BOSTON, April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines (NYSE: DAL) customers in Greater
Boston will have more flights and new destinations this
summer as the airline adds new nonstop service to Austin, Texas; Kansas City, Mo.*; Jacksonville, Fla.*; Buffalo, N.Y.*; and Norfolk, Va.*; – a new nonstop destination for
Bostonians - as well as a second daily flight to Nashville, Tenn.*, from Boston Logan
International Airport beginning Sept.
10.
"Delta is committed to being Boston's global carrier of choice with service
that meets the needs of both business and leisure travelers," said
Bob Cortelyou, Delta's Senior Vice
President – Network Planning. "Our growing network is built to
support the diverse travel demands of our customers with
unparalleled overall operational performance, and innovative
products and services."
On Dec. 21, Delta will expand
weekend West Palm Beach, Fla., and
Fort Myers, Fla., flights to
daily, as well as increase weekend Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla., flights to twice daily. Delta will also
continue to support strong holiday travel demand with nonstop
flights to popular Caribbean
destinations including Montego Bay,
Jamaica; Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic; St. Thomas,
U.S. Virgin Islands; and
Nassau, Bahamas; beginning
Dec. 21.
"Logan International Airport has seen tremendous growth over the
past decade and we are pleased that Delta is continuing that streak
with this exciting announcement," said Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn. "Over 36 million people
traveled through Logan last year, many of them on Delta, and with
this new milestone, we are looking forward to serving even
more."
Delta's previously announced nonstop service to Dublin, beginning May
25, and transcontinental service to San Francisco, beginning June 8, combined with the other eight routes,
complements existing trans-Atlantic service to Amsterdam, London-Heathrow and Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
When paired with additional joint venture partner and SkyTeam
flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle,
London-Heathrow, Manchester, Rome and Mexico
City, the combined group of Delta, Air France-KLM, Virgin
Atlantic, Alitalia and Aeromexico offers customers seamless,
one-connection access to 174 destinations in Europe and Latin
America.
Delta offers more capacity to Europe from Boston than any other U.S. carrier, and is
the only U.S. global carrier to offer full flat-bed
seats with direct aisle access in Delta One. In addition, Delta One
customers enjoy Westin Heavenly In-Flight Bedding featuring a
full-size pillow and quilted comforter, chef-designed cuisine, a
wine program curated by Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson, a TUMI
amenity kit featuring Kiehl's Since 1851 skincare products and an
Alessi-designed collection of serviceware. Customers flying in
Delta Comfort+ will benefit from up to four additional inches of
legroom and 50 percent more recline than Main Cabin seats, as well
as priority boarding, and every customer will enjoy Delta Studio,
which includes hundreds of complimentary movies, TV shows, songs
and games, and the ability to connect with Wi-Fi on every
flight.
Delta offers the most first class seats of any airline from
Boston, and by this fall will
operate more than 100 peak day departures to 32 destinations. The
airline's rapid growth includes 12 new destinations since
November 2016.
"Delta's new flights and growing presence at Logan Airport are
welcome news to the Commonwealth as we strive to strengthen our
economic environment and create more connections across the country
and globe," said Massachusetts
Gov. Charlie Baker. "Not only will
these new flights increase options for travelers coming to and from
Boston, but the planned increase
to more than 100 daily flights out of Logan is a clear indication
that connecting to the Commonwealth continues to be in demand."
Delta is the No. 1 carrier between Boston and New
York connecting business travelers with the Delta Shuttle,
operated by Delta and its connection partner Shuttle America, with
hourly service 16 times daily between Logan Airport and
New York City's LaGuardia Airport
as well as offering eight daily flights to JFK. Delta Sky Club
operates two locations in Terminal A providing customers with
several healthy and fresh food choices and a number of
complimentary drink options including local Samuel Adams craft beer
and Starbucks coffee. THE BAR at Delta Sky Club offers wines
and premium spirits. SkyMiles members can use miles for premium
drinks with a swipe their boarding pass.
Delta offers Delta Studio, the airline's industry-leading suite
of onboard entertainment, free for all customers on two-class
aircraft. Delta operates the world's largest Wi-Fi-equipped fleet,
with more than 1,000 connected Delta aircraft, including the
airline's entire fleet of 680 domestic mainline aircraft, Delta
Connection two-class regional jets and all of its widebody
international fleet.
*Flights operated by Delta Connection carriers Republic Airlines
or Endeavor Air.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each
year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired
Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for
the sixth time in seven years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1
in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an
unprecedented six consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 322 destinations in 58 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta
employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a
mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding
member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the
industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air
France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin
Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers
customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets
including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities,
global products and services, and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as
delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and
Facebook.com/delta.
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