SEATTLE, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In the top three
business markets on the West Coast, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL)
stands out as the only airline to offer a shuttle product with the
introduction of Delta Shuttle® service from Seattle to San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
Seattle shuttle service
complements existing Delta Shuttle service on the West Coast
between Los Angeles and
San Francisco.
Delta Shuttle service on the West Coast is a product created
with business travelers in mind that offers dedicated check-in
counters and gates located near security, among other amenities.
Delta's eight peak-day flights from Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport to Los Angeles
International Airport and eight peak-day flights to San Francisco International Airport will
feature the service. Delta will also add two more daily flights
from Seattle to Los Angeles for a total of 10 peak-day Delta
Shuttle flights beginning May 23.
Flights to Los Angeles will be
operated with a mix of Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 717 jets, while
flights to San Francisco will be
operated by Delta Shuttle carrier Compass Airlines using two-class,
Embraer 175 jets.
"Fueled by their ideas and ambitions, Seattleites fly with
purpose and deserve a product that supports their pursuits,
particularly when flying between the largest business markets on
the West Coast," said Mike Medeiros,
Delta's Vice President–Seattle. "Delta Shuttle service brings a
tailored, thoughtful approach to travel that starts as soon as your
feet hit the curb."
Effective May 11, Delta Shuttle
customers flying from Seattle to
Los Angeles and San Francisco will enjoy:
- Dedicated check-in counters exclusively for Delta Shuttle
customers
- Gates located near security
- Complimentary newspapers for all customers including The Wall
Street Journal, USA Today and
Financial Times
- Assigned seating
- Two classes of service with complimentary upgrades for SkyMiles
Medallion members when available
- Complimentary meals in First Class on all flights
- Complimentary Luvo snack box offered in Comfort+ on all
flights
- Complimentary onboard snacks provided by Nourish Snacks in the
main cabin
- Complimentary in-flight beer, wine, spirits and other beverages
in all classes of service, including Lagunitas Brewing Company and
Fremont Brewing Company craft beer and Starbucks coffee
- Access to in-flight Wi-Fi and free entertainment options
through Delta Studio
- Convenient access to the new Delta Sky Club set to open in Fall
2016 on Concourse A
The introduction of Delta Shuttle service in Seattle means customers from some of
Seattle's most important
industries – including technology, aerospace, retail, and
healthcare – and customers traveling between the three largest
technology centers on the West Coast can rely on Delta's
consistent, customized product between the three cities.
Collectively, Delta offers more flights between Seattle, Los
Angeles and San Francisco
than any other airline and is the only airline to consider the
specialized needs of business customers with an elevated product
between the three cities. All Delta Shuttle flights on the West
Coast offer Wi-Fi and free entertainment options through Delta
Studio.
"Since the launch of Delta Shuttle service between Los Angeles and San
Francisco in 2013, we've defined what 'shuttle' means with a
consistent schedule, investments in the product with local West
Coast brands, and making it easier, more enjoyable and more
productive to do business for customers on the West Coast," said
Ranjan Goswami, Delta's Vice
President – Sales West. "Adding Seattle to our Delta Shuttle
portfolio is a major milestone and makes it clear that Delta is
focused on West Coast travelers like no other airline."
From Delta's hub in Seattle,
customers can connect to more than 120 daily flights to 44
destinations around the globe, including eight long-haul
international destinations in Europe and Asia. This summer, Delta will grow to 152
peak-day departures from Seattle,
including recently launched service to Boston, Orange
County and Victoria, British
Columbia. Delta will offer 174 peak-day departures from
Los Angeles this summer with the
launch of five daily flights to Denver in June and more flights to
Nashville and Boston.
Every Delta flight from Seattle features jet
service with Delta One/First Class and Delta Comfort+ seating and
free entertainment options via Delta Studio as well as Wi-Fi
service on nearly every domestic aircraft operating in the
contiguous U.S. Delta is the only carrier to offer full
flat-bed seats with direct aisle access in Delta One on every
long-haul international flight from Seattle along with
entertainment on demand in every seat throughout the aircraft.
The airline has also invested $15 million in its
facilities at Sea-Tac, including its Delta Sky Club and lobby
renovations, Sky Priority services, new gate area power recharging
stations, expanded ticket counters and enhancements to the
international arrivals area. Delta's Terminal 5 at LAX features a
newly remodeled Delta Sky Club, a renovated Sky Priority lobby, and
the airline's first private check-in lounge, Delta ONE at
LAX.
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million customers each year.
In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies
in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fifth
time in six years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the
Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented
five consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network,
Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 330
destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in
Atlanta, Delta employs nearly
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,
Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
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