Summary Delta's Airbus A330 jets fly long-haul routes, so it's crucial to pick the right seat for a better experience. The A330-200, A330-300, and A330-900neo have different cabin setups, affecting seat comfort and layout. Delta's A330-200s are honeymooners' favorites, while the A330-900neo offers privacy in Delta One suites.
If you are preparing for a long-haul international trip with American legacy carrier Delta Air Lines, you might likely end up on the airline's Airbus A330 widebody jets, which serve dozens of destinations throughout its fleet. Deployed on flights like John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Athens International Airport (ATH), these jets often serve routes with over ten-hour flight times, making them a workhorse of the airline's long-haul fleet.
As such a common aircraft, it is often useful for passengers to know some tips and tricks about which specific seats to choose on these jets. When on a ten-hour flight, the difference between booking the right or the wrong seat could make one’s experience significantly better or worse, making effective seat selection a handy tool for the savvy traveler. Discover more aviation news with Simple Flying! But with so many different variants of the aircraft and multiple different cabin configurations, it can be confusing when selecting seats to know which are the best and which are the worst.
In this article, we will take a deeper look at which seats are best to choose on long-haul Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 flights. A fleet overview The airline has a long history of operating the Airbus twinjet, which works alongside the larger Airbus widebody, the A350, and the Boeing-built 767 to complete the carrier’s long-haul fleet. The carrier operates both older and newer generation 767s, with full details available in the table below: Each of these variants has a unique setup, making certain seats more ideal than others on some jets but not others.
Let’s take a deeper look at each variant individually. After landing, some crew had to be sent to the hospital for medical checkups. A330-200 There are relatively few A330-200s in the carrier’s fleet, but they do service many of the carrier’s longest routes as they offer impressive range.
The aircraft’s business class cabin is arranged in the 1-2-1 direct aisle access configuration, which has increasingly become the industry’s standard. The cabin is split into the main 22-seat cabin and a smaller 12-seat mini-cabin that sits in the rear. In terms of best seats, the rear mini-cabin is often a traveler's favorite as it offers a little quieter and is often quieter due to its distance from the restrooms at the front of the main cabin.
The Premium Economy (Delta Premium Select) cabin is arranged in a standard 2-3-2 configuration. Important to note, however, is that the first row of seats offers heavily extended legroom, making them the ideal seats. The main cabin is divided into two sub cabins, the further forward of which features Delta Comfort+ extra-legroom seating , all of which is arranged in a standard 2-4-2 configuration.
The A330 is what they call a “honeymooner’s favorite,” with nice pairs of seats on either side of the aircraft. All the best seats in the economy cabin (aside from those with extra legroom) will be located in the aft cabin. For the most part, the rear economy cabin is set up much like the forward one, but after row 46, it reverts to a 2-3-2 configuration.
As a result, some of the nicest seats for those traveling in a group of three will be found in this rear section of the plane. It is important to note that the legroom in the front seats of this cabin may be deceiving in the center, as an additional bulkhead could restrict space for some passengers. A330-300 For the most part, Delta’s A330-300s are roughly the same as the A330-200s in terms of size and layout.
The premium economy and business class cabins are identical. The main cabin has a few minute differences that are worth noting. Towards the rear of the aircraft, there are more rows with the preferable 2-3-2 style seating, with five instead of four.
Additionally, the forward economy cabin is roughly the same size as the aft one on the A330-300, while on the A330-200 it is a touch smaller and thus, may be a little quieter. The aircraft was bound for Rome. A330-900neo The final jet left for us to analyze is Delta’s A330-900neo, which was the newest to enter the fleet .
In business class, the aircraft is equipped with the carrier’s newest Delta One product, the fully enclosed suites that offer near-complete privacy. (Older generation A330s offer more traditional business-class seating.) In the 29-seat Delta One cabin, seats are arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration, with a few seats offering a leg up on others.
Specifically, seat 8A is in a row entirely by itself, with only a bulkhead directly to its right, offering it excellent privacy and making it a passenger favorite. The premium economy cabin is slightly larger, with four rows of 2-3-2 seating instead of just three on the older-generation A330s. As previously mentioned, the first row likely offers the best legroom.
The setup of the A330-900neo’s economy class cabins is very similar to what is offered on the older generation aircraft, with the same amount of 2-3-2 seating as the smaller A330-200 aircraft. The final row of seats in the center, row 58, should be avoided at all costs due to the heavily restricted recline, according to Seat Guru . Across the board, if you are looking to fly on a Delta A330, make sure to examine which specific variant you will be flying on.
Then, choose your seats accordingly..
