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Delta Quietly Introducing Economy Comfort

by Rocky Horan
Last updated September 20, 2018

Sunday afternoon when flying from SFO to LAX on a CRJ 900, I was sitting in the 4th row of 1st class when I noticed something different about the first row of economy on the plane. The head rest read “economy comfort.” Delta has already rolled out Economy Comfort on transcontinental service from SFO and LAX to JFK and on most long haul international flights. However this was the first time I saw the light sliver “economy comfort” head rests on a regional jet.
a diagram of a plane

a screen shot of a price tag

Currently Delta.com is NOT showing economy comfort availability on any flights other than international and transcontinental to JFK flights. The seat maps have also not been updated on delta.com to show that the economy comfort has been launched or that plans have been reconfigured. Once reconfigured, green seats will appear on the seat map. I did not notice the change until the end of the flight, so I was not able to get up to see if a row was removed from the plane or to see how Delta managed to squeeze another a few more inches of leg room and recline into the first
three rows of the aircraft.

Per Delta, Economy comfort will be launched on all flights Summer of 2012. At this time, Economy Comfort will be available across its entire mainline fleet for an additional introductory fee of $19 to $99. The fee is waived for Delta Diamond/ Platinum/ Gold Medallion, and those customers in higher economy fares such as Y, B & M. In addition, Air France/KLM Flying Blue Platinum/ Gold members, SkyTeam Elite Plus, and Alaska Airlines MVP Gold will receive economy comfort for free, however it will only be 50% OFF for Delta Silver Medallions, Flying Blue Silver, SkyTeam Elite, and Alaska Airlines MVP.

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So for those of you flying today and are not or are Silver elite, try to grab a seat in the first few rows of the  aircraft (usually reserved for elites until just a few hours before the flight), for you may end up in Delta’s economy comfort, which promises a minimum of a 34″ pitch, 3″ more than Delta’s Standard 31″ pitch, before it’s officially launched and more fees are added on.
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About Rocky Horan

Rocky started blogging on his own website When Doublewides Fly to share information about flying around the world on a dime. By maximizing miles and points, cheap deals, sales, backpacking. Now Rocky has traveled to 110 countries, all 7 continents and works as a travel advisor to help clients experience the world.

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