Delta Expands Premium Economy Seating

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) planned to install premium economy seats on its entire international wide-body fleet by the end of this year. However, the pandemic forced it to halt all non-essential capital spending for a while.

Delta has since resumed its retrofit program to install what it calls "premium select" sections on its remaining wide-body fleet types. This looks like a smart move for the full-service airline.

In 2017, Delta Air Lines began installing premium select cabins on some of the wide-body jets it used for long-haul flights. Initially, it planned to offer premium economy seating on a relatively small proportion of its wide-body fleet: specifically, the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777 jets that operated its longest international routes.

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