Summary
- Delta upgrades to a bigger Boeing 767-300ER for its Recent York-Shannon route.
- The switch to a much bigger aircraft will bring around 3,600 extra seats to Shannon Airport this summer.
- Shannon Airport offers a smooth transatlantic travel experience, including a pre-clearance facility and the Mobile Passport Control App.
Delta has bolstered capability on its day by day Recent York-Shannon service by replacing the Boeing 757-200 with the larger Boeing 767-300ER. The carrier resumed flights to Shannon yesterday for the primary time since before the pandemic.
Delta deploys 767 on JFK-Shannon route
Delta Air Lines has reinstated service to Shannon and will likely be using a distinct aircraft this time around. When it last operated flights to Shannon Airport (SNN) back in 2019, its Boeing 757-200 fleet was doing the heavy lifting on a route it had served since 2006. Now, passengers will likely be flying on a widebody 767-300ER featuring 4 Delta products: Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+, and Most important Cabin.
Photo: Delta Air Lines
Mary Considine, CEO of The Shannon Airport Group, commented,
The airline will likely be offering roughly 3,000 weekly seats on this day by day route – the switch to a much bigger aircraft will add an overall 3,600 seats to this seasonal service, which can ultimately deliver as much as 46,000 passengers through Shannon this summer.
Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Easy Flying
Shannon was the primary airport in Ireland that Delta flew to back in 1986. Delta also operates direct flights to Dublin with a year-round service from Recent York JFK, together with seasonal flights from Atlanta, Boston and a newly-launched route from Minneapolis.
More convenient travel
Very similar to at Dublin Airport (DUB), Shannon has a dedicated Pre-clearance facility which significantly improves the experience for transatlantic travelers. Moreover, passengers will profit from the newly installed Mobile Passport Control App, which allows them to undergo much of the pre-clearance process digitally on their devices, helping to chop down times on the airport.
![Shannon Airport runway](https://static1.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_1415884595.jpg)
Mobile Passport Control Is Now Available At Shannon Airport’s US Pre-Clearance Facility
Dublin Airport has also introduced the handy app for US-bound passengers.
It also installed the world’s first combined European and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) compliant checkpoint system in 2016 to further speed up the passenger experience. Shannon Airport will likely be offering travel on over 30 routes to 11 countries this 12 months – other US connections available include year-round flights to Boston and Recent York JFK with Aer Lingus, in addition to seasonal services to Chicago and Newark with United Airlines.
The schedule
The route will operate each day with a red-eye outbound service from Recent York, followed by a midday return the following day from Shannon.
Flight number |
Departs |
Arrives |
---|---|---|
DL 284 |
Recent York (JFK) at 23:20 |
Shannon (SNN) at 10:50 (+1) |
DL 285 |
Shannon (SNN) at 12:50 |
Recent York (JFK) at 15:20 |
Passengers flying to JFK will find a way to access a network of over 70 destinations available with Delta.
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