Delta expands Airbus A350-900 service with new international and domestic routes

Delta Air Lines is expanding its Airbus A350-900 operations by adding 12 new routes, including a domestic route planned for October. The routes will be operated during the International Air Transport Association (IATA) summer season, which runs from March to October.

According to AeroRoutes, nine of these routes will originate from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), with destinations including Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO), Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN), and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND). Additional routes include flights between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Seoul-Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Atlanta, and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and Seoul-Incheon.

Cirium's Diio Mi airline planning system indicates that in October, the A350-900 will fly domestically between Los Angeles and Atlanta. This aircraft layout features 40 business class seats, 40 premium economy seats, 36 economy plus seats, and 159 basic economy seats. In April, a different configuration with 306 seats will operate on this route. Throughout 2025, Delta plans to use the larger capacity A350-900 primarily on domestic routes connecting its hubs at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Detroit-Metropolitan.