Fly Song! Delta’s response to Jet Blue
Flew out to NYC yesterday for a quick business trip and I the cheapest flight available from SFO - NYC (JFK) at a workable time was through Song Airlines, Delta’s new low cost airline. I wasn’t expecting too much, I figured it would be like Ted - United’s discount offering which, from what I can tell, is pretty much a normal United flight at a lower price. But when I got on the plane, it was a bit different 
First, check out the cabin. They’ve really got a fun theme going on; everything is multi-colored, they play top 40s music during boarding/deplaning, and each seat has its own mini interactive TV screen.
Ahh… but perhaps I’m getting a bit too optimistic.I’ve got a few more pictures I snagged during the flight up on my flickr if you’re interested in checking out more; I’m about to get on a Jet Blue flight from JFK to SEA, so I’ll be able to do a side by side comparison. Now that they aren’t the only ones doing in-flight satellite TV, will they still be the best cross country option?
October 21st, 2005 at 4:16 pm
Quick review of Song Airlines (Delta’s low cost subsidiary)
With all the hype, I expected a more pleasant experience, and I was rather disappointed.
October 21st, 2005 at 9:21 pm
On my last flight, the headphones were $5 to listen to the movie… If you were paying $5 just to watch the movie, how much were the headphones to listen to it, $20?
October 21st, 2005 at 9:59 pm
Song Airlines
Flying to and from Orlando, I had the pleasure of flying Song Airlines, a luxury airline operated by Delta. Some of the nice things include larger, clean, brightly-colored seats, and free satellite TV. The aircraft itself was fairly large, and fast&…
October 22nd, 2005 at 1:41 am
Hi Chris - Headphones were actually free
I got a picture of the free headphones too.
They use standard headphone jacks so you can always bring your own as well (I would think you’d probably have better ones anyways).
October 22nd, 2005 at 7:57 am
I didn’t realize that Song was in business. The only thing I’d heard of them was when Frontline did a piece on their branding strategy (part of their show The Persuaders)
October 22nd, 2005 at 9:58 am
Delta’s Response To Jet Blue
Click through for this write-up on Delta’s Song brand and more pictures….
October 26th, 2005 at 10:38 pm
[…] As a follow on to my last post, last weekend I did a loop from SFO - NYC - SEA - SFO. The first leg was on Song Airlines from SFO - NYC (JFK). The second leg was on Jet Blue from NYC (JFK) - SEA. The last leg was on United from SEA - SFO. […]
October 31st, 2005 at 8:10 pm
Delta, who owns Song, is shutting it down. Sad Song - http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9849149/
November 9th, 2005 at 11:13 am
Shutting down? Some people don’t know how to read.
Song has been very successful and will be integrated into Delta’s main line. Many of the popular features will now be available to more travelers and in more routes.
November 9th, 2005 at 2:31 pm
Hi Otto - That’s corporate speak for shutting down Song and having Delta absorb all the assets
May 7th, 2006 at 12:06 am
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