Delta Air Lines is dropping drink service in coach from short flights. They will no longer offer drinks on flights that are less than 350 miles – even though competitors United and American do. This change, first reported by aviation watchdog JonNYC , starts May 19: Delta, some service changes pic.twitter.com/68Ol3Lcc0m — JonNYC (@xJonNYC) April 30, 2026 Flights from 251 – 349 miles will lose beverage service entirely. Meanwhile flights from 350 – 499 miles will offer a standard drink service, rather than Delta’s current limited ‘express service’. In contrast, American offers drink service and snacks on flights of 250 miles or more. United service is available on flights starting at 300 miles. Currently Delta limits service on flights from 251 – 499 miles to ‘Express Beverage Service’ which means just coffee, tea and water however ‘select flights’ can have more.…