# Delta Airlines in-flight amenities **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 9, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200 "2009-10-09T15:55:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/21 "2009-10-09T20:11:19Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > How long is the flight? If it’s less than two and a half hours you’ll be lucky to get pretzels. I was on a flight recently where they charged for soft drinks and bottled water (not Delta). I think that was USAir, but they’ve given it up when no other airline would get quite as far into the sewer as they had. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/22 "2009-10-09T20:27:00Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > It’s actually the seat bottom. I spend about 4 hours earlier this week under the seats of a new Delta 737 hooking up the seats for the in flight entertainment. It’s easier for a big guy like me to get under the seats by removing the seat bottoms. The seat backs are a permanent part of the seat assembly. And speaking of seats on Delta airliners, do you know if they are installing the [Cozy Suite](http://www.thompsonsolutions.co.uk/ts_cozysuite.html) seats on their planes? Patrick Smith, the “Ask the Pilot” columnist for [Salon.com](http://Salon.com), said [here](http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/04/18/askthepilot273/index.html) that Delta was going to start using it next year. Supposedly, these seats are more comfortable for the passengers while also allowing more seats per plane. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/23 "2009-10-12T02:57:24Z")
Also, it depends on the particular plane for Delta. I’ve been on 737 flights with the little screens on the ceiling every few rows (pay for headphones, gotta watch what they play) , and on 737 flights with the snazzy touchscreen trivia game/satellite TV things on the headrests (your own headphones will work). I MUUUUUCH prefer the snazzy touchscreen things. You can watch CNN, listen to their music on demand library, AND beat the rest of the plane at trivia. Their pre-flight safety video features a woman who I want to strangle, especially with her condescending little finger waggle (“There is nooooooo smoking on Delta flights…”) who some people think is hot. She is not. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/24 "2009-10-12T03:45:13Z")
I don’t fly tons, but in the times I’ve flown delta they never had movies or TV to offer. I flew united and they had an in flight TV, but not on delta. My delta flight was several hours from Minnesota to California on an Airbus. ---
**Author:** ![Dunkelheit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkelheit/32/248_2.png) [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/25 "2009-10-13T03:45:44Z")
I just flew Delta overseas, and both ways they gave out a free headset. I can’t wear the kind that go inside your ears, but fortunately the girl next to me had an Air Canada set that goes over them, which she let me keep. 😉 I didn’t get to use them on the flight back, though, because they were having trouble with the little seatback screens, and even rebooting them didn’t take care of it, so I had very limited use of the thing and couldn’t watch any shows at all. ---
**Author:** ![duck\_tape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@duck\_tape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duck_tape)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/26 "2009-10-13T19:44:49Z")
> [@cmosdes](#): > > Was this on a Delta flight? I’m assuming you had a screen on the seatback in front of you? Yes, this was a Delta flight between LA and Atlanta. Screen on the seatback had a menu to access entertainment and you had to pay to access films. ---
**Author:** ![cmosdes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/27 "2009-10-13T21:33:26Z")
I was digging through a desk drawer the other night and ended up finding 3 pairs of headphones that came from a continental flight from way back when. They have the two prong connectors on them. Go figure. I guess I’ll just have to see what kind of entertainment we’ll get. Sounds like some of the flights have the seat-back viewing and others have the overhead screens. On an entirely unrelated question… How does one lift the armrest closest to the aisle? I was on a flight recently in which the person in front of me had the armrest up and I couldn’t find anything on my armrest that would allow me to lift mine. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/28 "2009-10-13T22:53:40Z")
There’s a little switch near the hinge point that locks the aisle-side armrest in the down position. Next time you’re sitting there, try feeling for it. ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/29 "2009-10-14T02:01:06Z")
If you have iPod/iPhone earbuds, they’ll work just fine. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200/30 "2009-10-14T02:29:03Z")
They work with all headphones, you just have to remember to bring them. Occasionally the two pronged thingies may work funky, but not all planes have those. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-airlines-in-flight-amenities/513200.md?page=1)