Delta Air Lines has decided to upgrade the seats on its Boeing 747s to coincide with next summer’s travel.

The airline will cut the number of seats in the plane’s most expensive cabin while adding seats that recline flat in its Business Elite cabin on all 16 of its 747s.

New coach seats will include a nine-inch video screen with on-demand entertainment.

It is believed the upgrade will take about a year, to be completed in 2012.

Delta’s 747s currently seat 403 people, including 65 in Business Elite.

The new seating plan will eliminate 17 seats from Business Elite.