Delta launches ‘basic business’ without lounge access, seat selection
The post Delta launches ‘basic business’ without lounge access, seat selection appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A Delta aircraft taxis to Terminal A shortly before a deep orange winter sunset at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, on Dec. 22, 2025. Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is dividing up the front of the plane into even smaller groups, offering a new “basic” fare for business and first classes that comes without perks like free seat selection and airport lounge access. The carrier is following United Airlines, which made a similar change earlier this year to its Polaris long-haul business class and other higher-tier cabins. Carriers are seeking to maximize what they can get out of high-spending customers, whose resilient travel demand has helped bolster the industry. Basic tickets in the Delta One lie-flat, long-haul cabin will go by the new name Basic Business, the airline said Wednesday. There’s a similar basic product for first class