Delta A321neo First Class: Stylish, Sort Of Innovative, And Bulky - Delta

Delta A321neo First Class: Stylish, Sort Of Innovative, And Bulky

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:49:57 +0000

Hello from Florida, as Ive just completed the return portion of our winter ski trip to Niseko. After flying All Nippon Airways A380 first class and Hawaiian Airlines’ 787 first class, I finished off my trip by flying Delta Air Lines’ A321neo first class on the 4hr10min flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale…

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David — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:25:56 +0000

A321 Seattle to Fort Laudedale got the bulk head seat in first class zero leg room! Avoid at all cost! Seat is uncomfortable and tight!

CB — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:22:09 +0000

The new seats are designed for people 6' or taller. They are a torcher chamber for shorter people bec the headrest hits at the biggest part of the skull in the back and pushes the neck forward. It can be raised but not enough to resolved the issue. I requested a pillow for behind my back but the cabin steward said there were no pillows or blankets on the flight! How thoughtful of Delta.

Jim — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:02:53 +0000

Always thought the idea that you had to have your carry-on pushed all the way under the seat in front of you was so the exit path wouldn’t be blocked… this new bulky middle section extends to nearly cut that space in half! Also we travel with a pet, they have completely eliminated either person’s ability to place the carrier under the seat in front of you. These seats are completely impractical…modern but bulky and claustrophobic.

CRUMP — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:11:12 +0000

I HATE THESE NEW SEATS -- ALL THE POINTS OF BEING CRAMPS AND BULKY ARE TRUE. I WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND I ACTIVELY RECONSIDER SITTING IN FIRST CLASS BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE VALUE HAS BEEN LOST

Ervin — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 06:17:53 +0000

Delta has been crowing about how they are upping frequencies, to MIA, from many other hubs, except SLC. ALOT of traffic through the Salt Lake hub ( if you can call it a true hub), desires 2/3 flights to Miami, daily, but is stuck with a single red eye flight. Miami is a MAJOR cruise port, and connector to South America, and with next to no non stop service from the west coast airports, customers are stuck connecting through ATL,which is a nightmare.

Steven — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:57:36 +0000

I’ve flown in this new first class seat several times in long haul flights and hate it. There is no padding. It’s like sitting on a park bench. Extremely uncomfortable. Very disappointing.

Mike — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:56:02 +0000

Sitting in them for the first time right now. They do look nicer but I instantly noticed the cushions are harder. The head wing things are nice to lean my head against. I echo the author in wondering about the storage spaces.it seems like the seat in front of me is closer than the old first class seats on my way out.

Fred M — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:13:28 +0000

This looks to me like some of the recent Premium Economy seat roll-outs on other airlines. Especially the wings. The cramped pitch reminds me of the here today, gone tomorrow Premium Economy perches Air NZ put into 777s some years ago. The seats immediately attracted criticism for several reasons, not least their cramped pitch. The airline responded initially by removing an entire row and boosting the pitch of the rest. Then they soon saw demand exceeding supply and tossed the entire new cabin for one with a larger number of completely new seats.

AeroB13a — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:30:39 +0000

CRS, please be advised that the American airline passenger is not the only world traveler. Not all followers of Ben’s blog are inwardly thinking US citizens, many like Ben, actively seek new experiences with international airlines. Many, many readers appreciate this approach and are enriched by Ben’s reviews and experiences. ‘Every day is a school day’, we can all choose educate ourselves, or not, as the case may be. Surely even you would agree that this blog would be an extremely dull offering if Ben only featured US carriers, yes?