NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines (NYSE:DAL) will add four weekly year-round flights between
its New York-JFK hub and Tel Aviv
beginning May 26, 2016. The new
flights will be available for sale beginning Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.
The additional flights will complement Delta's existing daily
service to Tel Aviv for a total of
11 weekly flights between the two cities and third largest
trans-Atlantic market. Delta will operate the added flights with a
291-seat, Boeing 777-200ER, which is Wi-Fi equipped so customers
can stay connected at 30,000 feet.
Delta's additional nonstop flight between Tel Aviv and New York-JFK will operate as
follows:
Flight
number
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
DL490
|
New York-JFK at 4
p.m.
|
Tel Aviv at 9:50 a.m.
(next day)
|
DL254
|
Tel Aviv at 11:50
a.m.
|
New York-JFK at 4:50
p.m.
|
"From next summer, Delta will offer more than 2,300 extra seats
between Tel Aviv and New York, one of our largest trans-Atlantic
markets, responding to customer demand for increased nonstop
service," said Nat Pieper, Delta's
Senior Vice President – Europe,
Middle East and Africa. "With 11 weekly services between the
two cities and a choice of departure times, we are offering
customers greater flexibility when it comes to planning their
travel both to New York and
throughout the U.S."
Delta's Tel Aviv flights
feature full flat-bed seats with direct aisle access and a range of
regionally inspired dining options in the Delta One cabin, with
Westin Heavenly Inflight Bedding and Tumi amenity kits. Customers
flying in Delta Comfort+ benefit from up to four additional inches
of legroom and 50 percent more recline than Main Cabin seats, as
well as priority boarding. Throughout the aircraft, all passengers
have access to on-demand in-flight entertainment and Wi-Fi.
Delta's New York-JFK hub has a number of amenities for
passengers, including multiple food and retail outlets. Delta One
customers also have complimentary access to the Delta Sky Club,
which features an open air Sky Deck
terrace and specially-selected food and beverage options.
Over the past six years, Delta has invested more than
$2 billion in New York City's airports, improving the
traveler experience by bringing state-of-the-art technology,
award-winning chefs and exceptional customer service to a growing
number of New York passengers.
Delta offers more than 450 peak-day departures to more than 100
destinations worldwide from its hubs at New York's LaGuardia Airport and John F.
Kennedy International Airport. The
Delta Sky Club at JFK now offers enhanced food options,
premium drink offerings, Starbucks coffee and an automated,
self-service espresso machine featuring Starbucks coffee.
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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