Where To Fly Delta S Best Short Haul Jet The A220

Since Delta began flying the Airbus A220 earlier this year, the plane has proved to be quite an upgrade to the passenger experience on many of Delta’s longest and most premium short-haul routes.TPG’s Alberto Riva wrote about the reasons he loves Delta’s A220s and why he now goes out of his way to fly on them over Delta’s other short-haul aircraft. With a much more spacious cabin than the regional jets it’s replacing, the widest economy seats in Delta’s fleet, spacious fold-down overhead bins on both sides, and a high-resolution, responsive entertainment system, it’s easy to see why he was impressed with the new airplane’s interior.Delta’s A220 has roomy overhead bins on both sides. Photo by Darren Murph / The Points Guy.Aside from the interior, another benefit for passengers flying on Delta’s A220s is their engine noise. Or, rather, the lack thereof. Alberto found the aircraft to be amazingly silent.I also found this to be the case when a couple of friends and I recently flew this aircraft from Paris to Zurich on Swiss. Even my friend who is an engineer at a jet-engine testing facility was impressed by how extremely quiet the engines were at takeoff power.The Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans are amazingly quiet. Photo by Alberto Riva / The Points GuyDelta has quickly built up its A220 fleet, having already taken delivery of 28 A220-100s. After having only flown the aircraft for a few months, Delta increased its A220 order again this summer to a total of 95 aircraft: 45 of the A220-100s and 50 of the larger A220-300 variant.Between now and September 2020, Delta’s A220-100s are currently scheduled to serve 47 different routes within their network.Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Here is the route list:Delta’s Scheduled A220 RoutesRouteStart DateEnd DateRemarksAtlanta (ATL) to Salt Lake City (SLC)December 2019No End ScheduledAustin (AUS) to Las Vegas (LAS)January 2020January 2020Only 1/5 for CES showDetroit (DTW) to Austin (AUS)December 2019January 2020Detroit (DTW) to Nashville (BNA)March 2020June 2020Detroit (DTW) to Boston (BOS)December 2019April 2020Detroit (DTW) to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)In ServiceNo End ScheduledDetroit (DTW) to Newark (EWR)In ServiceJune 2020Detroit (DTW) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)In ServiceNo End ScheduledDetroit (DTW) to New York-LaGuardia (LGA)In ServiceNo End ScheduledDetroit (DTW) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP)December 2019December 2019Only 12/20/19New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Boston (BOS)December 2019March 2020New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)In ServiceNo End ScheduledNew York-Kennedy (JFK) to Houston (IAH)In ServiceNo End ScheduledNew York-Kennedy (JFK) to Jacksonville (JAX)In ServiceJune 2020New York-Kennedy (JFK) to West Palm Beach (PBI)February 2020March 2020Only four flightsNew York-LaGuardia (LGA) to Atlanta (ATL)December 2019December 2019Only on 12/20/19New York-LaGuardia (LGA) to Boston (BOS)In ServiceJune 2020New York-LaGuardia (LGA) to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)In ServiceNo End ScheduledNew York-LaGuardia (LGA) to Houston (IAH)In ServiceNo End ScheduledNew York-LaGuardia (LGA) to New Orleans (MSY)In ServiceMarch 2020New York-LaGuardia (LGA) to Fort Myers (RSW)In ServiceDecember 2019Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Austin (AUS)December 2019January 2020Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Nashville (BNA)March 2020April 2020Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Boston (BOS)December 2019January 2020Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)In ServiceNo End ScheduledMinneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Newark (EWR)In ServiceJune 2020Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Houston (IAH)In ServiceNo End ScheduledMinneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)In ServiceJune 2020Break Dec-MarSeattle-Tacoma (SEA) to Denver (DEN)In ServiceJanuary 2020Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) to Fairbanks (FAI)In ServiceNo End ScheduledBreak Jun-AugSeattle-Tacoma (SEA) to Spokane (GEG)May 2020June 2020Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) to Milwaukee (MKE)June 2020No End ScheduledSeattle-Tacoma (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)In ServiceNo End ScheduledSeattle-Tacoma (SEA) to San Jose (SJC)In ServiceNo End ScheduledSeattle-Tacoma (SEA) to Salt Lake City (SLC)March 2020No End ScheduledSeattle-Tacoma (SEA) to Sacramento (SMF)January 2020No End ScheduledSan Jose (SJC) to Las Vegas (LAS)January 2020January 2020Only during CES showSalt Lake City (SLC) to Austin (AUS)December 2019January 2020Salt Lake City (SLC) to Columbus, OH (CMH)December 2019January 2020Salt Lake City (SLC) to Denver (DEN)December 2019June 2020Salt Lake City (SLC) to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)In ServiceNo End ScheduledSalt Lake City (SLC) to Houston (IAH)In ServiceNo End ScheduledSalt Lake City (SLC) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)December 2019No End ScheduledSalt Lake City (SLC) to Las Vegas (LAS)December 2019January 2020Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Francisco (SFO)In ServiceNo End ScheduledSalt Lake City (SLC) to San Jose (SJC)In ServiceNo End ScheduledSalt Lake City (SLC) to Orange County, CA (SNA)In ServiceNo End ScheduledAs Delta continues to expand its fleet of A220s over the next few years, I’m looking forward to seeing it replace more and more of the CRJ and Embraer regional jets, as well as the old MD-88s and MD-90s that are currently still lingering around in Delta’s fleet. Especially on the two- to four-hour flights that many of those aircraft are still operating, having extra shoulder room, nice IFE systems and enough room for passengers to bring full-size carry-on bags on board will be a welcome change.