Delta First back to LAX

At around T-55, I headed towards the gate, although my first stop was the garden where I wanted to check out the Priority Pass lounge.

Which was inexplicably closed between 1:30p and 2:00p.

OK, I don't think I missing much here.

And then to my gate, where boarding started a few minutes later.

HNL-LAX
DL 1434
75D
2:47p-11:15p
August 28, 2017
 

Ugh, the same configuration and tight First Class seating as on last week's ATL-SNA flight.

My inbound AA 763 still at the adjacent gate.

Nearly 6 hours in this new cabin and seat is borderline painful, but service was excellent including PDB mai tais.

And the view was nice.

Shortly after take-off, showtime, DL style.

In addtion to crappy seats and tight legroom, this plane has mainland IFE.  So no Wifi and no live TV.   Tease all you want... 

... but this is all you get.

Unlike last week's "dinner" flight, tonight I get an actual meal, choice of beef medallions or some kind of pasta. Although one tray serving including the frozen yogurt.

Salad was simple and very nice, unlike AA's disgusting lawn clippings.

OK, that looks pretty good.

Perfectly medium rare. This was really good.  

The frozen yogurt was tasty and still reasonably frozen for being delivered on the tray.

From the snack basket which came around a couple of times.

Some 5 hours later, over LA.

Bottom line: Great service, great food, crappy plane.