Delta Airbus A350: Where to Sit | The Points Guy

TPG’s flight experts have explored every square inch of Delta’s Airbus A350 to provide an inside track to picking the best seats (and avoiding the worst ones). The A350 is a huge jet, and if you’re planning to spend 8+ hours onboard, picking the right seat is of paramount importance.

We take things like aisle access, leg room, access to a window (or two!), proximity to a lavatory and overall privacy into account when recommending the best seats in all three cabins: Delta One, Premium Select and Main Cabin.

[omara]

Finally! This is the video I needed. I'm 6'6" and needed that legroom for a 14 hour flight. The seat numbers and aisles made it so much more clearer too. Thank you so much!

[Bmx]

You missed Delta Comfort Plus! How did you skip this?

[susanps]

No you actually didn't explore every square inch of the a350. Where is the information on Delta Comfort+ seats?

[davidmanasas]

The center seats in Delta one DO NOT have gaspers, AND there are no overhead bins. Very odd to have to lean over someone else’s seat to get things in your bag during the flight. The back row in D1 is also not private because the bathroom line behind the cabin has people staring down into your private space (angled curtains)

[Primoa]

We will be flying on a Delta A350-900 (V.2 V.1 according to the Seatmaps website). We chose row 36 which is an exit row. I chose these because our flight over to Greece from Atlanta is 9.5 hours. Question: Do our exit row seats have an entertainment system in them? With no seat in front of us, does our screen pop out from the arm rest or something?

[Nebulous_o]

I recently flew JFK -Lhr on a delta a350 and picked seats at the very back like I always do. No one wants to sit at the back (why!?). You’re right next to the bathroom, and the galley. You know when the bathroom is free (most people don’t know it’s there)..and I got extra food and drink because I socialized with the flight attendants (I’m a restaurant server, I told them they were servers at 40, 000 feet and we bonded very quickly). An hour into the flight I raised the arm rests and lay on my side across the three seats in the row next to the window. I slept a few hours. All this for $900 round trip. Fly smart, fwends.

[hrhkee]

Wow. Talk about usable info on YouTube. Thank you.

[garykaplan]

How are the front two seats in the main cabin? ... Do they have a fold down in the first row there isn't any seat in front of you - so wondering if this is a bad choice I made? If anyone knows - appreciated - thanks !

[Omikoshi]

Damn I picked even seats on delta one. Thought the door on the suites would make the proximity to aisle non-relevant.

[vicg]

Very informative but hate the loud music.

[AnteroSports]

Okay... Let's see if this post is left up?... (FYI, The point I am about to make here is a point I have made privately to The Points Guy staff... And also to Delta directly... More on that in a moment..) Regarding my flying "credentials"? I've flown about 5 Million Miles having helped to produce sports broadcasts for 40 years and, in my occasional free time, visiting 64 countries (when I am not working). I have over 3 Million Miles on Delta... So here is the point ("issue")... There is significantly LESS LEG ROOM with these Premium Select seats than with Comfort Plus (and even Main Cabin)!... How so?... With Premium Select seats the dimensions (where you want to put your legs to stretch out) are 14 x 13 x 6 (!) or 1092 cubic inches... In Comfort Plus (& Main Cabin), the dimensions (room) to stretch out your feet/legs are 14 x 12 x 10 or 1680 cubic inches. No matter how much marketing Delta initially tried - to present to prospective customers - they cannot tell you with a straight face that 1092 cubic inches provides "more room" than 1680 cubic inches. And after I pointed this out to Delta several months ago, Delta has (to my surprise and appreciation) dropped their "more legroom with Premium Select" marketing slogan... The reason for this less space in Premium Select is that the seatback in front of you is 4 inches lower (closer) to the floor so if you are taller than 5'8" your shins hit that lower (smaller) opening to the under-the-seat area... Imagine an oven door that is only 6 inches high versus an oven door that is 10 inches high? They both may have the same space behind the door but which oven provides you more room to put something into the oven? If you are 6'0" in height it doesn't matter that the depth here is the same under the seats in front of you (with Premium Select and Comfort Plus), if the smaller opening keeps you from getting your legs into that space (as your shin hits the bottom of the seat in front of you)... So, again, the point here is that there is 30% LESS LEG ROOM in Premium Select (and if you check out Delta's OWN specs on their website describing their Airbus 330/350 you will see the difference for yourself). Or you can fly in Premium Select and if you are 6'0" or over you will discover this distinction in person... Please know I will continue to fly Delta (3 Million Miles has me "hooked") but I WAS kind of disappointed with my (first) Premium Select seat on a flight to Europe three months ago... So forewarned is foretold... And, yes, I did receive a correspondence from Delta apologizing to me that they "were not accurate" when they were touting "more legroom" when - after they did the math - they realized they were "mistaken"... As I noted above, Delta has since dropped the phrase "more leg room in Premium Select" so they are now portraying this situation more accurately (and not trying to say 1092 inches is more spacious than 1680 inches).

[kimward]

This video completely omits Comfort Plus... I came here for Comfort Plus. :(

[dangremillion]

Horrible music! Please! I forgot my J.

[CallardAndBowser]

I don't need all that crap next to the seat ! Just make the seat wider

[PacView]

Good video but the annoying music soundtrack ruined it.

[goutvols]

I will need to give you a thumbs down; albeit rare. You missed out discussing the benefits of seats 41A and 41J. There is no seat in front of you.