{"id":222678,"date":"2026-02-13T18:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/delta-to-debut-plane-with-huge-first-class-cabin-on-june-7-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:05:45","slug":"delta-to-debut-plane-with-huge-first-class-cabin-on-june-7-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/delta-to-debut-plane-with-huge-first-class-cabin-on-june-7-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta to debut plane with huge first-class cabin on June 7 – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The date is set: Right as this summer’s travel rush begins, Delta Air Lines will debut a plane sporting one of its most unusual cabins yet.<\/p>\n

On June 7, the carrier will begin flying seven Airbus A321neos featuring a whopping 44 first-class seats. That’s 11 rows of the premium recliners!<\/p>\n

For comparison, most of Delta’s other similarly sized planes have fewer than half that many rows (five) and seats (20) in first class.<\/p>\n

This setup is also temporary.<\/p>\n

A ‘creative’ temporary solution<\/h2>\n

Delta plans to eventually outfit these brand-new jets with 16 lie-flat Delta One suites<\/a>, but the airline is still awaiting regulatory approval for that layout \u2014 and it’s not clear when that might come.<\/p>\n

So, in the meantime, rather than have those factory-fresh planes continue to sit in storage in the desert \u2014 where they are right now \u2014 Delta is turning them loose for the summer<\/a>, giving select domestic flyers access to a gigantic first-class cabin.<\/p>\n

Review: Delta Air Lines first class from Los Angeles to Seattle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A321neo with five rows of first-class seats. Its newest planes will have 11 rows in the front cabin. KYLE OLSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Sometimes the supply chain throws us a curve,” Mauricio Parise, Delta’s vice president of customer experience design, said in a statement Friday. “Rather than wait, we chose to implement a creative solution to ensure our customers had access to some of our newest aircraft in time for the summer travel season.”<\/p>\n

Read more: <\/strong>Delta adds 2 Hawaii routes, restores America’s longest domestic flight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Which routes will get Delta’s premium-heavy A321neo?<\/h2>\n

Delta will deploy these seven premium-heavy A321neos on four transcontinental routes \u2014 all from its Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) home base:<\/p>\n