Delta Airlines 1664
Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP) – Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL)
Airbus A330-300
Delta One First Class (Seat 5J)
I rarely fly Delta Airlines and this was my first time flying Delta One so I was curious about the flight experience.
Cabin
The Delta Airbus A330-300 first class cabin has reverse herringbone seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. Below is a screenshot of the seat map from my reservation which shows the layout.
The best thing about flying Delta A330 first class is that everyone has direct aisle access. The solo seats face the window and the middle seats face inward with your head by the aisle.
The solo seats by the window are great when traveling alone. Although the seats are fairly open on the side, the window seats feel private because you are not sitting next to anyone and are facing the window.
Seats
Overall, I found the seat to be comfortable enough. According to seatguru, each seat has 80 inches of pitch and is 21 inches wide. The seats were wide enough for me but I could imagine someone more broad feeling like the seats are a bit narrow.
The seat does not have a lot of storage space but there are 2 small compartments to tuck away belongings like your water bottle.
I also liked that the tray table folded to the side and was easy to move if you had to get up during meal service.
Seats reclined to a lie-flat bed. When fully reclined, the seat meets the ottoman to form a flat bed.
The footrest/ottoman is a bit narrow towards the window which could be an issue for very tall flyers when in the flat position but I found it acceptable at 5’7.
Amenities and Service
Upon boarding, a blanket, pillow, headphones and bottle of water were waiting for me on the seat.
There was also a Tumi amenity kit containing Kiehl’s lip balm, Kiehl’s hand and body lotion, toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, facial tissues, socks, eye shade, earplugs and pen.
A power outlet and USB outlet were available for charging portable electronics. The IFE had a decent selection of movies and series.
Wi-fi is available through gogo but since I wanted to sleep I did not use the wi-fi at all and can’t vouch for speed.
Service was good enough – I had no complaints.
Food and Drink
Below are photos of the menu:
I selected the Pan Seared Beef Tenderloin for my main course and the Lemongrass Chicken with Pad Thai Rice Noodle Salad before landing.
I am not a picky eater but I found the beef tenderloin flavorless. Not a big deal to me though because I only really care about the seat and not the food.
The views of Oahu were really great flying into Honolulu.
Overall, I was pleased with my A330-300 Delta first class flight to Hawaii. Although the food was not very good, the lie-flat reverse herringbone seat was comfortable and private with a decent amount of room for my feet.
Index (rest of series):
Delta Sky Club, Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (Concourse F/G)
Delta One First Class, Minneapolis to Honolulu
Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach
Hawaiian Airlines Economy Class – Honolulu to Kauai
The St. Regis Princeville Resort in Kauai
Delta Sky Club Honolulu Airport
IASS Hawaii Lounge
Delta One First Class, Honolulu to Minneapolis
Escape Lounge at MSP (Minneapolis Airport)
Delta Sky Club, Concourse C, Minneapolis (MSP)
Hi there! I will be taking the same flight (in first class) in July as part of my honeymoon. I have a couple of questions that I’m hoping you can help with.
1) Do you get earbud headphones or are there over-ear noise cancelling headphones you get to use?
2) Is the food served on a set schedule or can you get access to food and drinks whenever you’d like?
Thanks for the post! It’s great to see the pictures and info!
Hi Simon,
There was a pair of over the ear headphones waiting at the seat and I believe they are noise cancelling but I only used them to watch a movie.
The food was served on a set schedule: shortly after takeoff and a meal before landing. You can order drinks anytime you like.
Hope you have a great honeymoon!
I love that you had headphones, a blanket and bottled water were waiting for you at your seat!
Thanks for the review, my wife and I are looking now to book for June 2018 and are checking out our options.
It doesn’t appear that there are any return flights with lie-flat seats? Would you have any pointers on that subject?
What date and route are you looking for? HNL to MSP? I see flights in June with flat beds but some dates require a lot more miles.
HLN to MSP would be preferable due to overall trip time, but would consider HLN to ATL for the flatbeds since we’d be connecting in MSP anyhow. In the neighborhood of June 25/26.
Is there space for a backpack?