Delta One business class suites for Sydney-Los Angeles in April 2019

Nice idea but they look a bit tight for my liking and I am a solid but average sized bloke. I'd probably have the doors open except when I am sleeping, which is when you do like the privacy so you're less likely to be disturbed by 'foot traffic' etc.

I cant say the fellow in that first pic looks that comfortable . His left arm seems to me jammed in. I,m really surprised airlines are not opting for a much wider seat . I realize there are some wider options by a couple of inches out there in the market place however it still surprises me .

@david - shall we call this "mini first" as well?

Xtfer , I understand your point totally, Just seems that the Delta product has ample room for a wider seat, if it were to be placed in a more central position , instead of positioned on one side. (Thanks for your reply.)

Weren't Delta going to put the A350 on SYD-LAX

If you read onemileatatime ‘s review, on the surface the product is nice but is really small and cramped, and does not compare to the space of Qsuite and Qatar’s soft product.

It will be interesting to see how this J product compares with that of the VA 777 on TPAC flights. I know this is of limited relevance to much of this site's readership, but it is noteworthy (and surprising) that DL has elected to keep Y at 9 abreast - a significant point of difference with the UA and AA 777s.

All well and good. Sprucing up the cabin with the latest equipment DOES NOT improve service. US airlines have no idea how to treat Premium passengers. I would fly Chinese airlines before getting on a US airline.

Like BA wouldn't travel that far with DL AA UA for free. They have no idea. It's a glorified bus trip.

I would like to see them keep a couple of rows of Comfort+.

I have flown this Delta One seat in a window seat on LA to NY to LA and its a bit tight and the Delta service is pretty average and the food was unrecognizable and I didnt actually eat it . I cant imagine why you would fly this from Oz to LA when the Virgin Business cabin, service and food is so far ahead its not funny. I wont be giving it a try, my internal USA flight was underwhelming enough

I agree with Joe (15th May).

Delta really should have chosen someone with narrower shoulders than that guy in the first pic - he doesn't really fit into a business class seat!

The usual US carrier bashing on this site.pitty they all provide better product an service than Qantas.

I wonder what DLs corporate customers think of the downsized J class? 28 seats ain't many - impact on supply/demand/price?

I agree re the endless US carrier bashing. There are some weaknesses in their operations for sure, and I for one do avoid United whenever possible, but they successfully move a lot of people every day across a huge network. A smile and a cheerful hello goes a long way, be it from a passenger or crew.

These pics were taken from the A350 which has a narrower cabin. People have complained about the tiny width. The 777 should be a tiny bit better.

I wonder how the reduction in seat numbers will affect pricing? Just like the Dreamliner, less seats, always full, charge more.......

I have flown this product Transcontinental in the US and it is cramped and not top of the class for comfort. Factor in the very variable Delta service and the food experience on Delta and its never going to be my first choice. I will take VA "The Business" every time, it is streets ahead

Re US airline bashing :I have flown Frontier in the US and was as good as any budget airline I have flown here or in Europe. I have also been made to fly United from NY to LA to connect to an AirNZ flight home to Melb. I would not give you 2 cents for the United experience, Discounting the 5 hr delay with a broken something, the staff were bored, the seats ok, service slow and meagre, their fault we are 5 hrs behind when we fly into LA with needing to connect to a partner airline, T1, after being told we would be escorted to T5 to make sure we would make our flight (NY), in LA they pointed and told to walk to T5 that way. Although incensed I asked that they notify AirNZ that we were on the way. I was with my aged mother who would not have been able to walk the distance after being on the go for 17hrs. LAX staff got mum a w/c and we managed to make the flight, Staff at LAX good, United crap, They did not talk to AirNZ who had no idea we were coming and had been held up for another issue. The stress and anguish manifested itself in a panic attack and she spent most of the flight to Aukland on oxygen. AirNZ brilliant. I wrote to them and asked them why would such a quality airline associate with United. Sept '16, not too far in the past I suspect.

I was speaking to a US billionaire who had just flown to the Gold Coast for a conference and he flew Delta so I asked about the service on the flight from LA, his response was a lukewarm OK, after 4 days I knew OK was they did their "jobs" but nothing more.

That would be a great idea as the only A350 service currently serving Sydney is Taipei-Sydney by China Airlines, it would be great to have another A350 service to be serving between LAX and SYD by Delta,other airlines should also opt to replace their aircraft to long-haul or ulr aircraft to increase profitability by fitting in more seats.

MU fly the A350 to Sydney

Comparing the US carriers is not always a fair comparison, sure they are not as great as some other airlines but they have improved considerably in the past 5 years, all of them now profitable and service levels have improved. Some people also live in a vacuum and forget that DL, AA and UA combined probably fly around 750M pax per year, compare that to QF at around 55M pax per year and SQ at around 25M pax per year....the scale just has no comparison.

The only reason some US carriers have "improved" is because of pressure exerted by Arab, Asian and other carriers. e.g. AA, they only introduced in flight pyjamas and upped the J soft product after their JV with Qantas. They were pressed into doing that to ensure they could offer a more equal product. AA, UA, DL, AC are all best avoided. It's generally nearly always a poor experience and even worse on the ground. You are correct, they do service many more pax in comparison which is highlighted by the fact staff are jaded and the experience is no better than catching an interstate Greyhound coach service.

I have flown this product "transcon" in the USA and its not bad, but nowhere near as good as Virgin's The Business and of course you get that renowned Delta service and food that frankly is barely average

I just returned from using this flight Delta OneSuites SYD/LAX/SYD connecting on to Minneapolis