Summary
- Delta Air Lines will operate its largest-ever transatlantic schedule in summer 2024.
- The airline is expanding its transatlantic options from each Latest York and Atlanta, including recent routes to Naples, Shannon, and Munich from JFK.
- Delta passengers flying from the West Coast can sit up for prolonged year-round flights between Los Angeles and Auckland, in addition to additional options to Sydney.
Carriers are continuing to emerge out of post-pandemic recovery and into extraordinary growth. Delta Air Lines today announced that it operate its largest-ever transatlantic schedule in summer 2024.
One other record summer
The Atlanta-based airline is covering all angles across the oceans next summer. From Latest York JFK, there might be nearly 260 weekly flights to 29 destinations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East alone, including the corporate’s first nonstop JFK-Naples service. This Italy-bound Boeing 767-300ER operation will start on May twenty third.
On the identical day, Delta will restart flights between JFK and Shannon Airport in Ireland. This flight returns after a four-year hiatus, completing the recently announced service to Dublin from Minneapolis-Saint Paul and other Ireland-bound routes.
One other Delta path to be introduced from JFK is a thrice-weekly service to Munich. This operation will conducted by a 767-400ER between April ninth and October twenty fourth. Other notable expansions include a double right down to Barcelona from seven flights per week to 14.
It is not only Latest York where Delta is bolstering its transatlantic options. From its Atlanta hub, the carrier will offer nearly 180 weekly flights to 21 destinations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, including the relaunch of nonstop service to Zurich 4 times per week.
The path to the Swiss city might be operated by a 767-300ER between May thirty first and September eighth. This flight will start on May thirty first. Passengers also can sit up for more frequencies to Paris and Venice from the capital of Georgia.
Detroit also sees an increase in frequencies, doubling the seven weekly services to Paris. Moreover, there may be an additional trip per week to Keflavik, taking the entire weekly flights to 5.
Despite the efforts to extend connectivity to Europe, Delta has pulled its Düsseldorf service. The last flight will depart on October twenty sixth.
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This move will leave the German site with no flights from the US. Still, the freed-up resources might be redeployed on the soon-to-be-expanded transatlantic routes
California Love
Delta passengers flying from the West Coast over the Pacific even have plenty to sit up for. In any case, Delta has announced that its each day Airbus A350-900 flight between Los Angeles and Auckland, which is about to start out on October twenty eighth this 12 months, might be prolonged to year-round.
Within the winter season up until March, the flight might be each day, while the summer service between April and October might be limited to thrice weekly. Customers flying down under will see additional options, with Los Angeles-Sydney flights ramping as much as twice each day this December.
Delta added that it’s going to resume year-round flights between LAX and Shanghai-Pudong on March thirty first. Flying 4 times per week, this operation follows winter flights to Shanghai from Detroit and Seattle.
In total, Delta flies to 13 international destinations from Los Angeles, including London, Paris, Tokyo, and Sydney. These flights form an integral a part of the general transoceanic strategy.
A word from the airline
Joe Esposito, Senior Vice President of Network Planning at Delta, shared the next about his airline’s network in an organization statement:
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It’s an exciting time for transatlantic travel on this next chapter of aviation. Delta already began operating what was its largest-ever transatlantic network this summer, but it surely is keen to proceed expanding its eastbound service.
The airline isn’t alone in seeing potential across the Atlantic. The likes of JetBlue also recognize opportunities, with the hybrid carrier yesterday launching A321LR service from Boston to Amsterdam.
This route follows its launch of Latest York-Amsterdam flights last month. JetBlue has grown significantly within the transatlantic field in only just a few years, with flights to Europe only starting in summer 2021. Delta can also be boosting Boston operations, increasing its Athens service from 4 times weekly to each day next summer.
Delta has its bases covered. It is also expanding across the Pacific. Moreover, it has enhanced its offerings with its largest-ever Latin America and Caribbean winter schedule. Thus, it is a busy 12 months ahead for the legacy carrier. We will expect much more expansions to come back by this time next 12 months.
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