ATLANTA and LONDON, Aug. 22,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines [NYSE: DAL] will
operate exclusively from London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3,
effective September 14, 2016.
Delta and Virgin Atlantic will now operate from the same terminal
making it easier for customers to manage their travel plans
including any last-minute flight
changes.
Delta will transfer its Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt
Lake City and Philadelphia
flights from Terminal 4 to join its services to New York-JFK,
Boston and Seattle that already operate from Terminal
3.
"Our joint venture with Virgin Atlantic is all about making it
easy for our customers to connect between our airlines and having
our Heathrow service under one
roof is crucial to delivering a synched-up, more convenient
service," said Nat Pieper, Delta's
Senior Vice President – Europe,
Middle East and Africa.
"This enhances the travel experience for customers flying from
Heathrow, one of the world's most
important international gateways, and marks a major milestone in
our joint venture."
In total, Delta will operate 11 daily flights to eight U.S.
cities nonstop from Terminal 3. The two airlines' summer schedule
includes up to 40 daily nonstop flights between North America and the U.K., of which, 28
operate between London Heathrow and the U.S.
Erik Varwijk, Executive Vice President, Commercial, Virgin
Atlantic, said: "We are looking forward to our joint venture
partner, Delta, joining us in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow. Once
the switch goes ahead, our customers can enjoy an even more
seamless experience flying from or through London. Whether they're flying Virgin Atlantic
or Delta, they'll benefit from world-class service from the most
punctual trans-Atlantic operators at Heathrow, and one of the world's best airport
experiences."
About Delta
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 335
destinations in 61 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, 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, and Facebook.com/delta.
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