American vs Delta vs United - ECONOMY CLASS BATTLE | New York to Los Angeles
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- For our latest multi-airline comparison, Liam, Nicky, and Marc put to the test the 3 major US legacy carriers, American Airlines, United and Delta in economy from NYC to LA. Let us know in the comments which carrier you would take.
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Check in
04:33 Seat review
09:34 Food & drink
12:15 Call bell challenge
12:57 Recap
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If you did United on the 787-10, the economy seat/offering would be miles above the high-dense domestic economy 777.
Vast majority of United flights on that route use the 757-200, the plane choices in this video definitely advantaged delta who uses mostly uses 767-300er on that route and disadvantaged united.
ORD-HNL and back on the UA B78X.Awful experience. I'd go out of my way to avoid flying them all together in the future.
The sad part is 95% of the people who view this video won’t understand the difference. This is effectively a hit piece against us and aa from pod delta ships Ls. Give me a break. TPG lost credibility a long time ago.
How the heck can you claim 9-abreast on a 787 is better than 10-abreast 777? They are about 0.1 to 0.2 " of difference in United fleet. United has the worst seat in the sky, no matter how you chop and dice. 9-abreast on 787 defines the word "densified." People claim United has good seats generally have no idea what they are talking about until they fly the other airlines.
I'm delighted you did this. Not nearly enough economy reviews out there. Thank you.
Surprised that American offers complimentary meals in economy on a domestic flight. Though that could be just a transcon thing. For me this shows how much low-cost carriers have influenced the competition everywhere.
I'm pretty sure that's just transcon
i'm flying american from ny to montego bay next week and we are not getting a meal.
Its interesting to see the difference between planes AND airlines. Marc in the middle seat of an old 777 with 3-4-3 seating and Nicky in the window seat of a new A330-900 neo 2-4-2 seating is a huge difference. Service on Delta is always good and due to location, what I fly. Great comparison - still feeling bad for Marc - I hate the middle seat.
I don't fly much, can you explain 3-4-3 seating and do they tell you what type of plane you'll be flying when you buy your seats?
@@Doggmatic_the - represent where the aisles are
You can click check flight seats or seat map or similar to find the arrangement
Thank you for making a “Basic Economy” review since that is all I fly in! Being in Minneapolis, Delta is king and, from the looks of it, I have been spoiled. I fly MSP-AMS annually and it’s either Delta or KLM and both offer excellent basic economy experiences.
Marc is such a great addition to the crew! Love the work, boys; thank you all!
It’s always such fun when there’s a cabin review! Nicky’s fun energy and Liam saying “Pluffy” makes. Idk what Marc’s signature move is yet.
Love additions like popping the countries up when mentoning global entry. Love that y'all try to improve the edit everytime I've watched a cabin review.
I would have done the United flight on the 757-200 and the Delta on the 767-300er as those are what the respective airlines use on most New York to Los Angeles routes, Delta definitely got an advantage with the a330neo which isn’t used on that route too often, with united getting a disadvantage from the densely configured 777, still great video as always though
Brilliant reviews as always.👏🏼👍Love this channel.
glad to see nick having to travel coach, economy, but he still got his favorite airline delta for his review
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It's always Delta or JetBlue for me. Delta cos they either have 2-3-2 (767s) or 2-4-2 (A330s). Love the 2 seat window section to fly with a companion. JetBlue for the legroom and free WiFi.
I have missed you guys! I love it whenever I see that you guys posted a new video!
Finally, a flight review battle! We have missed you!
This is my favorite channel now even i have watched this video😂😂
Lovely ❤ thanks for sharing guys , I love all your videos
The thing about Delta and United is that they are almost always fully booked on these domestic flights. Every time I book American, there's just a ton of empty seats for me to have additional space! But of course, Delta among the 3 has the best on the ground, In-flight and service recovery services.
Debatable, but, everyone's experience is different and be loyal to them until they prove otherwise.
Liam is pluffyless. Awwwww. I love this sort of thing. Helps me as a travel agent to sell these products.
Always nice to see Nicky in Economy class, its good for him! Great vid guys, Marc is a great addition.
11:00 Last time I checked Delta does not have complimentary alcohol in Main Cabin… need Comfort+ for that.
4:30 When I flew Delta last summer I was pleasantly surprised to see your logo on the plane as well 😄
finally a flight review 🙌🙌🙌
Just recently found your videos and really enjoying them, thank you. Would love to see a little more if a side by side wrap up at the end and maybe sharing what the cost in $ and points was? I know the price can change a lot but having that as a metric to judge the experience off of would help a lot.
Alaska Air remains my favorite US domestic carrier, and they do have some trans-continental flights. Being from the PNW and being used to them having a very large presence in that region of the country, I always forget how much of an afterthought the seem to be in the rest of the nation.
Like that aluminium case. Ding-proof?
Fun video.
I fly Delta alot for work. I normally fly comfort+ on all domestic routes or try exit row seating since most flight times tend to average 2-3 hrs when connecting thru hubs. Delta really shines on customer service and ontime reliability.
You guys should try all 4 classes on swiss airlines, love the effort you guys put in to making this video! ❤😊
Haven’t watched it but I know it’s gonna be a good one
Still waiting for you guys to do Alaska airlines transcon in first class. Food is good and service is good. No personal IFE. Etc. so pros and cons and curious what you think. You could compare main cabin to premium to first class. 😊
you can check mine lol
Nicky, Liam and Marc, I can do Alaska report for you guys lol
That is a good choice there is a catch to it if Alaska Airlines sees you are a British Airways executive club Oneworld emerald/sapphire they can simply let you into the lounge even though you are flying transcontinental first class.
Love these videos but they really aren't comparisons since the cabin products are from different eras. You can't compare Delta's brand new A330-900neos to an aged out United 777. I feel like these videos would be more informative if you did head to head comparisons with seats from the same era (e.g. new Delta vs new American vs new United). I'm sure anyone using TPG probably takes aircraft type into account when booking travel anyway!
Why should that be? Airlines sell these seats in old aircraft, so it's only fair that they should be shown as such. If I have the choice, I always choose the airline with the modern cabin product.
@@BaBa-rs2pg you're missing the point - Delta usually use exclusively a 30+ years old 767 on JFK-LAX, this A330-900neo is a rare seasonal plane repositioning schedule, so it's not really a fair comparison to the usual Delta experience. United uses a mix of ancient 757, high density 772, refurbished 777 and new 787. AA uses the A321T exclusively. Also, I don't think the purchased snack box on Delta is a fair comparison either since it's an extra purchase, not an included service.
@@jiangni2236 I thought the same thing... Delta's planes are much older than both UA and AA on average. Plus AA sometimes uses a 773 on that route.
Great vid! Curious to know what time and day of the week did you guys traveled? You guys departed new york seamlessly
I believe we all flew around midday!
Well if we're talking transcon Economy (from carriers with premium cabins), gotta include jetBlue and Alaska (to SF or San Diego).
- Red
Amazing vid btw
You haven’t watched it…
@@sanwgaming2227 I know😭. But every vid they make is amazing btw
Great video as usual. Nice to see a report for economy class. However, how can you compare products when one of you were in the middle seat and the other 2 were in the window seats. Poor Marc!!
Great video! Love Delta, but HATE Delta's concourse at LAX!!
You should do economy AA737-800! That is a sardine can for sure.
I wanna see Alaska vs jetblue vs southwest
JetBlue is wining
FYI: It's called Comfort + (comfort plus) on Delta lol kinda the same as what he said "economy plus".
#DeltaFirstClass 🔼 🛩️ 😉
Great, but not a true reflection of the choice. Let's have a showdown including Jet Blue and Alaskan.
That weird connector fits an old iPod cable that would allow you to charge your iPod and control it from the IFE screen.
The major comparison you didn't include was the cost - how much was each flight? Very interested to know.
Could you please review Africa's best airline (ethiopian airlines). Preferably the newest A350 on economy and cloud 9.
The funny thing for me is the last American flight I took didn't have the screen, it had the holder like the United flight had. I was also on an A321 so I feel a little gipped. Then again I think my flight was about 2-3 hours.
6:50 thats a PS2 port, an old outdated connection standard mostly for PC peripheries- shows you old that thing is (if you couldnt tell from the dimness of the screen),
United's check in area at EWR seemed empty because that's at level 3, where their business class, first class and high tier passengers check in. For the real economy experience, we should have seen level 2.
Can I see u guys review Cathay Pacific’s different cabins
Would be good to see a comparison of economy in 2023 from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
2:29 If Nicky was a check in agent, I’d find an excuse to fly somewhere once in a while.
As an old dude (well, 51) I was wondering if you gentlemen have ever been on the older vintage jets I flew as a child. Like the old 707s, 727s, DC9s, Lockheed L-1011s, etc.? They definitely looked distinctive; whereas today's jets all look pretty much the same.
2:21 It’s definitely not weird. I think bag tags are cool. Casetify has a whole collection of bag tag inspired phone cases.
i looked at thier site and couldn't find any.
Do more airline comparison .
The Points Guy | Departures you should do a low cost carrier video for frontier airlines spirit airlines Allegiant airlines
Delta Clearly Won, But If I Was In American I Would Be Okay. But If I Flied With United I Could Compare It With Spirit Or Ryanair
In my experience - @United is "Did it ever take off?/" Never flew United (kept cancelling), @American was a "WTF" layover at CLT and @Delta was a WTH meal from South America to US. 3 airlines, 3 experiences.
I stopped going to AA, tested positive on a UA, and that lead to another court case so I gotta go face the DA...🤣🤣🤣
Interesting, last summer when I flew Delta also to LA, it was a 3/3 configuration rather than this 2/4/2, and the screens were definitely smaller - this was from Detroit though, so ig that extra bit of distance gets you quite a bigger plane!
And to add to this I didn't get a blanket on that flight as well lol
One more thing I wanted to add - I wish on my flight they gave me the whole can, they just filled the cup up
@@TheOnlyName I only fly delta and they always just fill the cup up so I usually just ask for the can and have never had them say no
@@sriramg5334 Yeah I've had a great experience with their service so I'm sure they would :)
NYC/LA is a special route. No airline has a "hold" on that market, so airlines step up their game. Surprised UA flew such a crummy plane.
Why does nick always get the best things😭
Didn’t Nick start TPG? Excuse me if I’m wrong, I always assumed he was one of the founders and therefore had the most points.
@@aquagamer1212 Seems like it because he never used to fly anything under business class for a while. lol
Surprising that united and delta (especially delta) don’t offer at least what was served on American. With Qantas here in Australia we got a full international meal in economy flying from Sydney to Perth in economy.
Wait is that a xlr plug at 06:50?
I can plug a guitar in ?
13:11 how did Liam get this overhead shot when his Sony vlogging camera was sat on the tray table?
I don’t really have a preference with airlines but always seem to end up on United. 🤷🏻♂️
Had to laugh about Liam complaining about no hot food on American. He was lucky to get what he got since it was a premium route because on standard routes including Miami to Los Angeles which is 6 hours you get one biscoff cookies and a drink and that is it for the entire flight.
Not true- there are multiple rounds of drinks and it is full beverage service
It depends on the airlines and I have been on several of them recently where there was only one service, especially on American. Recently I was on an American flight from Miami to Los Angeles on a A321 and they had only one service despite being an hour late due to a broken overhead bin that had to be fixed before we left Miami.
@@dennisng4798 I have flown American Airlines, no lie, and they play the "the flight is a short one, so no complimentary service" or "there is going to be turbulence and for the safety of our attendants, we are not going to be offering the service." If you want food, you want Delta, not American Airlines.
I'm not a UA fan, but kind of unfair to be stuck in center seat.
6:34 Haha a formal system of measurement
Please do again klm bcs they have new premium economy seats
Always click fast on a cabin review. Lets see what the 3 lads are gonna say!
Cup of tea - don’t mind if I do
"I don't know what you'd use that for, but nice to have anyway." lol
i dont know if you guys get these comments, i wonder if anyone that is afan know of any apple ipad app that would be a media player with an interface similar to what you see on airplane flights. Back in 2007 i did some flying to Korea to work. I miss the interface for the movies/tv shows they had on the plane. It was enjoyable to use.
Between the big-3 US carriers, aircraft type can make a huge difference - choose wisely!
WAIT I WAS AAWAY FOR 3 YEARS BUT WHERE IS JEAN!?????!!! THE ALL TIME ECONOMY FLYER WHERE IS HEEE ❤❤😭😭😭
He always looks like O_O...when he flies. It is like "Is everything okay Jean?"
American Airlines is the most generous if the big 3, which is why the other two airlines are more profitable.
Basically, American has improved their soft product, and once they improve their hard product they will be the best.
The 321 probably doesn’t have a refrigerator onboard
Next time you should fly each airline but with the same aircraft model so you can really gauge the differences
You should have mentioned that delta offers free full flight WiFi that’s fast enough for streaming on domestic flights
It's got to be a post-lockdown change that none of these carriers offered a full meal service. I flew basic economy LA to NYC before 2020 and on every flight we had a full hot meal service, plus a round or two of snacks. I just wonder if the change is because of lingering pandemic restrictions, or if it's because of cost to the carrier.
That's before 2002, as after 9/11/2001, every domestic economy meal got cut and become buy on board which includes LAX-JFK
Probably just because they're getting away with the cost cutting.
Can you guys go to Ireland?
It low-key sucks that European and Asian LCC's offer better (hot) food selection on a shorter flights than US airlines
Exactly I went from Tokyo to Seoul and it was a 2 hour flight and got a big meal last month on Korean Air and in August I went from RDU to LAX and it was a 5 hour flight on Delta and only got snacks and drinks. The trip to LA was around $600 and to Seoul was around $400
i really don’t get why american/european airlines include hot food on their flights. asian airlines do them even if the flight time is 1hour-ish (e.g. HKG-TPE, SIN-KUL)
Short haul domestic passengers likely ate in the airport if they cared for food
Lufthansa's regular economy service on shorter routes is comparable to Anadolu and Pegasus, Turkish budget (!) airlines, this includes food, entertainment etc.
Its cheaper. Some years ago you also get sg to eat
Trust me every airport that you’re ever in has better food than anything in airline will give you.
American Airlines gives a complimentary snack box in Basic Economy? Get out! I have never had that choice on American Airlines. They will either give you a cookie or snack mix. Sometimes, they do not offer anything at all and play it off with "Oh, given this is a short flight" or "Due to turbulence and for the safety of our flight attendants..."
@6:52 S-Video port
If you had to do one of them, would it be Marc, Nicky or Liam? 😅
Half way and it's gonna be Delta.. seat back TV and WiFi winner winner chicken dinner
Delta making you pay for a snack box? I have always received free complimentary snacks in Economy. They will also give you a beverage as well.
Only way to do JFK-LAX is by jetBlue Mint! Or Delta in a pinch.
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I can attest to the United call bell 😂
You guys should all sit in the middle seat in economy for one video
United and Delta wide bodies vs American narrow isn't a fair comparison now is it:? Why didn't you take the 777?
I’m sure the United flight would’ve been a different experience if it wasn’t as full or cramped in comparison to the others.
Re: no "pluffy" on American (8:17); I flew BritishAirways in business last September Milan to Heathrow and didn't receive a "pluffy" of any kind.
This is a great comparison. Domestic US airlines need to step it up if they want to win over middle eastern & Asian airlines’ long haul flights. They’re lucky the competition in the US is limited 😅
Cost !
I usually fly United, but next time I'll pay closer attention to Delta. The United flight was embarrassing.
I’m team Delta, 100%
AA from DCA direct to LAX - nothing in economy; no TV entertainment, no food.
It depends on the plane. American Airlines on this had t.v.s on this plane. The last time I had taken American Airlines, I had to use my cell phone and their wifi.
Pretty sure American has done away with the inflight entertainment screen all together, on the other hand, United is adding them to their entire fleet, and Delta has them on every plane except the 717.
It’s kinda unfair that the AA hard product is one that will be phased out in a few years
I can take anyone critizing US coffee, but not a Brit. The coffee in the UK is way worse. Starbucks is lousy anywhere, but Costa, etc...
Marc is AMAZING but has he replaced JEAN???