delta. Always remember the PanAm employees lives ruined by delta on Christmas

[@grahamcracker659]

this is very scare, my cat is sad

[@DustinLee-iv6iw]

The food looks subpar, for business class. I would fly Starlux.

[@jialingchu194]

❤❤ Delta is fast! ^_^ Taiwan and States line will be a very busy line in the following 10 years!❤❤

[@nikserof2183]

👍It's always a good day when Patrick has a new video😁

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha thanks man!

[@psd5967]

Well done video, Patrick! I agreed with you that Asian carriers are better than any carriers in the US.

[@TyLAR006]

Our national flag carrier will resume flight to Seattle from Taipei on 14th July

[@benz516]

I was on that Air Canada A220 you passed while taxiing for takeoff!

[@KickdpPass]

It’s a shame that Delta served customers with the food was expired…

[@michaelsharp3615]

No li flyer here

[@TripReportaviation]

Another fun inaugural flight of DL. I’d love to try their A330-900Neo one day. On the other hand, running out of choices for both meals was not a very good first impression

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Totally! Loved the party. Didn’t like going 0-for-2 on meals

[@the7starfighters]

Amazing video! quick side note that the flight duration in the description is not filled

[@tonyinsf]

Oh cool surprise- a non-Sunday video! Hanna Montana, lol.

[@johnkim8957]

Very TACKY, no pajamas and everything to eat on one tray, also understand Delta fares are very high? NWA’s service in First/Business service was wonderful

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Definitely doesn't even compare to the services offered by the Asian carriers on the same route. EVA, Starlux, and China Airlines all have some of the world's best products

[@guimontag451]

Is it me or you can hear heavy breathing on the video, almost like some one is working out

[@khpn]

Excellent review packed with interesting information. However, no wi-fi, running out of food TWICE is inexcusable. BTW I searching eBay for that passport cover.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Thanks! Definitely sucks about the WiFi and meals. One thing that I’ve had some United crews do recently is do the second meal from back to front so that the people in the back (who paid the same amount) don’t get screwed twice

[@dannyong4843]

Hi Patrick, thank you for another unique and awesome flight report. Running Out of Choice for both meals and especially on a Inaugural flight was totally Flaw and Unacceptable. If this happened in Singapore Airlines, passengers will immediately feedback and usually they will receive an Apology Letter and Compensation. Usually Singapore Airlines will never allow Running out of meal choices to happen and all this also depends on the arrangement with the local catering suppliers.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Totally agree. Most airlines make sure that the inaugurals go flawlessly. United pulls the plane out of service at least a day in advance to fix any big issues. Meanwhile delta with a lack of meals and no WiFi was a big disappointment

[@perryugalde639]

I do like the SEA-TPE-SEA flight schedule.

[@Leo_Vasileio]

Nice review, the very first row of DL A339 are the best seats in the house for the foot well has no restrictions and is completely open

[@ltpyoung864]

I wouldn’t take even if they pay me

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Dang… delta done you wrong ?

[@_autom]

oo that passport cover takes the cake. i've never flown out of Seattle to Asia (usually from YVR) noticing the nice, gradual transition of views from islands, snow capped mountains and then the Pacific. they really need to change up that sourdough roll (it just always looks cold, tough and uninviting) that door needs a magnet lock - would be cool to see you try Eva biz

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ah Seattle and Vancouver…. So close yet so different. EVA will have to wait for some point in the future

[@Cali-707-ica]

You haven’t lived until you’ve flown Delta One JFK/SFO on the 757-200 with its 2-2 configuration, it’s the best! (Insert sarcasm here)

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha! Still haven’t done that one

[@rowanmle11]

I think you'll love China Airlines. I love both their hard and soft product, and I've flown them extremely frequently. Their business class is just awesome

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

It was an awesome flight. Working on that video now!

[@Love2Cruise]

DL needs better connections to the east coast for its return flight from TPE. My choices? Either 8-hours of layover or an extra stop. UA has way better connections, but the thought of flying on UA over 2 hour… 🤮

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Idk I’ve actually come to like UA and they have one of the more generous legroom’s in economy

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I Like A330-900neo Suite I Have Experience Paris-Los Angeles.Great Video And Info

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Awesome! It’s definitely a great seat!

[@leonpapadopoulos9798]

There is far too easy-access to Sky Lounges and most other airlines' Lounges or Lounge facilities too, for passengers not paying an actual Business-class fare. The lounges are over-filled with badly dressed riff-raff, stuffing their faces and filling the seats in the Lounges, along with their noisy kids! When I travel Business internationally, for my full-fare ticket, the least I expect is a quiet, well-behaved space in the Business Lounge and in the onboard Cabin, but sadly this is no longer the case, as the lounges cost a couple of dollars to eneter the eat-all-and drink-all you can food selection, and airlines auction-off online $100 Business Class upgrades on the day of the flight, making the Business-class cabin noisy and unpleasent, filled with more leisure travellers and again, their noisy kids!

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

So are you saying that people can’t relax in the lounge? Travel is inherently stressful, and any chance to be comfortable and relax before/between flights is a major win. That being said, most airlines have begun to find quieter alternatives by releasing the business class only lounges, requiring a same-day business class ticket to get in

[@M.-fy8gj]

Thanks for posting I am taking this flight later this year

[@dwayitis]

Now if only Delta re-started their service to Hong Kong, Singapore and Guam again I’d be very happy indeed.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

That would be fun. I don’t see Singapore or Guam starting anytime soon. Hong Kong still kind of unlikely with until the have more available aircraft, but I guess we will have to see

[@alooga555]

We need more competition for the SEA and HND/NRT route as well. Zipair Tokyo someday perhaps?

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

That’s possible although their long haul aircraft are kind of at max capacity at the moment. Maybe if they get some new planes

[@jiminy82]

Thanks for the video. Delta already announced that they'll be upgauging this route to an A350-900 because of all the demand! Which I just noticed you mentioned in the video.. lol

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Ha! Yes. Fun to see the demand is there for the routr

[@Bkaranja55]

i live in seattle and heard about this flight, was so happy even though i will never fly it

[@cdnsilverdaddy]

Eva Air and Starlux are far better

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

I did like Starlux. Definitely in my top 3

[@wafflesnfalafel1]

Cool north bound take off with Mt Rainier in the background there. Can confirm the baggage area is still pretty chaotic with construction after flying in from Albuquerque several weeks ago.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Dang good to know

[@dec12282003]

Awesome video! Trust me, you are goinng to love the CI buisness, hands down one of the best, even comapre to EVA.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Just got back, loved it! EVA was great too though. Just depends which aircraft you’re on

[@matthewwang1140]

great vid patrick, but btw, it's not really Delta's first flight to Taipei. Taipei was actually a minor hub for delta for quite some time, and it even saw services to Tokyo!

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

They have been there before, but not nonstop at least

[@georgebosse9393]

That is one beautiful take off. Wonderful. Did the service compare to Asian airlines? I doesn't appear to compare.

[@PatrickSheaAviation]

Nothing compared to Asian carriers. They are really in their own league