A Delta Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ700) Photo: Kevin Boydston / Flickr

Delta Air Lines plans to make First Class service available on all domestic flights longer than 750 miles, or about two and one-half hours of flight time, beginning this fall.

Delta says, “The enhancement means Delta customers can enjoy the benefits of First Class service on more domestic flights, and SkyMiles members will have more opportunities for upgrades to First Class seating. With its June schedule, Delta already leads the industry in availability of first-class seating, with 11 percent of the carrier’s domestic seats in First or Business class.”

This will add two-class service to 50 more of these longer routes where Delta only offers coach class service on these so-called Barbie Jets (its fleet of smaller, thinner Delta Connection CRJ700s).

The following routes from ATL are scheduled for the upgrade:

Here’s the full release from Delta.

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