ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will create a class of higher-end coach seats on its U.S. fleet, matching a service it already offers on the bigger planes that fly overseas.
Delta is calling the seats “Economy Comfort.” They’re regular coach seats with an extra 3 inches of legroom. Travelers in those seats get to board the plane sooner too. Delta will start selling them as $19 to $99 add-ons to the price of the ticket. Delta didn’t say how much it will charge once the introductory period ends.
Delta is creating the extra legroom in the first three to five rows by removing what it called a “negligible number of seats” from each plane. It expects to have its mainline fleet done by summer.
The seats are similar to a United Airlines offering called “Economy Plus.” Those seats have been considered a big success because some passengers are willing to pay for more legroom but won’t pay for business class.
