ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 7, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) will directly link
Central Florida to The Netherlands and dozens of convenient
connections into Europe when new
service between Orlando
International Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol debuts on
March 30, 2018.
"Our new flight will be the only daily nonstop service between
Orlando and Amsterdam improving access between these
cities," said Dwight James, Delta's
Senior Vice President - Trans-Atlantic. "Not only are we enabling
customers' easy access to Florida's main attractions, but our
partnership with Air France, KLM and Alitalia makes connecting
throughout Europe easy and
convenient via our Amsterdam
hub."
Delta's onboard experience between Orlando and Amsterdam will be on Boeing 767-300ER
aircraft, equipped with Delta One, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin
seating. Every seat has Wi-Fi, a personal, in-flight seatback
entertainment screen as well as power ports. Complimentary meals
and beverages will also be provided in all cabins. The schedule
will operate as follows:
Flight
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
DL126
|
Orlando at 9:45
p.m.
|
Amsterdam at 12:45
p.m. (next day)
|
DL127
|
Amsterdam at 1:15
p.m.
|
Orlando at 5:41
p.m.
|
"We welcome this non-stop service connection to Amsterdam, one of the most popular European
destinations," said Phil Brown,
Executive Director Orlando International Airport.
"The connections offered for the Greater Central Florida
community to other world markets will certainly increase
Orlando International Airport's
access as a global gateway."
Delta has served Orlando since
1959. Today, the airline has approximately 55 departures on an
average day to Sao Paulo,
Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los
Angeles, Miami,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York City, Salt
Lake City, Seattle and
Raleigh/Durham. Delta also offers weekly nonstop service at
Orlando to Cancun, Columbus,
Kansas City, Louisville,
Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Pittsburgh, St.
Louis and Washington-Reagan National.
Delta partner Virgin Atlantic serves Orlando nonstop from Glasgow, London-Gatwick and Manchester. Partner while partner Aeromexico
offers service from Mexico
City.
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 329 destinations in 59 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,
Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de
Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Seoul, 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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