Delta Air Lines Cancels 12 Airbus A350 Routes: See Full List Now

Credit: Robin Guess | Shutterstock Published Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EST James lives and breathes route development. Educated in Air Transport Management at Loughborough University and Cranfield University, James has a PhD in Airline Strategy and Economics. James was Market Opportunity Analyst at London Luton Airport and Chief Analyst at anna.aero. He taught airline strategy and economics to undergraduate and postgraduate students for five years and has worked closely with multiple carriers on route and market intelligence projects. He is based near London, UK. Delta Air Lines is currently the only operator of the Airbus A350 within North America, although Air Canada has ordered the type. Ch-aviation indicates that Delta presently has 43 A350-900s, with the first A350-1000 due to be delivered next year. The SkyTeam member's A350-900s average 5.8 years. The first aircraft arrived nearly a decade ago, in July 2017. Registered N501DN, this airframe has 275 seats, which is now Delta's most common capacity for this widebody. It also has a lower-premium, 306-seat version. Delta Has Pulled The A350 From These Long-Haul Routes Like any other airline with many aircraft types and variants and a hugely diverse network, Delta is used to switching aircraft around. It deploys and redeploys aircraft where they may perform better, including based on demand, the extent of the premium traffic, freight needs, and so on. Using Cirium Diio data to examine Delta's schedule from January to November 2026 and then comparing that to what's planned from December 2026 onwards shows that the following long-haul routes no longer see the A350. This represents what is currently known and could easily change. This analysis follows a recent look at where Delta is now flying the equipment. Route When Did The A350 Last Operate? What Replaces The Type In 2027? When Was The A350's First Flight? Atlanta to Amsterdam October 2026 A330-900 August 2020 Atlanta to Buenos Aires November 2026 (see comments below the table) A330-200, A330-300, A330-900 August 2025 Atlanta to Paris CDG October 2026 A330-300, 767-400ER (only the 767-400ER in the summer) August 2020 Atlanta to Rome Fiumicino October 2026 A330-900 April 2022 Detroit to Amsterdam October 2026 A330-900 March 2018 Detroit to Paris CDG September 2026 A330-300 March 2020 Notice Atlanta, which is obviously the world's busiest airport for passengers and also Delta's busiest hub, to the capital of Argentina. The A350 has only had very time-limited flights to Buenos Aires. Two departures in 2025 saw the equipment, followed by one in February 2026 and nine in the current month. Delta will deploy the 306-seater from ATL on November 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, and 29. These Five Domestic Routes Have Stopped Seeing The A350 Delta also flew the A350-900 on the following six domestic routes at some point between January and November this year. To qualify for inclusion, at least four departures had to be available, which ruled out various other city pairs. As with the international markets mentioned above, the equipment has no flights scheduled for 2027. It is not uncommon for American, Delta, and United to deploy widebody aircraft on domestic routes. This is particularly the case for hub-to-hub markets (which can also serve the role of positioning aircraft) and from hubs to major tourist destinations. For example, American will fly the Boeing 777 from Charlotte to Orlando in November, although, as is often the case, only on a very time-limited basis. The routes detailed in the following table only had four to 14 departures on the A350 this year. Route When Did The A350 Last Operate? Any Widebody Flights Currently Scheduled For 2027? When Was The A350's First Flight? Atlanta to Detroit October 2026 Yes: 767-300ER (January 1 only) November 2018 Atlanta to Honolulu January 2026 Yes: A330-300 and 767-300ER (daily to twice-daily; 767 from January 1-3 only) October 2022 Atlanta to Orlando May 2026 No July 2024 Atlanta to Las Vegas March 2026 Yes: A330-300 and 767-300ER (daily to twice-daily through March 6) January 2019 Atlanta to Minneapolis July 2026 No October 2021 Atlanta to Salt Lake City June 2026 Yes: 767-300ER (daily through March 27) April 2021 Delta has a very long history of deploying twin-aisle aircraft on the critical route between Atlanta and Orlando. Perhaps understandably, such aircraft have been decreasing in use significantly. For example, when all widebody aircraft are included, the short city pair had 4,148 departures in 2005. In that year, more than a fifth of a century ago, up to 14 services a day were available on the 767-300 (non-ER), 767-300ER, 767-400ER, and 777-200ER. 84% of flights were on twin-aisle equipment. In 2026, only 126 departures were scheduled, with the A330-200, A330-300, A330-900, A350-900, 767-300ER, and 767-400ER deployed (2% of all flights). None are currently scheduled for 2027, but that is likely to change. Loading map… Drag to explore Los Angeles Overtakes Atlanta As The Top A350 Hub Let's narrow the focus to November 2026. In this month, Delta's 275 and 306-seat A350s are seen in 29 airports globally, even if once. Despite, or perhaps because of, the prevalence of Atlanta in the tables above, the Georgia hub is no longer the leading hub for Delta's A350 activity. Los Angeles is. Not that there's much between them. Typically, Los Angeles has 51 weekly departures, against 48 for Atlanta. Compared to last November, activity from Atlanta is more or less unchanged. In comparison, the A350 now has 37% more flights from Los Angeles, which is largely driven by new routes to Hong Kong (started June 2026) and Melbourne (began December 2025). Flights to Singapore are expected to materialize too.