You know when you plan on debuting a different hairstyle, but chicken out every time you sit down in the barbers chair? Delta doesn’t have that problem. In fact, as of last Friday, the American carrier’s plan to retrofit its Boeing 777-200 range with spankin’ new cabin interiors has quit trundling along the runway and taken off.
The airline unveiled the first of its face-lifted jets in Atlanta late last week, in the form of a 777-200 that Delta expects to return to service on the 2nd of July. Initially, it will fly between Detroit and Beijing, before taking on another route.
Delta has stated that all of its 777 widebodies (eight 777-200ER variants and 10 777LRs) will be updated with a new cabin interior by the end of 2019. The new design includes Delta One Suites and a new international-style premium economy. While many predicted the carrier’s 777 overhaul to resemble the A350’s 10-abreast economy layout, luckily for claustrophobes, it has stuck to the trusty 3-3-3 configuration.
There will be 28 business-class seats—premium, closing-door suites—in retrofitted jets. Although (or perhaps, because) these Delta One Suites are a highly sought after improvement from the current business-class option on the 777, there will be fewer seats in that cabin (before the retrofit, Delta’s 777s had 37 business-class seats).
Delta unveils first Boeing 777-200 retrofit with Delta One Suites: https://t.co/Dqr3j1wcB2 pic.twitter.com/nb2vLZD21A
— The Points Guy (@thepointsguy) June 17, 2018
If you lack the cash for a suave suite, Premium Select isn’t a bad option either, which has been installed in a 2-4-2 arrangement.
And here’s @Delta Premium Select, Delta’s true premium economy cabin. 2-4-2 on the 777. #PaxEx pic.twitter.com/566k8bRPWT
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) 15 June 2018
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Delta One Suite
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Sliding-door luxury has been added to the 777-200. Photo credit: The Points Guy.
Delta One Suite
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Sliding-door luxury has been added to the 777-200. Photo credit: The Points Guy.
Premium Select
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Delta’s version of premium economy. Photo credit: The Points Guy.
Economy
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Luckily for passengers, Delta have kept the 3-3-3 configuration instead of matching their competitors lust for cramped spaces (the 10-abreast format is becoming increasingly common). Photo credit: The Points Guy.
