Review of Delta Air Lines flight from Mexico City to Atlanta in Economy

A visual of my zig zag itinerary from CUN to DEN via MEX & ATL which would cover a distance of 3,329mi/5,358km

This trip report will cover the Mexico City (MEX) to Atlanta (ATL) segment. 

intorduction

Welcome to another trip report! 
This is flight 2 of 3 from my starting point in Cancun to Denver via Mexico City & Atlanta. If you want to hear about the whole story of how this itinerary came to be I encourage you to read my previous report which you can find here. While on the tarmac on my AM flight, I managed to capture my 757 (not knowing at the time this would be my flight taking me up at ATL this afternoon). I initially only had 40 minutes to connect here in MEX and wasn't sure I would make the flight, especially since we were waiting on the tarmac for an additional 15 minutes or so for a gate to be open and available. 

Mexico City airport (MEX)

As we pulled into the gate, our DL flight had already began boarding. Surprisingly a DL representative was at the end of the jet bridge holding a sign for 'ATL'. I asked her if we would still make it onto the flight and she told us to make a run for it as doors would be closing in 10 minutes. For the heck of it we arrived at gate 72 and our flight was departing out of gate 54 which was quite a distance.

boarding

After running through the terminal we finally made it to our gate with only minutes to spare. 

Before reaching the non existent line I was approached by an airport official and did the usual questioning of 'did you pack your bags yourself?' before allowing me to scan my boarding pass and onto the flight.  

Here is my beautiful Boeing 757-200 that will be taking me up to ATL this afternoon. This was a special 757 as it was delivered new to DL almost 32 years ago, making it older than me which is hard to usually say now in days ?. Unfortunately though, as of Nov. 2023 it has stopped commercial service and it is parked awaiting its future, most likely getting scrapped :(. 

Some information about my plane:
Flight number: DL 587
Aircraft: Boeing 757-232
Registration: N670DN
Delivered: January 9, 1992 
Age: 31.5 years

At the boarding door two friendly FA's welcomed us onboard. 

seat

Made it to my seat 21F, first row of main cabin just behind comfort+.

Nice to always see a PTV on your flight ?.

Legroom was pretty good, these seats offer 31" pitch. I still have the convenient pocket from Comfort+ where I stored my tickets and passport. 

My awesome view for the next 2.5 hrs. I didn't realize it until I looked out my window that I was flying on a rare wingletless 757 which you almost don't see in 2023. It seems that DL never bothered installing winglets on this aircraft probably because of its age and close to retirement? ?‍♂️

Shortly after the FA's distributed the usual good headphones to everyone who wanted one.

DL A319 (babybus) arriving from Minneapolis.

Boarding was already completed shortly after I settled in but we waited for a few more minutes at the gate for some paperwork according to the captain. Today's flight load was full at around 95%. However I was one of the lucky ones to have the middle seat vacant which was a nice surprise. The very last person to board the flight took her seat in the aisle of my row. 

Shortly after the safety video was played.

pushback

A Bombardier Challenger 605 belonging to the Mexican Navy.

A queue of AM jets awaiting for a gate to become available. I was in that same queue not too long ago.

takeoff

We'll be departing out on runway 05L

Until next time CDMX!

Mt. Popocatépetl which was still erupting at this time.

We eventually reached cruising altitude at 37,000ft.

tray table/seat back contents

The tray table was of standard size and extendable.

Seatback contained a safety card and an air sickness bag.

inflight entertainment

It's not surprising that DL has one of the best IFE's in the skies, especially in the US. There are tons of TV shows and movies to keep you entertained. 

My absolute favorite part though was the interactive map which I kept on throughout the flight. 

Crossing into The Gulf of Mexico.

inflight service

About 35 minutes into flight the FA's sprang into the cabin to begin the inflight service. 

The FA serving my section during the service was very very friendly. While the other FA serving the other side of the cart was serving only one snack to everyone, my FA was giving everyone two snacks including me. When I asked her if it was possible to get a coke and a coffee she gladly gave them to me. Take note AA ?.

The snacks were a bag of pretzels and cinnamon cookies.

The cinnamon cookies with coffee were absolutely delicious!

Somewhere over The Gulf of Mexico.

Getting closer to the mainland US.

Flying right above New Orleans.

the loo

My neighbor on the aisle got up to use the loo so that's when I took the opportunity to go use it to check it out myself. I went to the loo closest to me which was in between comfort+ and right behind first class. Surprisingly the loo was kept tidy even towards the end of the flight.

Right as I got back to my seat, an FA came by through cabin to offer everyone a cup of water from a tray which was a nice gesture especially on a 2.5hr flight.

Getting closer to ATL.

Flying over Montgomery, Alabama.

initial descent

Lagrange Callaway Airport (LGC)

Newnan-Coweta County Airport

The FA's began preparing the cabin for landing.

Doing a parallel landing next to this American Eagle CRJ-700 coming from Washington (DCA).

landing

We'll be landing on runway 27L.

A very smooth landing, welcome to ATL!

We'll be parking next to this DL 737-800 that arrived from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. 

arrival at gate

We arrived at the gate 25 minutes ahead of schedule.

A nice welcoming after spending three weeks in Mexico. 

This concludes the trip report, thanks for reading!