ATLANTA, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines (NYSE: DAL) will continue expanding its network in
Latin America with service from
its largest hub in Atlanta to
Medellin and Cartagena,
Colombia starting Dec. 19, 2015. The flights are now for sale on
delta.com.
Delta's Atlanta to Medellin schedule will operate as follows:
Flight
Number
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Effective
|
DL 983
|
Atlanta (ATL) at 5:30
p.m.
|
Medellin (MDE) at
10:10 p.m.
|
Daily
|
Dec. 19,
2015
|
DL 982
|
Medellin (MDE) at
7:40 a.m.
|
Atlanta (ATL) at
12:54 p.m.
|
Daily
|
Dec. 19,
2015
|
Delta's Atlanta to Cartagena
schedule will operate as follows:
Flight
Number
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Effective
|
DL 989
|
Atlanta (ATL) at 9:45
a.m.
|
Cartagena (CTG) at
1:50 p.m.
|
Wednesday,
Saturday,
Sunday
|
Dec. 19,
2015
|
DL 984
|
Cartagena (CTG) at
2:50 p.m.
|
Atlanta (ATL) at 7:10
p.m.
|
Wednesday,
Saturday,
Sunday
|
Dec. 19,
2015
|
"Delta wants to be the best U.S. airline in Latin America by providing a comprehensive
route network that meets our customers' needs, whether they want to
relax by the beach or do business around the world," said
Nicolas Ferri, Delta's vice
president for Latin America and
the Caribbean. "Our new routes in
Colombia are the latest in a
series of enhancements and a sign of our steadfast commitment to
our customers in Latin America and
the Caribbean."
Subject to government approval, the new flights complement
Delta's nonstop service from Bogota to Atlanta and New
York. The new ATL-MDE route will operate using 124-seat
Boeing 737-700 aircraft, and the ATL-CTG service will operate using
160-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
The route between Atlanta and
Medellin will provide customers
one-stop access to more than 200 destinations from Delta's largest
hub, including key business destinations in Europe like London, Madrid, Paris and more. The Atlanta-Cartagena route presents customers
with access to the Colombian Caribbean and its unique coastal
cities.
Customers traveling to and from Medellin and Cartagena will benefit from an
enhanced experience at the Maynard H. Jackson International
Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which
features full Spanish signage throughout the airport. From the
state-of-the-art terminal, travelers have access to Delta's more
than 900 peak-day flights, including nonstop service to 62
international destinations.
Customers also have access to real-time support before, during
and after travel via Delta's Twitter channels in English,
@DeltaAssist, and in Spanish, @DeltaAssist_ES, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.
About Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is working to be
the best U.S. airline in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
Its achievements have been recognized with two top distinctions by
Latin Trade's Best of Travel Annual Awards 2014, leading the
categories of "Most Improvement Overall" and "Best Partnerships and
Alliances," and being the only U.S. airline in this year's
rankings. Delta continues to grow in Latin America through its long-term exclusive
alliances with GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Aeromexico and
Aerolineas Argentinas, and is committed to building a solid
regional footprint thus enhancing its global network and offering a
better overall experience for its customers. Delta provides service
to 30 countries and 53 destinations in the region offering over
1,600 weekly flights between Latin
America/Caribbean and the
U.S. Delta customers can receive real-time, on-the-go travel
assistance in Spanish and Portuguese through Twitter channels
@DeltaAssist_ES and @DeltaAjuda from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m. EST. Brazilian customers can also access Delta´s
dedicated Brazil Facebook page, visiting
http://www.facebook.com/DeltaAirLinesBrasil.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 321 destinations in 58 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed 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, New
York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle
and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport
facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta,
Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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