When Delta Air Lines acquired Western Airlines in 1987, they integrated Western’s DC-10-10 fleet into their operation. The seat map below reflects a -30 configuration, and unless I’m wrong, Delta never had -30s so I assume this is a typographical error (this map was published in July 1987). Potential error aside, I’m a DC-10 aficionado and bring you Delta’s layout for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps.
Seating a total of 284 passengers, first class offered 36 seats in a 2-2-2 configuration and the 248 seats in coach were in the typical 2-5-2 layout.
You’d find me in row two or three in first class. In coach I was always keen to sit near the wing and engine, so you’d find me in a window somewhere in rows 12 to 15.
Where would you sit?
Related posts:
United Airlines DC-10-10 Seat Map
Eastern Airlines DC-10-30 Seat Map
United Airlines DC-10-10 Seat Map w/Lounge
Continental Airlines DC-10-30 South Pacific Seat Map
Northwest Airlines DC-10-40 Seat Map
Aren’t they still flying the DC 9?
What were the rules for the “buffer” rows? I was born in 1987, so I don’t remember seeing anyone ever smoke on planes.
@The Weekly Flyer: I believe so (DC-9-50s).
@Jon: Buffer rows were basically a joke. Smoke filtered through the entire cabin. It was pretty nasty.
I’ve probably said this before, but as an airline nerd since the single digits ages, I love these vintage seatmap posts. I used to collect timetables. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch on that I was not the only person that did so until I’d lost most of them.
@Marshall Jackson: Thanks! I, too, was hooked early on and according to my parents, I used to stare at the jets flying overhead as an infant growing up near-ish O’Hare. I wish I would’ve saved more of my timetables and paraphernalia, too.
I remember Delta’s L-1011s but I don’t remember ever seeing one of their DC-10s. I wonder how long they flew them?
It’s hard to believe that it wasn’t that long ago when DC-10s and MD-11s were common. I was at DFW this morning and saw a UPS MD-11 take off…. what a pretty plane.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for these! It seems like us fellow bloggers are more geeks than most flyers so keep them coming. 😉
@AAdvantageGeek: Delta flew ’em a little more than a year, according to Airfleets – not long at all.
@Delta Points: Yep, we bloggers and more. I love ’em, too, so they’ll definitely keep coming.