NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines [NYSE: DAL] is expanding service from New York and Boston to Europe in summer 2017 with new service between
Boston and Dublin and between New York and Lisbon, as well as returning service between
New York and Berlin.
Starting May 25, 2017, Delta will
introduce nonstop seasonal service between Dublin Airport and
Boston Logan International Airport. This flight will complement
Delta's existing services to Dublin from New York-JFK and Atlanta.
Also on May 25, the airline will
begin serving Portugal when it
launches a daily seasonal flight between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Lisbon
Airport, and will resume flights to Berlin with the launch of nonstop service
between JFK and Tegel Airport.
All flights will operate in conjunction with Delta's joint
venture partners Air France-KLM and Alitalia.
"We are pleased to offer nonstop service from New York to both Lisbon and Berlin for the summer 2017 season, enabling
Americans to enjoy two popular European destinations during some of
the busiest travel months," said Henry
Kuykendall, Delta's Vice President-New York. "Both cities
have seen an increase in U.S. visitor numbers over the past several
years, and Delta is pleased to help contribute to this growth
through greater connectivity at JFK."
Thomas P. Glynn, CEO of Massport
in Boston, said: "Delta's new
service to Dublin will enhance the
already strong bond between Ireland and New England while opening up new
opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic."
Luis Araújo, President of VisitPortugal, the National Tourism
Authority of Portugal, said:
"Visit Portugal is excited about the prospects for this new
connection from New York to
Lisbon as American tourists
discover the country's riches and its welcoming people."
Delta's Boston-Dublin flights will operate as
follows:
Flight
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
DL 154
|
Boston at 9:10
p.m.
|
Dublin at 8:30 a.m.
(the
following day)
|
DL 155
|
Dublin at 10:15
a.m.
|
Boston at 12:41
p.m.
|
Delta's New York-JFK-Lisbon flights will operate as
follows:
Flight
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
DL 473
|
New York-JFK at 9:43
p.m.
|
Lisbon at 10:00 a.m.
(+1 day)
|
DL 273
|
Lisbon at 11:35
a.m.
|
New York-JFK at 2:19
p.m.
|
Delta's New York-JFK-Berlin flights will operate as
follows:
Flight
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
DL 422
|
New York-JFK at 7:49
p.m.
|
Berlin at 10:30 a.m.
(+1 day)
|
DL 222
|
Berlin at 1:30
p.m.
|
New York-JFK at 4:19
p.m.
|
Delta's Dublin and Lisbon services will each be operated using a
Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 164 seats, while Delta's Berlin service will be operated using a Boeing
767-300 aircraft with 225 seats. Customers traveling in the Delta
One cabin will enjoy fully flat-bed seats and a range of seasonal
dining options accompanied by wines selected exclusively for Delta
by Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson. The airline's focus on
partnering with premium brands extends to providing business class
guests with Westin Heavenly Inflight Bedding from Westin Hotels
& Resorts and TUMI amenity kits featuring products by Kiehl's
Since 1851.
Customers flying in Delta Comfort+, Delta's premium economy
service, 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 so customers can stay
connected at 30,000 feet.
In August, Delta announced new domestic and Caribbean services
from Boston starting in December
2016. By June 2017, Delta will
have added more than 22 percent more seat capacity versus
June 2014.
Delta is New York's largest
carrier and has invested billions in New
York City's airports during the past six years, leading the
way in improving the traveler experience for a growing number of
New York passengers – more than 27
million in 2015. The airline offers more than 500 peak-day
departures to more than 130 destinations worldwide from its hubs at
New York's LaGuardia Airport and
John F. Kennedy International
Airport.
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 321
destinations in 56 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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