The Details
- Flight: DL748
- Aircraft: B757-300
- Class: Main Cabin
- Seat: 27A
- Route: Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP)-San Diego (SAN)
- Distance: 1,682miles
- Duration: 3hrs 54min
- Departure: 7:44PM
- Arrival: 9:39PM
The Preflight
After arriving in MSP from Indy, I had a short two-hour layover in Minneapolis. Thanks to my AMEX Platinum Card, I had access to the Delta Sky Club for my layover.
The lounge was incredibly crowded with holiday travelers and seating was very difficulty to find, even for just one passenger. Despite the overflowing lounge, the staff kept fresh food stocked in the buffet. I found the options very tasty.
With 10 minutes to boarding, I made my way to the gate where it was packed as well. Our B757-300 was originally delivered to Northwest Airlines in March 2003 prior to their merger with Delta Air Lines. On January 1, 2010, she was transferred to Delta and has been flying with them ever since.
The Flight
Delta Air Lines offers a total of 24 Domestic First and 210 Main Cabin seats on board their B757-300s. The main cabin is arranged in a 3-3 configuration.
I was seated in 27A, one of the main cabin exit row seats. Each seat was 17.3″ wide with about 31″ of pitch. There were a few extra inches of pitch in the exit row which I appreciated.
A significant differentiator that sets Delta apart from United and American is that they offer seat-back entertainment screens on all of their Main Cabin seats on mainline aircraft. Underneath each screen was a USB port as well as a headphone jack.
In between the seats were 110V outlets as well. For every three-seat row, there were two outlets available.
The aircraft was nearly 100% full and boarding took quite some time. Unfortunately, our departure was delayed by half an hour as a family of four who refused to wear masks were deplaned. We finally took off at 7:44PM.
Shortly after take-off the flight attendants came through with a beverage service. I decided to purchase a Gin & Tonic to go along with my Biscoff cookie.
There were a total of two Main Cabin lavatories on board the B757-300 located in the middle of the aircraft.
The rest of the flight was uneventful with dark skies outside the windows.
We landed at 9:39PM and had a quick taxi to the gate. Thanks for the ride!
All things considered, I enjoyed this mid-continental flight with Delta on their B757-300. I always enjoy flying the B757s given how few are left in the world. Combined with inflight entertainment screens, alcohol for purchase, and increased pitch at the exit row these factors made for a great flight.