On 14 July 2023, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines announced that the carrier will resume service to the Caribbean vacation destination of Curaçao. With the airline last taking off from the island in 2010, this 12 months’s resumption of flights will come after a 13-year hiatus.
The primary service will happen on 16 December 2023 and can begin Saturday-only service connecting Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) and Curaçao International Airport (CUR) in Willemstad. This service will provide the airport with its third year-round connection to the US.
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The route might be operated by Delta’s 737-800 aircraft, all of which is able to feature the airline’s first, extra-legroom economy, and predominant cabin classes. All aircraft might be equipped with high-speed WiFi available for purchase alongside Delta Studio, an entertainment platform featuring over 1,000 hours of on-demand entertainment.
The announcement of this latest route comes alongside a variety of others which is able to make one in every of the most important winter holiday schedules by an American carrier. Delta surely goals to capitalize on the annual demand to destinations within the Caribbean throughout the winter months.
A robust connection
The launch of Delta’s latest Curaçao route compliments an already massive 500 weekly frequencies to Latin American destinations from Atlanta. Not only is Delta the most important carrier flying out of Hartsfield-Jackson, their Caribbean and Central American route network is about to get even larger.
This upcoming winter, the SkyTeam carrier will fly to over 44 different Latin American destinations, flying over 30% more seats from Atlanta than it did in 2023. Recently, Delta commenced flights from Atlanta to Cozumel International Airport (CZM) in Mexico and Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG) in Cartagena, Colombia.
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Moreover, Delta exclusively provides nonstop service to a variety of destinations within the Caribbean. For instance, only on the carrier can one fly direct from Atlanta to Aruba, San José del Cabo, and St. Thomas within the US Virgin Islands.
The Caribbean airport will now be connected to the US by 4 different airlines, with American providing a year-round connection to Miami and seasonal service to Charlotte, United flying a winter path to Newark, and JetBlue connecting the airport with Recent York’s John F Kennedy International Airport. Curaçao will now be more accessible to American travelers than ever before.
Delta is prospering
The announcement of a service resumption from Hartsfield-Jackson to Curaçao comes on the heels of a successful few months for the SkyTeam carrier. Delta recently posted its best quarterly financial results ever, with each revenue and profit throughout the second fiscal quarter of 2023 reaching record levels.