Delta SkyMiles members are about to have more options for inflight entertainment.
24.01.2025 - 16:51 / thepointsguy.com / Delta I (I)
It's been decades since Delta Air Lines gave its cabins an entirely new look. But that's about to change.
Tuesday night, a newly delivered Airbus A350-900 will depart Delta's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) megahub sporting an all-new cabin appearance — one that will slowly become the standard look on Delta's planes over the coming years.
Inside a hangar in Atlanta this week, TPG got a sneak peek of the new cabin, which features an entirely new aesthetic, from updated mood lighting and design touches to new Delta One seat coverings that the airline says will be more comfortable for sleeping on long-haul flights.
Step on board this particular A350 and the first thing that hits you is the "new plane smell." It's not surprising, considering Delta only weeks ago ferried the aircraft back from Airbus' Toulouse, France, headquarters.
Once that fades, what you're most likely to notice first is the absence of the airline's "enchanted blue" seats, which have become an almost unmistakable sign you're on a Delta jet since debuting in 1998.
Delta's new seat coverings are a sleeker — if less distinct — dark navy color, featuring small pops of red throughout the cabin.
The Atlanta-based carrier last fall announced plans to update its cabin aesthetic with a look it described at the time as "fresh, elevated and timeless," reflecting customers' "evolving tastes."
Delta sees the darker-colored seats as a more premium look befitting an airline that has positioned itself as the U.S. carrier that most caters to premium travelers.
Throughout this A350, the airline's trademark widget adorns newly designed cabin dividers sporting a "celestial sky" pattern — a design that's inspired, Delta says, by its global route map (once the most-read page, it notes, in the now-defunct Sky Magazine).
The celestial sky pattern is similarly found on the navy blue dividers with branding for the carrier's various cabins.
The vibe inside the cabin can change based on the time of the flight, with mood lighting settings ranging from "candlelight dinner" to sunrise and sunset. The more elaborate decor (compared with existing Delta jets) extends to the lavatory — which on this yet-to-be-inaugurated jet was already equipped with Delta's signature Grown Alchemist products.
This newly delivered aircraft is Delta's more premium-heavy configuration of the A350-900. It features a hefty 40 Delta One suites spread out across both a standard front cabin and a second miniature business-class cabin behind the galley.
If you've flown in a Delta One suite on one of the carrier's existing A350s, there isn't much difference in the actual bells and whistles: The changes debuting on this aircraft are mostly (but not entirely) cosmetic.
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