Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Select Class Review HND-HNL

I recently flew in Delta Premium Select (premium economy) on the Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 HND-HNL flight from Tokyo Haneda to Honolulu. This Delta Airlines premium economy review will talk about seats, food, amenities and so on. This was the key flight in my epic 41 hour birthday trip, since it was the one that let me have a “double” birthday.

Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Economy Class HND-HNL Details

• Airline: Delta Airlines
• Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER (B763)
• Cabin: Premium Economy, 2-2-2 configuration
• Origin: Tokyo Haneda (HND)
• Destination: Honolulu Daniel K Inouye (HNL)
• Distance: 3,847 miles
• Departure Time: 9:42 p.m.
• Arrival Time: 10:00 a.m. (-17 hour time difference due to crossing the International Date Line eastbound)
• Total Flight Time: 7 hours 18 minutes
• Seat: 22D (right aisle seat in the middle section of the 2-2-2 configuration)

Delta Airlines Premium Select Cost

Because this flight crossing the International Date Line was the key to my whole trip idea, I ended up booking it earlier than some of my other flights, even while I waited till the last minute to book some of my other flights. I kept looking for good business class deals with miles and couldn’t find anything good, and even premium economy miles prices were more than I wanted to pay. So I ended up spending 104,068 Chase Ultimate Rewards points (at 1.25 cents per point) for 2 tickets that cost a total of $1,300.86 for 2 tickets in Delta Airlines Premium Select.

We did also both earn 2,290 redeemable miles and $584 MQDs.

Delta Airlines Lounge Access and Delta Airlines Boarding Process

Booking a flight in Delta Airlines Premium Select (what Delta Airlines calls its premium economy service) does not come with any access to Delta lounges.

Premium Economy passengers do board in Boarding Group 2, so we boarded before the general passengers.

Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Economy Class Seats Tokyo to Honolulu

On the Boeing 767-300ER, Delta Airlines has only 3 rows of premium economy, laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration. I was flying with my wife on this flight, and we booked seats 22C and 22D, which were the 2 seats in the middle section of the plane. 

I was on the right side (22D) with my wife in 22C

The window seats do not have direct aisle access, so you’re climbing over the person on the aisle. In the middle section where we were sitting, both seats have easy access to the aisle.

Each seat had USB and power outlets at the bottom of the seat.

The seats reclined a decent amount, and your legroom is sufficient that even if the person in front of you reclines, you still have plenty of legroom. It definitely was more comfortable than an economy flight, but not as comfortable as business class (of course).

Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Select Entertainment

There is a large seatback screen at your seat showing a variety of different entertainment.  The entertainment had a pretty wide selection of movies, TV shows and other entertainment. I didn’t get a picture of the screen itself, but it was comparable to other premium economy flights. At the seat, there were a pair of headphones. The headphones were pretty comfortable and really good at blocking out cabin noise.

Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Economy Class Review – Amenities

At our seats was an amenity kit.

It had a standard array of toiletries as well as a sleep mask, face covering earplugs.

Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Select Class HND-HNL Food

Unlike business class, there was not a predeparture beverage served, but the first meal (dinner) came pretty quickly after takeoff.

We both got the spinach ricotta cannelloni, which was quite tasty.

We were both pretty tired and pretty much fell asleep right after the dinner meal was collected, and slept the rest of the flight.

As we approached Honolulu, they served another meal. I had the banana crepes which were tasty.

My wife had the special vegetarian meal

The Delta Airlines HND-HNL Premium Economy Class food was pretty good, and the quantity was impressive. I would definitely fly Delta Airlines Premium Plus / premium economy class again.

The Bottom Line – Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Economy Class Review Tokyo to Honolulu

My Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Premium Select Class review is that it was a solid option. The seats were definitely an upgrade over economy, and plenty comfortable for relaxing. It was not super comfortable for sleeping, especially for someone taller, but I still managed to sleep for about 5 hours, even on a shorter flight. I guess I was just very tired.

If you have the chance to fly Delta Airlines Premium Select Class on the Boeing 767-300ER, it’s not bad, but of course if you can swing the miles to fly in Delta One Business Class, it’s even better.

Have you flown Delta Airlines Premium Select / Premium Economy Class on the Boeing 767-300ER? Leave your thoughts in the comments below

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