New Delta One Bedding & Mattress Pads Delayed Due To Tariffs

In the coming weeks, Delta Air Lines was supposed to roll out upgrades to its long haul business class experience. Unfortunately that’ll have to wait, though, as reported by @xJonNYC.

Delta’s plans to improve business class bedding

We know that Delta is trying to make improvements to its long haul business class experience, marketed as Delta One. This comes as the airline has seen plunging net promoter scores (NPS) among Delta One passengers traveling across the Atlantic in recent years.

Of course we’re seeing Delta One Lounges open, which are incredible. On top of that, we’ve seen Delta launch a partnership with Taittinger, and introduce amenity kits from Missoni.

The next steps in these improvements was supposed to consist of business class bedding from Missoni, including cuddle pillows and mattress pads.

and, yes, mattress pads– expansion to all of Delta One is on the to-do list (which could certainly change) for middle of 2025– right around the time the Missoni-branded. bedding is introduced— JonNYC (@xjonnyc.bsky.social) November 29, 2024 at 11:52 PM

This would obviously be viewed as a significant improvement to the business class soft product, given that Delta currently doesn’t have mattress pads on a vast majority of Delta One flights (with the exception of ultra long haul ones), and also has unbranded bedding.

To be clear, I’m not suggesting that branded bedding is automatically better than unbranded bedding. However, there’s no denying that people perceive something from a luxury brand to be better. I mean, just take a look at how much people talk about the Missoni amenity kits.

Delta delaying new business class amenities due to tariffs

Up until now, the plan was for Delta’s new amenities to roll out as of early May, just around the corner. Unfortunately there’s some bad news on that front, as this has been delayed. The reason? “Tariff exposure.”

So the airline is putting it off for now, and at this point, the new amenities will be introduced in the second half of 2025, best case scenario. Of course like so many things nowadays, I think the reality is that no one really knows when anything will happen.

Narrator: "..everything did -not- go according to plan.." New D1 bedding, mattress pad expansion delayed till ,TBD — at earliest 2H of 2025, but TBD, really. Tariff exposure explicitly mentioned.

[image or embed]— JonNYC (@xjonnyc.bsky.social) April 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM

Just as Delta won’t take delivery of Airbus planes with tariffs, maybe the airline also won’t take “delivery” of bedding with tariffs.