ATLANTA,
Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will connect the Research
Triangle to the world with nonstop service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris
Charles de Gaulle Airport beginning May 12,
2016. The flights will be available for sale beginning
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.
The flight will operate on the following schedule in
conjunction with the airline's joint venture partners Air France,
KLM and Alitalia using 164-seat, Boeing 757-200ER
aircraft.
Flight number
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
DL230
|
Raleigh-Durham at 6:13 p.m.
|
Paris (CDG) at 8:35 a.m. (next day)
|
DL231
|
Paris (CDG) at 10:45 a.m.
|
Raleigh-Durham 1:57 p.m.
|
"The Research Triangle is an important market for Delta,
and our new Paris flight is the latest in a series of Delta
investments in the region, both at the airport and in the
community," said Bob Somers, Delta's
Vice President – Global Sales. "For business or leisure, we look
forward to serving our customers across the Atlantic as we
strengthen our relationship with the region, and the region's ties
to the world."
From Delta's joint venture hub in Paris, customers can connect to more than 75
onward destinations throughout Europe, the Middle
East and Africa, increasing
global access for a region with strong international ties through
its world-class universities and global companies. The daily flight
will be Delta's 13th destination from Paris and the only nonstop
link between the two cities.
"RDU and Delta Air Lines have been business partners for
more than 40 years. During this time, Delta has increased its
presence at RDU to meet the demand of our region, which it does
today with nonstop service to 20 cities," said Mike Landguth, CEO and President of RDU Airport
Authority. "Today, we celebrate Delta's latest expansion in our
market with nonstop service to Paris' Charles-DeGaulle
International Airport. We thank Delta for its continued investment
in our community and for connecting our region to the
world."
"Air service development, particularly international
service, is a key element in the competitiveness and growth of the
Research Triangle Park. Global
collaboration and face-to-face communication supports research and
opens economic development doors worldwide for the Park, our region
and the state," said Bob Geolas, CEO
and President of the Research Triangle Foundation. "The
future of the RTP is intertwined with RDU. Together we will ensure
that those who enter our port of entry to do business in our region
have a world-class experience second to none."
International passengers flying in Delta's business class
cabin, Delta One, enjoy a full range of premium products, including
flat-bed seats with Westin Heavenly Inflight Bedding and Tumi
amenity kits. Flights also feature Wi-Fi, power available at every
seat and industry leading in-flight entertainment with hundreds of
the latest TV shows, movies and more – all on demand.
Delta is the largest airline at Raleigh-Durham International Airport with more
than 60 daily departures, and the new flight is just one component
of Delta's recent investments in the region. The Delta Sky
Club at RDU now offers enhanced food options, premium drink
offerings, Starbucks coffee and an automated, self-service espresso
machine. In August, Delta launched an alliance with Duke University to embed the airline and its
employees in campus and alumni events, academics and career
recruiting and counseling, all in an effort to become a lifelong
travel partner to future customers. Delta also enjoys an existing
marketing agreement with University of North
Carolina – Chapel
Hill.
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 319 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 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 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,
Facebook.com/delta
and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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