"We issued an updated policy to make sure crews traveling on our aircraft are booked at least 60 minutes prior to departure", a spokesperson, Maggie Schmerin, wrote in an email on Sunday.
Delta's move comes as United Airlines struggles to recover from images of a passenger's forced removal from a sold-out flight.
David Dao's brutal treatment led to a concussion, a broken nose and lost teeth, and sparked global outrage after videos online showed airport law enforcement forcibly removing him from his seat and dragging him down the aisle.
Thomas Demetrio, attorney for the passenger David Dao, said on Saturday due to the agreement, a court hearing which was scheduled for next week will not take place, Xinhua news agency reported.
The change is part of its comprehensive review of United's overbooking policy following the incident.
United Airlines has drawn widespread condemnation since a Sunday incident, when security officers dragged Dao off an airplane during boarding at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. She said the change was meant to ensure that episodes like what happened last week "never happen again".
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Dao's lawyer criticized the flight's crew for standing by idle as police used "violent" force to remove a 69-year-old from the plane, noting that Dao was not a threat to passengers or United employees.
Other companies also said they were reviewing their regulations.
United is reacting to pressure from the public-relations fiasco that blew up after the video spread on social media.
"No one should ever be mistreated this way", United CEO Oscar Munoz said in a statement earlier this week, his most contrite apology yet as details emerged about the incident. On Friday, company Chairman Robert Milton said the board supported Munoz.
The passenger and three other customers had to leave the plane to leave their seats to four employees of the airline who were applying for seats in order to be in Louisville, Kentucky the next day.
There is no federal limit as to how much carriers can offer volunteers who give up their seats.
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