Have you ever wondered where all Delta’s lie-flat seats are flying? We wonder all the time in hopes of catching an upgrade to lie-flat Business Class (like 777 to LAX or 767 to Atlanta) on one of these internationally configured planes on a domestic route. We recently found out that the red-eye from Seattle to Atlanta is operated by a 767 with the new truly lie-flat Business Class seats.
Routes With Dedicated Lie Flat Beds
- All LHR
- All FRA
- ATL-DUS
- ATL-DXB
- ATL-GIG
- ATL-GRU
- ATL-JNB
- ATL-LOS
- ATL-MUC
- ATL-NRT
- ATL-STR
- CVG-CDG
- DTW-NGO
- DTW-NRT
- DTW-PEK
- DTW-PVG
- JFK-BRU
- JFK-GRU
- JFK-MXP
- JFK-NRT
- JFK-SVO
- JFK-TLV
- LAX-SYD
- NGO-MNL
- NRT-HKG
- NRT-MNL
- NRT-TPE
- SEA-CDG
- SEA-KIX
- SEA-PEK
These routes are subject to change and more will likely be added as more of the 767 planes are converted to the new lie-flat seats.
Bottom Line
Delta operates some great internationally configured planes on domestic routes and international routes. Knowing which flights have the lie-flat options, and booking them, will increase your chances of flying in the new lie-flat business class seats.
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Helpful list. Many Thanks
Note on the SEA – ATL red eye. I flew it a month ago and it was a crappy 757, no AVOD, domestic F. Is this a new change!
Wait, so which domestic routes have the internationally configured planes?
Hi LC – Glad this is helpful.
Hi Bobby – It is new and isn’t on all days from what I can see.
Hi rk – That is a separate post series all together. But to start, we thought we’d share the international departure airports the newly configured planes leave from.
when will new flat bed seat s be added to Spain?
I traveled to Paris in October and was thrilled to find flat bed seats when I was ready to depart from Atlanta!
Hi Babs – I don’t know for sure when they’ll be added to Spain routes on a dedicated basis. But you can keep tabs on the rollout of flat bed seats across the 767-300 fleet through this Flyertalk post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-skymiles/1247801-official-delta-767-300er-interior-mod-tracking-thread-64.html
Yes, the Paris flights are lie-flat on Delta metal. This really hurts the Air France flight on this route. The AF flight is operated by a 777 with the angled lie-flat seats. Even if AF upgrades this route to A380 (which I don’t think they will) their A380 seats are still angled lie-flat although they are slightly better (IMO) than their 777 angled lie-flat product.
I flew ATL-FCO-ATL on a paid Alitalia FC fare in Aug 2010, it was a code share operated by DL with the staggered lie flat beds.
Hi Tiffany – Although you might find the lie-flat beds on other routes, the above are the current lie-flat routes with “dedicated” lie-flat bed service. For example, currently the ATL-FCO route is operated by a plane with the old style business class seats.
The “dedicated” routes will likely increase as more lie-flat bed planes come on line.
Starting on January 16th DTW-GRU will be operated with a 767-400ER with lie-flat seats.
Is LAX-JFK or reverse lie flat?
Delta has the habit of listing one type of plane/seat then changing after you book. I had a flight from ATL-CDG on a plane with lie flat seats, and when I looked at my sky miles account I noticed a flight change. I now have seats on a 767 with sleeper seats. Whatever they are.
Surely DTW- ICN has lie flat beds in business elite like all other delta flights to Asia from Detroit. Especially considering the flight is on a 777
Any flight over 12 hrs on Delta automatically does
What about ATL to Brussels and or Madrid?
At this time I am booked ATL to and from these two destinations in October/November 2013 in flat bed seats! If not dedicated, could I lose the flat bed seats?
Happened on flights from Nice in 2012 . . . Don’t want to lose good seats AGAIN!
What about . . .
ATL-BRU?
ATL-MAD?
You might want to add ATL-BRU to that list, as im seeing it as lie-flat when booking my flights!
Add JFK-CPH too!
And EWR-AMS 😉
ATL-DUS does not seem to have Lie-Flat anymore (atleast for this summer)