Enjoy the Complete Delta One Experience with Delta One Suites & perks

Delta Air Lines is one of the major carriers in the United States and is also recognised as one of the world’s oldest airlines in operation. Delta has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia and operates over 5,500 daily flights from 9 hubs across the country.

Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Salt Lake City and Seattle/Tacoma are the major operating hubs for Delta.

At present, Delta operates with more than 860 aircraft including Airbus A350, A220, A319, A320, A321, A321neo, A330, Boeing 737-900ER, B717, B737, B757, B767, Bombardier CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, Embraer E170 and ERJ-175.

Talking about fare classes or cabin services, Delta offers Delta One, Premium Select, First Class, Comfort Plus and Economy. Today, we will particularly focus on Delta One with its features, benefits, baggage allowance, entertainment, food and much more. So, stay till the end.

About Delta One

Experience Luxury at a Higher Altitude

Delta One is among the most amazing cabin services offered by Delta Air Lines. It is recognised as one of the most exclusive cabins on the air due to its luxurious features including dedicated in-cabin flight attendants. 

180-degree flat-bed seats, the highest-flying standard and luxurious amenities are the key inducements of Delta One. At the moment, Delta One cabins are available on long-haul international flights and select long-haul domestic routes also. 

You must be wondering about the amenities offered by Delta One. Let’s find it now.

Delta One Amenities

Being one of the most exclusive cabins, Delta One offers luxurious and world-class benefits in the sky. Some attractive perks and benefits are listed below.

Fully Reclinable Seats

Delta One passengers can relax in a 180-degree flat-bed seat along with easily adjustable features.

Amazing In-Flight Entertainment

Passengers can enjoy movies, music, games and various other in-flight entertainment facilities.

Premium Dining

Delta One customers enjoy premium dining with chef-curated meals, and complimentary drinks including beer, spirits wine and much more.

Power Outlets for your Device

Every Delta One seat is equipped with 110-volt outlets with USB ports to let your electronic devices stay powered up during the entire flight.

Club Access and Sky Priority

Delta One passengers experience the premium services as soon as they enter the airport with Airport Club Access and expedited Sky Priority Boarding.

Enhanced Privacy with Delta One Suite

One of the interesting features of Delta One is the Delta One Suite which is equipped with full-height doors and privacy dividers. This feature is available mostly on flights operated by Airbus A350 and A330-900.

100% Recycled Polyester Bedding with Amenity Kit

You can enjoy your flight with 100% premium recycled polyester bedding and handcrafted amenity kits.

Delta One Amenity Kit

With Delta One, passengers receive handcrafted Delta One amenity kits prepared by a Mexican Apparel brand Someone Somewhere. The amenity kit is a collection of Grown Alchemist Lip Balm, an eye mask, orange peel hand cream, Humble Co. Bamboo Toothbrush & Toothpaste, lotion and a pen.

The premium products in the amenity kit are handcrafted by talented artisans and made available on Delta One flight via a partnership with the famous brand Someone Somewhere. This all-new Delta One Amenity Kit launched onboard in February 2022.

The key reason behind Delta Air Lines choosing artisan-made amenity kits is the deliverance of cultural, social, economic and environmental impact to portray the Delta Experience. With the new partnership, more than 250 people in Mexico have received jobs.

Another important reason is the significant environmental impact. You must be curious to know how the artisan-made amenity kits produce environmental impact. 

Delta Air Lines reported the use of handcrafted artisan-made amenity kits can assist in reducing Delta’s annual plastic use by up to 90,000 pounds. This is possible due to eradicating almost five single-use plastic products including packaging and zippers.

Delta One Seats

Delta One Seats are the most comfortable with a 180-degree flatbed and easily adjustable features. Passengers can relax luxuriously during their entire flight on premium seats with a soft blanket and pillow.

Every Delta One seat can be easily adjusted for work, rest or dining. In addition, passengers feel more relaxed with Delta Premium Recycled Polyester Bedding and artisan-made handcrafted amenity kits including skin care products and travel essentials.

Note: The seat design, configuration and features may vary depending on aircraft type and size. Customers can visit the Delta official site and check the seat map of any aircraft operated by the airline. Recently, Delta informed of possible changes on Delta One seat configurations for Atlanta (ATL) – Santiago, Chile (SCL) flights starting 1st July 2022 and ATL – Dublin, Ireland (DUB) starting 1st August 2022.

All Delta One seats are equipped with 110-volt outlets and USB Ports to keep your electronic devices powered up during the entire flight. Likewise, you will find a seatback screen for in-flight entertainment.

Delta One Suite

Delta One passengers can benefit from enhanced privacy through Delta One Suite featuring privacy dividers between the centre suite and full-height doors. This feature is available on most Airbus A350 and A330-900 flights only.

Delta One Baggage Allowance

Delta Air Lines has specific policies for checked baggage and carry-on baggage. You can carry a certain number of checked bags depending upon the fare class and pay additional charges for excess and overweight baggage.

There are weight and dimension limitations on checked and carry-on bags. Likewise, you are not allowed to carry prohibited or restricted items on both these baggage types.

Delta One Checked Bag

Delta One passengers can carry 2 checked bags for free with a weight limitation of 70 lbs (32 kgs) on each bag. Similarly, each bag must not exceed a dimensional limitation of 62 inches (157cms) including Length + Width + Height. If you are a Medallion member travelling in Delta One, you can carry up to 3 checked bags for free with 70 lbs (32 kgs) weight per bag.

Besides, Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members receive additional baggage allowance. To check baggage allowances and fees, you can visit Delta’s official site and navigate toward the Baggage section.

In the Baggage Estimate Calculator, you are required to select Origin, Destination, Fare Class, Date of Purchase, Date of Travel, number of passengers, Medallions Status and Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Member. After mentioning all these details, you can click the Calculate Estimate button which will display all information for your baggage requirements.

Talking about the excess baggage, Delta allows up to 10 checked bags per passenger however, it might be limited due to aircraft weight limitations. Passengers are required to pay additional fees for excess and overweight bags.

Excess and Overweight Baggage Fee within the United States

CHECKED BAGGAGE	APPLICABLE CHARGES AND RULES
3rd Checked Bag	US$150
4th-10th Bag	US$200 each
Overweight Bag	US$100 for 51-70 lbs (23kgs-31.75kgs)US$200 for 71-100 lbs (32kgs-45.36kgs)
Oversized Bag	US$200 for 63”-80” (161-203cms) – Length + Width + Height)

Important Note: Bags exceeding 100 lbs (45.26kgs) and larger than 80” (203cms) are strictly prohibited on all Delta Flights.

Excess and Overweight Baggage Fee For International Flights

FLIGHTS	APPLICABLE FEES AND RULES
Within the United States and Canada	US$150 for 3rd Checked Bag US$200 each for Bags 4 to 10
Between U.S./Canada and the Caribbean	US$150 for 3rd Checked Bag US$200 each for Bags 4 to 10
Between U.S./Canada/Mexico and Central America (Excluding GUA, SAL & SAP)	US$150 for 3rd Checked Bag US$200 each for Bags 4 to 10
Between U.S./Canada and Mexico	US$180 for 3rd Checked Bag US$200 each for Bags 4 to 10
Within Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean	US$125 for 3rd Checked Bag US$200 each for Bags 4 to 10
Between U.S./Canada and San Pedro SULA, SAP, SAL, San Salvador	US$200 for Bags 3-10
Between U.S./Canada and Guatemala City (GUA)	US$200 for 3rd Checked Bag US$285 each for Bags 4 to 10
Between South America (Excluding flights BSB-MCO/MIA & FOR-MCA/MIA) and U.S./Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America	US$200 each for Bags 3-10
Between North/Central/South American and Europe/North Africa	US$285/CA$330/€240 each for Bags 3-10
Between Asia and Everywhere	US$200 for Bags 3-10
Between U.S./Canada/Mexico and Tahiti	US$285 for Bags 3-10
Between Brazil and Everywhere	US$200 for Bags 3-10
All other international flights	US$200 for Bags 3-10

Delta One Carry On

Delta Air Lines passengers can bring 1 carry-on bag and 1 personal item for free which may include a laptop bag, a purse, a personal kit or any item of similar size. These bags must fit underneath the seat in front of the passengers.

A briefcase, small backpack, camera bag, diaper bag, purse, laptop bag or other similar kinds of personal belongings can be carried as personal items. Besides, passengers can carry a jacket, umbrella, food or drink purchased past the security checkpoint, duty-free merchandise, special items including wheelchairs, strollers, child safety seats and so on as free items in addition to their usual carry-on items.

Like checked bags, carry-on bags also have certain weight and dimension requirements. Carry-on bags must fit underneath the seat in front and the dimension must not exceed 45 linear inches (114cms) combining Length + Width + Height. Likewise, individual length, width and height must not exceed 22 inches x 14 inches x 9 inches (56cm x 35cm x 23cm) respectively.

There is no maximum weight limitation on Carry-on bags except for Singapore (SIN), Beijing (PEK) and Shanghai (PVG). Carry-on bags must not exceed 15 lbs (7 kgs) weight for SIN whereas they must not cross 22 lbs (10 kgs) for PEK and PVG.

Passengers must not bring prohibited or dangerous items in their carry-on bags. Liquids, pastes, gels and aerosols are allowed to a maximum of 3.4 ounces or 100 millilitres. 

Delta One Destinations

Delta One Premium Cabin service is available on long-haul international flights and on select long-haul domestic routes only.

Some major international long-haul routes include Seoul (ICN), Tokyo Haneda (HND), Amsterdam (AMS), Shanghai (PVG), Sydney (SYD), Tel Aviv (TLV), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Santiago de Chile (SCL), London-Heathrow (LHR), Zurich (ZRH), Sao Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) and so on.

Delta One Domestic

Delta One Cabin Service is offered on some select long-haul domestic flights also. Available domestic flights with Delta One are LAX-BOS, LAX-DCA, SFO-BOS, JFK-LAX, JFK-SFO, JFK-SEA, JFK-SAN, JFK-LAS, ATL-HNL and MSP-HNL.

Delta One Entertainment

Delta One passengers can enjoy free in-flight entertainment services with the availability of movies, music, games, TV programs, HBO to SHOWTIME and much more. They can also get entertained with Delta Studio on their personal device like smartphones, tablets or laptops.

Films, music, and TV programs are available on the seatback screen device with 1,000+ hours of free entertainment. 12 channels of live satellite TV, premium HBO TV series, Hulu and Showtime, games, podcasts and playlists are the major attractions.

Delta One Noise Cancelling Headphones

Delta Air Lines offers LSTN noise-cancelling high-quality headphones to its premium cabin passengers. With these headphones, passengers enjoy an enhanced Delta Studio experience. 

Delta One Free Wifi and Free in-flight messaging

Delta One passengers can connect to Delta Wi-Fi and book, change or check their flight status for free without purchasing a Delta Wi-Fi plan. Additionally, they can message via iMessage, Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp for free.

However, to surf the internet, passengers need to purchase their W-Fi subscription for which they can pay for Wi-Fi passes on board or ahead of their trip.

The Wi-Fi pass pricing starts at $8 per flight but passengers can purchase a monthly domestic plan for $49.95 and a monthly global plan for $69.95.

Delta One Sky Club and Lounge Access

Delta One passengers get access to Delta Sky Club located at different airports across the United States. Delta Sky Club is a premium service offered by the airlines to the premium class passengers before their flight. 

Sky Club is currently available at more than 50 locations. Healthy food options, complimentary drinks, cocktails, free high-speed Wi-Fi, Flight Assistance and Productivity tools are the major attractions of the Delta Sky Club.

Perks and Amenities offered by the Delta Sky Club

Flight Assistance

An expert Delta Sky Club Ambassador assist customers with flight information and answer their queries.

Fresh and Healthy Food Options

Customers can choose from a variety of fresh and healthy food options.

Free high-speed Wi-Fi

At Delta Sky Club, you can use high-speed internet with complimentary Wi-Fi.

Enjoy The Bar

Customers can enjoy seasonal cocktails from Delta’s award-winning beverage program known as ‘THE BAR’.

Entertainment

Sky Club offers satellite TV with which passengers can watch TV Programs, news and so on.

Productivity Tools

As part of productivity tools, Delta Sky Club offers data ports and Wi-Fi Xerox Printers for scanning and printing in select U.S. locations.

Showers

Passengers can take showers anytime at select Delta Sky Club locations. 

Delta One Food

Delta One passengers enjoy food and beverages before their flight at Delta Sky Club. Likewise, they can enjoy healthy and delicious in-flight food.

At Delta Sky Club, passengers can savour a pre-flight snack with complimentary fresh foods. Talking about beverages, they can enjoy and get refreshed with wine, spirits and craft beer. The age requirement is 21+ for consuming alcoholic beverages.

In the sky, Delta One customers enjoy reinvented dining experience in the premium cabin. The in-flight food options include chef-curated meals, seasonal selections and the freshest regionally-sourced ingredients.

The premium dining experience is influenced by the team of talented chefs who work relentlessly to produce local, seasonal and regional entrees utilizing the freshest ingredients and flavours.

In addition to the healthy and delicious food, passengers get beverages including selected wines paired with the meal. A selection of premium wines is also available in-flight. Likewise, Spirit, Craft Beer and Pure Leaf teas are also available.

Delta One passengers receive pre-departure beverage offering, choice of entree, bread and dessert selection along with a full selection of beverages including spirits, beer and a limited selection of wine.

Delta One Gluten-Free Meal

Delta Air Lines offers special meals on a Delta flight for which passengers have to mention requests during reservation. They can choose vegetarian meals, vegan meals, religious meals, Diabetic meals, Gluten Intolerant meals, Low Fat/Low Cholesterol/Low Calorie and other types of Dietary meals.

Talking about Delta 1 Gluten-Free Meal, passengers can get meals excluding gluten-containing foods and ingredients sourced from wheat, rye and barley. However, the airlines can’t guarantee the meals are 100 per cent gluten-free.

Delta One Drink Menu

Delta 1 Beverages menu includes:

• Selected Wines from across the globe
• Craft Beer
• Spirits
• Premium Wines
• Grey Goose Vodka
• Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
• Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select Bourbon
• Pure Leaf Teas

Delta One vs Premium Select

Delta One is the highest level of premium cabin service offered by Delta Air Lines whereas Delta Premium Select is the premium economy cabin service. Delta One seats are fully reclinable with 180-degree flat-bed seats but premium select seats can recline up to 75%.

Delta One is available on all long-haul international flights and select domestic long-haul routes whereas Delta Premium Select is only available on select long-haul international flights.

Delta One passengers enjoy chef-curated meals, premium beverages, and desserts while Premium Select passengers get fine dining options plated on premium flatware.

Delta One vs First Class

Delta One is the highest level of premium cabin service offered and is available only on select long-haul domestic routes and long-haul international flights. On the other hand, Delta First Class is available on short-haul select international routes or domestic flights. 

Delta One seats can recline fully to a 180-degree lie-flat position but First Class seats can recline up to 50 per cent only. 

With Delta One, passengers receive chef-curated meals and premium beverages while First Class passengers get Fine Dining Options based on flight distance.

Conclusion

We explored the most premium cabin service offered by Delta Air Lines known as the Delta One ‘Luxury at a higher altitude’ in this article. Delta One is followed by Delta Premium Select, First Class, Comfort Plus and Main Cabin.

If you want to explore the premium onboard experience during your long-haul flights, you can fly with Delta 1 and enjoy a lifetime experience.

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