Delta One offered by far the most luxurious in-flight experience I’ve ever had. For me, though, Delta One was not worth the over $1,300 price tag.
Because I didn’t sleep much, it didn’t feel like I really needed to be able to lie flat, which was a premier perk of the cabin. Plus, you miss out on some of the Delta One benefits if you aren’t flying out of specific airports, so it probably would have made more sense for me to invest in a Premium Select ticket instead.
One step down from Delta One, Premium Select offers many of the benefits of the Delta One experience or similar amenities, like the ability to check two bags for free, SkyPriority boarding, an elevated dining experience, a care kit, and personal flight attendant service. Your seat is also more spacious and leans back further than an economy seat, even though it doesn’t fully recline.
Premium Select is also a bit more cost-effective than Delta One, though still pricey. For instance, I looked up the price of a flight from Brussels to Atlanta on October 19, which is 40 days from when I wrote this piece. The one-way Delta One ticket costs 6,397 euros, which is about $7,488, while the Premium Select ticket was 2,927 euros, or around $3,426. Both are costly (and were likely elevated because direct flights between Brussels and Atlanta are pausing again at the end of October), but you could save $4,000 if you chose Premium Select over Delta One and still have an outstanding in-flight experience.
The difference in cost between the two cabins won’t always be that dramatic, but Premium Select just makes more sense for me as a traveler.
