Delta Premium Select is Delta's premium economy cabin. It sits between Delta Comfort and Delta One, with 38 inches of seat pitch, seats 18.5 to 19.5 inches wide depending on the aircraft, a footrest and leg rest on widebody jets, Sky Priority airport service and Zone 2 boarding. The seat doesn't lie flat.
Delta sells it on select international routes and on some cross-country and long-haul domestic flights. Every figure below comes from Delta's own pages, read October 10, 2026. Delta has also renamed the cabins around it: Main Cabin is now Delta Main, Delta Comfort+ is now Delta Comfort, and Premium Select and Delta One keep their names.
Where Premium Select Sits in Delta's Cabins
Delta's long-haul cabins run, from the front: Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort and Delta Main. Premium Select is a separate cabin with its own seats, not a block of extra-legroom rows inside economy. Delta Comfort is that extra-legroom product.
Delta's aircraft pages show the gap in numbers (width / pitch):
- Airbus A350-900: Premium Select 18.5 in / 38 in; Delta Comfort 17.4 in / 34 in; Delta Main 17.4 in / 31-32 in
- Airbus A330-900neo: Premium Select 18.5 in / 38 in; Delta Comfort 18 in / 34 in; Delta Main 18 in / 31-33 in
- Airbus A330-300: Premium Select 18.5 in / 38 in; Delta Comfort 18 in / 34 in; Delta Main 18 in / 31-32 in
- Airbus A330-200: Premium Select 18.5 in / 38 in; Delta Comfort 18 in / 34 in; Delta Main 18 in / 31-33 in
- Boeing 767-300ER: Premium Select 19 in / 38 in; Delta Comfort 18.1 in / 34 in; Delta Main 18.1 in / 31-32 in
- Boeing 767-400ER: Premium Select 19.5 in / 38 in; Delta Comfort 18.1 in / 34 in; Delta Main 18.1 in / 31-32 in
So Premium Select adds 4 inches of pitch over Delta Comfort and 5 to 7 inches over Delta Main, plus a wider seat on every aircraft listed. The 767-400ER has the widest Premium Select seat of these six, at 19.5 inches. Delta One, one cabin up, has a lie-flat bed.
The seat details depend on the plane. Delta's Premium Select page says the foot and leg rest, the 13.3-inch entertainment screen and the noise-canceling headphones are not available on the 757-200, 737-800 and 737-900ER. Premium Select between Detroit or Minneapolis and Reykjavík, and between Atlanta and Bogotá, Quito or Cartagena, has seatback screens of up to 11 inches and Delta Studio earbuds. Check the aircraft on your flight before you pay for the cabin.
What Comes With the Ticket
At the airport. Premium Select includes Sky Priority, which Delta describes as accelerated check-in, security and baggage service. You board in Zone 2.
Checked bags. Delta's baggage page puts Premium Select on the standard 50-pound limit per bag, the same as Delta Main and Delta Comfort. The 70-pound limit applies only to Delta One and Delta First. Delta's baggage calculator gives the number of free bags for your route and status. Delta SkyMiles Gold, Platinum and Reserve Amex cardholders on domestic Delta flights should also check our guide to the Delta Amex second free checked bag.
On board. Delta lists hot towel service, a drink and a savory bite before the meal, menu items made only for Premium Select that you can pre-order up to 24 hours before the flight, premium snack baskets, and complimentary wine, beer and spirits for passengers 21 and older. The amenity kit is from Someone Somewhere, with an eye mask and lip balm from Grown Alchemist. You also get a memory-foam pillow, a blanket, noise-canceling headphones (outside the aircraft exceptions above) and Delta Studio entertainment. Delta's Wi-Fi page says fast, free Delta Sync Wi-Fi is available to SkyMiles members on most domestic and international flights, so join SkyMiles before you fly.
Premium Select Basic, Classic and Extra
Delta sells Premium Select in three fares, which it calls Travel Experiences. The seat, meals and amenities are the same in all three. What changes is everything around the seat:
- Premium Select Basic: 2 miles per dollar for general SkyMiles members, seats assigned after check-in, changes allowed for a fee, cancellation for a partial eCredit minus fees, and no same-day changes.
- Premium Select Classic: 5 miles per dollar, seat selection before the flight, changes included, cancellation for an eCredit, free Same-Day Standby, and a full mileage redeposit if you cancel an award ticket.
- Premium Select Extra: 7 miles per dollar, seat selection before the flight, changes included, a refund to your original form of payment, and free Same-Day Confirmed. Extra can't be booked with miles.
All three board in Zone 2, and on all three Delta lists Sky Club access as "Permitted with credentials."
The change and cancel fee on Premium Select Basic is $400 on travel from the United States and Canada, according to Delta's baggage and travel fees page. Classic, Extra and refundable tickets from the U.S. and Canada have no change fee. Delta's seat FAQ adds that Premium Select Basic seats may not be together and that Basic tickets are not eligible for paid or complimentary upgrades. We cover the same trade-off in Delta One, Delta First and other airlines' premium cabins in which airlines sell Basic Business and premium Basic fares.
Medallion members earn more on every fare. Delta's rates per dollar for Basic, Classic and Extra are 4, 7 and 9 miles for Silver; 5, 8 and 10 for Gold; 6, 9 and 11 for Platinum; and 8, 11 and 13 for Diamond. Ticket price for earning means the base fare plus carrier-imposed surcharges, not government taxes and fees.
Does Premium Select Include Lounge Access?
Not by itself. Delta's fare comparison says Sky Club access is "Permitted with credentials" on all three Premium Select fares, so you need your own way in: a Sky Club membership, an eligible card, or Medallion status on the right ticket.
That last route is the one tied to this cabin. Delta's Sky Club access page says Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion members can enter "when flying on a same-day international flight in Delta Premium Select or in Delta One," and may bring one guest who is also traveling in Premium Select or Delta One. Silver Medallion isn't on that list, and Delta's definition of international here leaves out flights between the U.S. and the Caribbean. Our Delta Sky Club access guide covers memberships and card entry.
The Delta One Lounge is a different door. Delta's Delta One Lounge page lists same-day Delta One tickets, Delta 360° Members on Delta First tickets and select partner premium cabins, and Premium Select isn't on the list. The details are in who can access the Delta One Lounge.
Upgrading Into Premium Select
Complimentary upgrades work only inside the U.S. 50. Delta's Medallion upgrades page says: "Complimentary Upgrades are not permitted to Delta Premium Select or Delta One® for flights outside of the U.S. 50." On flights within the 50 states, including Hawaii, every Medallion tier is eligible for complimentary upgrades to domestic Premium Select on a Classic or Extra ticket. Diamond and Platinum members start clearing 120 hours before departure, Gold members 72 hours and Silver members 24 hours, subject to availability.
Delta SkyMiles Reserve and Reserve Business cardholders get day-of-departure complimentary upgrades to Premium Select on flights within the U.S. 50, after Medallion members. Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Platinum Business cardholders get the same benefit after Reserve cardholders. Basic fares are never eligible.
Upgrade Certificates are the route on international flights. Delta's Medallion upgrades page says a Global Upgrade Certificate on a flight with international Delta One and Premium Select moves a Delta Main or Delta Comfort ticket into Premium Select on request and then waitlists you for Delta One from 24 hours before departure. On domestic flights with Premium Select, a Regional Upgrade Certificate upgrades you to Premium Select subject to availability.
Miles and paid upgrades are open to anyone without Medallion status. Delta lets SkyMiles members use miles to upgrade to Premium Select on nearly all Delta flights, excluding Basic fares, after booking on delta.com or in the Fly Delta app, and at booking on flights within the U.S. 50. Delta also sells Premium Select upgrades for cash in My Trips when seats are available.
When Premium Select Is Worth Paying For
Premium Select fares and SkyMiles award prices change by route and date, so judge each trip on its own numbers.
Compare it with Delta Comfort, not only Delta Main. On a long overnight flight, the step from Delta Comfort to Premium Select buys 4 more inches of pitch, a wider seat, a leg rest on widebody jets, Sky Priority and the Premium Select meal. If the fare gap over Delta Comfort is small, that's the step to take.
Price it in miles too. Check the award price in SkyMiles against the cash fare for the same flight, then divide the cash fare by the miles to see what each mile is worth on that booking. Our SkyMiles program hub covers how miles are earned and spent. If you hold the Delta SkyMiles Gold, Platinum or Reserve Amex, personal or business, TakeOff 15 takes at least 15% off the miles portion of award tickets booked on delta.com or in the Fly Delta app. It applies only when the whole trip is on Delta or Delta Connection flights, and not to seat upgrades bought after booking; the Delta SkyMiles Blue card doesn't get it.
Pick the fare that fits your plans. Basic saves money but costs you seat selection and upgrade eligibility, earns a general member 2 miles per dollar instead of 5, and charges $400 for a change. Classic is the default for most trips. Extra adds a refund to your original payment and free Same-Day Confirmed, but you can't book it with miles.
Know which seat you're buying. On the 757-200, 737-800 and 737-900ER, Delta's Premium Select seat comes without the foot and leg rest and the 13.3-inch screen, so weigh the fare gap over Delta Comfort with that in mind.
For which Delta card fits your flying, see the best Delta SkyMiles credit cards.
Updated October 10, 2026: current Premium Select rules.
