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Delta Air Lines already operates one of the swankiest first and business class cabins out of the U.S. based main carriers. But not one to rest on its laurels, Delta is now enhancing its Delta One Suite with new culinary and signature onboard travel experiences.
I was one of the lucky few who got to experience these changes firsthand in a media event held in New York City yesterday. In a press release published today, Delta provides even more information about all of these upcoming changes. Here's everything you need to know about the changes to Delta One Suites.
New Delta One Suite
It's hard to believe the current iteration of Delta One Suites is turning 10 years old in 2027. Kudos to Delta's design team, the hard product has endured the test of time as have its design choices. But now the airline is once again outdoing itself, unveiling a revamped and refreshed cabin for the next instance of Delta One Suites.
The new Delta One Suites will be rolled out to new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft coming into Delta's fleet as well as be swapped out from current Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 as part of a nose-to-tail refresh of these aircraft. This marks the first time Delta will equip A330 planes with its Delta One product.
The best news is that you can expect to start seeing some of these changes to Delta One Suites in early 2027, according to the airline. In the next 5 years, Delta expects to have these new cabins in over 800 airplanes within its fleet.
New Delta One Suites
On the A350-1000, the new Delta One Suites will be arranged in a reverse herringbone pattern. The window seats will, in fact, face the aircraft windows, as every window seat should (hear that, other airlines?). New seats will continue to provide a lie-flat experience, together with new pillow-top cushions for added comfort, in a seat that's more than six and a half feet long when fully reclined.
The seat cushions themselves are memory foam and should make for an excellent sleep. The airline expects that 90% of its Delta One seats will be Delta One Suites with privacy sliding doors by 2030.
In-flight entertainment
When it comes to entertainment, the in-seat screen is cinema-quality and at 24 inches, the largest screen Delta has ever installed. The inflight entertainment library will be expanded with even more content and the system will maintain a frequent flyer favorite, the bluetooth connectivity with your headphones so you're not getting tangled up with any wiring. Wireless charging, as well as multiple in-seat plug options are available, as well as a tactile seat control.
Snack station
By the main aircraft entryway, you will find Delta's new snack station, where Delta One Suite passengers will be able to treat themselves to flights through the flight, along with chilled non-alcoholic drinks. I love this detail as I do not care for the pressure of the snack basket selection in the moment and prefer to browse for my options without delaying the service. Plus, the self-serve nature of this snack station means I can get the items if and when I feel like it instead of waiting for the basket to come around.
The new Delta One menu will still center around its classics, but elevating them further by continuing to use top range ingredients to create more premium offerings as well as more regionally tailored flavors. Along with the menu itself, expect new tableware items to be introduced as part of this refresh. The new tableware will bring back the Delta widget into its design. As per Delta: “Scale, shape, material, color and how pieces layer together all contribute to the overall impression — each subtle detail built to significantly enhance the meal.”
Meal customizations
Perhaps one of my favorite changes to Delta One suites included today is the one that brings more flexibility to my onboard meals. As part of the enhancements announced today, meal pre-selections will expand to include lighter meals (like salads with protein) or simplified pre-landing meals, allowing you to skip the full meal service and instead receive a quick coffee with a croissant option just before landing.
Additionally, to drive forward the enhancements towards customer friendliness, meal pre-selection windows will expand to 18 hours before take-off, adding a full 6 extra hours to the current timing. This will be excellent news to anyone who, like me, usually gets upgraded last minute or booked into a flight last minute and generally misses the chance to pre-select a preferred meal.
Delta's in-house culinary team, in partnership with chefs Simon Hulstone, Norio Ueno, and Jereme Leung are showcasing their craft and delivering new or beloved food options including:
Entrees
- Delta One Wagyu beef burger
- Roasted sea bass
- Braised lamb
- Beef short rib
Mid-flight meal
- Chicken salad croissant
- Hummus
- Crudités
Desserts (from the Delta One iconic dessert cart)
- Classic sundae
- Dairy-free sorbet (that can be paired a Taittinger Champagne to make it a float)
- Fruit and cheese plate
New Delta One beverages
When it comes to staying hydrated during your flights, Delta is forging new partnerships with two new distilleries that will be offered on select international routes as well as further expand its current relationship with its Champagne partner.
- Blanton's Kentucky single-barrel bourbon (starting December 1).
- Dassai's fruit-forward sake (on flights headed to or back from Tokyo-Haneda). This sake pairs wonderfully with chef Ueno's regional menu on those flights.
Delta One wine program will change from a 4-rotation schedule to just 2 a year to provide a more consistent experience. Master sommelier Andrea Robinson and select SkyMiles members curated a selection of 11 vintners to end with 13 wines on offer, including some iconic Napa wines from Trefethen that retail for over $200 a bottle. And, if you exclusively fly Delta One on domestic routes, you'll rejoice in learning that Delta's deepened partnership with Taittinger is bringing this premium Champagne into domestic Delta One routes.
A new and expanded selection of premium cocktails and mocktails is also coming to Delta One as part of these changes to Delta One suites. With a growing demand for non-alcoholic options driven by younger clientele, and building on learnings from Delta One lounges across the country, more and better options will soon come aboard, including:
- Hugo Spritz cocktail and mocktail options
- Paloma cocktail and mocktail options
Both drinks will start flying international routes in March 2027 and domestically in April that year.
Signature amenities
Because no business class cabin would be premium without the addition of exceptional details, Delta is also revamping several of these key points to top it all off. These changes to Delta One suites will come with new amenity kits filled with top-of-the-range products, new and enhanced pillows and, for a limited time, branded Delta socks.
New Delta One Missoni amenity kits
Delta One Missoni amenity kits are getting a facelift starting November 3. On the outside, expect the Winter Elsewhere collection bringing nature-inspired designs with a new wrist strap to carry the bag to its new job after you're done flying with it. This added functionality is in keeping with the latest trends to design amenity kits that might serve a purpose beyond the flight and carry on being functional once you've run out of all the goodies included.
On the inside, products like Grown Alchemist lotion (an absolute favorite of mine), Marvis dental kit, and other items intended to keep travelers comfortable will be included. Amenities like slippers and an eye mask will also be provided as well as an additional Missoni cuddle pillow on both domestic and international Delta One routes.
Delta x Bombas socks returning
For a limited time and with a Delta-inspired design, flyers on select routes might be treated to a pair of Delta x Bombas socks. Delta has previously partnered with Bombas to supply both socks to its flight attendants as part of their uniforms as well as to their fliers as onboard amenities. The new socks will feature the iconic “Fly Delta Jets” call from eras past, and if you see me leave the Delta unveiling event in Manhattan with one too many of these socks, no you didn't.
Bottom Line
Delta Air Lines is quite obviously banking on the recently growing premium market by investing in its most exclusive cabin. Differentiating yourself from competitors by going big is a time-proven strategy to retain the most exclusive of flyers — which in years past has shifted from last-minute business travelers to travel-hungry leisure flyers — and hope to attract your competitors' customers by wowing them into your leagues.
With these changes to Delta One suites, its menus, amenities, and promises to maintain service standards in keeping with these investments, Delta is renewing its promise to keep climbing.
