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Traditionally, domestic first-class isn’t the most exciting airplane seat on the market. The seats are designed to accommodate passengers on shorter flights, offer limited recline, slightly more space than a standard economy seat and, oftentimes, they can be quite dated. However, Delta Air Lines is looking to change that reputation.
Delta’s newest narrowbody aircraft, the Airbus A321neo, took off from Boston’s Logan Airport (BOS) on Friday morning en route to San Francisco (SFO) on its first-ever scheduled commercial flight. The plane is the first of 26 A321neos expected to be delivered to Delta in 2022, with a total of 155 on order over the next several years.
The brand-new airplane, which will be used primarily for domestic flights, has a redesigned first-class seat that features privacy partitions, additional storage space, a remodeled tray table and memory foam seat cushions. CNN Underscored got a first look at the cabin during a ferry flight to the plane’s new home in Boston earlier this week, and we’ll show you how you can fly across the country in one of these new seats for almost nothing using Delta’s frequent flyer program — or even your American Express credit card points.
Each Airbus A321neo aircraft currently being delivered to Delta has 20 first-class seats, 42 Comfort+ seats and 132 standard economy seats. At first glance,…