Aviation x Travel x Ski
After leaving the lounge, I had to take a shuttle from Terminal 2 to the Tom Bradley International Terminal. That meant waiting for the shuttle bus area accessed from the left of gate 22. The bus ride took about 10 minutes and I was dropped off at the end of Tom Bradley International Terminal, in [...]
Delta Airlines used to depart out of Terminal 5, but their enlarged operations in Los Angeles meant they now use both Terminal 2 and 3, with international flights departing from the Tom Bradley International Terminal. With the enlarged operations, they have also invested in a separate Delta ONE premium service area for Delta ONE passengers, [...]
Boarding started around 8:10pm and the faulty express tram did cause me to walk a fair distance to the gate from the Sky Club in Concourse A. The length of this terminal is somewhat similar to Jakarta's new Terminal 3 and there was definitely a need for a people mover system to work efficiently here. [...]
From disembarking a long-haul flight, I was pleased to be able to head quickly to the lounge which has their own side entrance closer to the re-entry point into the Terminal for transit passengers. As the largest airline flying out of Detroit, the Sky Club did occupy a central location and they took into account [...]
Boarding started around 18:15 and there was already a long queue at the Sky Priority boarding area by the gate. Due to the crowds, I just decided to board at the end and went to take some photos of the A350 from the gate. Personally, I found it to be the most graceful plane in [...]
The last few years of consolidation and strong profits meant Delta has begun to look outside of North America to expand its business. In what may be a disruptive move to the airline industry, Delta is purchasing up to 20% stake in LATAM, which was formed out of the merger of LAN and TAM. According [...]
