Особенности подержанных самолетов Boeing 737-900ER авиакомпании Delta

It’s no secret that Delta Air Lines has a history of buying used aircraft. And in continuing that tradition, the Atlanta-based carrier purchased about 30 “previously loved” 737-900ERs from the Lion Air group. The second-hand planes’ seating charts are now live on Delta’s website, however, these aircraft leave a little to be desired.

Сравнение конфигураций салонов

Ниже представлено сравнение вместимости стандартных самолетов Delta и приобретенных подержанных моделей:

Модель самолета	First Class seats	Comfort+ seats	Main Cabin seats
Standard 739	20	21	139
73J	12	6	162
73R	12	24	137

Особенности модели 73J

The 73J sacrifices a bunch of premium seats and loads up Main Cabin. Don’t expect a lot of complimentary upgrades on this plane. Here’s what’s nice about the 73J: its 21″ wide First Class seats feature 45″ of pitch. That’s eight more inches than Delta’s standard 739. The bad part is, there are only 12 First Class seats. In addition to the extra legroom in First Class, those passengers also have electrical outlets. The 73J’s feature USB outlets and seatback televisions in coach.

Особенности модели 73R: «Жизнь в походных условиях»

The Delta 73R passenger cabin seems less advanced than that of most Southwest planes. According to Delta’s seat map of the 73R, the aircraft does not feature WiFi. Nor does it have electrical outlets or USB ports. It also does not have seatback televisions. Moral of the story: bring your portable battery chargers and download some shows to watch on your mobile devices when flying on the 73R.

Маршруты и планы по модернизации

Where Will the New Old 737-900ERs Fly? Hopefully short routes like Fargo to Minneapolis or Las Vegas to Los Angeles — the ones without cabin service. An Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City, Florida (ECP) hop will be operated on a 73J.

Официальное заявление Delta: Delta provided this statement about the 737-900s: «As these pre-owned aircraft await modification to match our existing 737-900 fleet, customers on limited short-haul domestic routes will experience a temporary seating configuration and may not have access to seatback entertainment or in-flight Wi-Fi.» The integration of these aircraft will provide an increase to our flying capacity, helping get our customers where they want to go this winter and beyond.