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Delta to bring Cleveland, Ohio a nonstop link to its Salt Lake City hub

Delta Air Lines is linking Cleveland Hopkins International Airport with a nonstop flight beginning July 8 to its Salt Lake City hub, bringing customers direct access to the great leisure and business options along Utah’s capital region and many other great one-stop onward destinations.

Salt Lake City service marks the eighth Delta nonstop destination from Cleveland, bringing an increase of Delta peak day departures to over 40 percent and seat levels by 100 percent in the last five years.

The flying will operate on the following schedule:

Departs	Arrives	Aircraft
CLE at 8:30 a.m.	SLC at 10:25 a.m.	Airbus A319
SLC at 5 p.m.	CLE at 10:50 p.m.	Airbus A319

For customers, the onboard Delta experience will be on Airbus A319 aircraft, with seating for 12 in First Class, 18 in Comfort+ and 102 in the main cabin. Free in-flight streaming entertainment via Delta Studio and access to Wi-Fi is available at every seat.

In other news, Delta is also bringing New York nonstop service to Chattanooga customers, thanks to new nonstop service to be flown six times weekly beginning July 9.

The flights will be operated by Delta Connection carrier Endeavor Air on CRJ900 aircraft with seating for 12 in First Class, 20 in Delta Comfort+ and 44 in the main cabin. Complimentary beverages and snacks will be served and customers will have access to inflight Wi-Fi. Flights will operate on the following schedule:

Departs	Arrives	Days of Operation
CHA at 7:05 a.m.	LGA at 9:30 a.m.	Mon. – Sat.
LGA at 8:20 p.m.	CHA at 10:55 p.m.	Sun. – Fri.

The new LaGuardia service will complement existing Delta service, offering 12 peak-day departures from Chattanooga with global connections via the airline’s hubs at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

More than 70 years ago, Delta began serving Chattanooga and the southeastern Tennessee community on 21-passenger Douglas DC-3 aircraft.

Delta Air Lines aircraft slide show (Airbus):

S7 Airlines launches flights from St. Petersburg to Croatia

S7 Airlines will launch scheduled flights from St. Petersburg to Pula, Croatia, starting on May 27, 2018.

Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Pula will be carried out on Sundays starting May 27, 2018. Flights will depart from St. Petersburg at 07:05 and arrive at Pula Airport at 09:15 local time. Return flights will depart at 10:10 and arrive at Pulkovo Airport at 14:20. The flights will be carried out on Airbus A319 aircraft.

Pula is the oldest Croatian city on the Adriatic coast where you can find one of the largest preserved amphitheatres of the Roman Empire, which is considered to be the city’s main attraction. If you go to Pula, you can also plan a visit to other fascinating Croatian cities in Istria, such as Rovinj, Poreč and Rijeka. Besides, here you can take a ferry to Italian Venice.

S7 Airlines is actively expanding the geography of flights from Pulkovo Airport to Western Europe. Direct scheduled flights of S7 Airlines from St. Petersburg to Alicante in Spain, Pisa in Italy and Scandinavian capitals — Copenhagen and Stockholm —will also be available in the summer season.

The Fleet:

Copyright Photo: S7 Airlines (Siberia Airlines) Airbus A319-114 VP-BTN (msn 1126) (Oneworld) FRA (Bernhard Ross). Image: 921254.

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S7 Airlines to add a new route to Barcelona

S7 Airlines will add the St. Petersburg, Russia – Barcelona route on April 27. The new route will be operated two days a week with Airbus A319s according to Airline Route.

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Delta to start the Salt Lake City – Pittsburgh route

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will introduce a new spoke route from the Salt Lake City hub to Pittsburgh starting on July 8, 2018. The daily route will be operated with Airbus A319s according to Airline Route.

Delta Air Lines aircraft slide show (Airbus):

Delta’s Seattle growth continues for sixth straight year with 3 new destinations

Delta Air Lines is kicking off the New Year with a 10 percent increase in peak-day seats at its Seattle/Tacoma hub for summer 2018, driven by the addition of three new destinations as well as more flights and larger aircraft operating between existing routes. The new destinations include Washington-Dulles and Kansas City, which will launch on June 8, and Indianapolis, which will launch on June 18.

New Service to Washington-Dulles, Kansas City, and Indianapolis

Delta will offer one daily round-trip each to Washington Dulles International Airport, Kansas City International Airport, and Indianapolis International Airport. Washington-Dulles service will be operated using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, Kansas City service will be operated using E-175 aircraft, and Indianapolis service will be operated using Airbus A 319 aircraft.

Departs	Arrives	Aircraft
SEA at 10 p.m.	IAD at 6:15 a.m.	Boeing 737-800
IAD at 7:05 a.m.	SEA at 9:55 a.m.	Boeing 737-800

Departs	Arrives	Aircraft
SEA at 5:15 p.m.	MCI at 10:45 p.m.	E-175
MCI at 7 a.m.	SEA at 9 a.m.	E-175

Departs	Arrives	Aircraft
SEA at 10:10 a.m.	IND at 5:40 p.m.	Airbus A319
IND at 6:15 p.m.	SEA at 7:30 p.m.	Airbus A319

Delta adds frequencies and larger aircraft to existing routes

Based on more demand from Seattle customers, Delta will launch additional flights to Las Vegas, New York-JFK, Orlando and Medford during spring/summer 2018 and will expand its summer seasonal service to Cincinnati to year-round. Additionally, Delta will offer seasonal weekend service to New Orleans from Feb. 10 through March 31.

The airline will also use larger aircraft to operate several existing routes, including Austin, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Nashville, Phoenix and San Diego.

Growth shows strength of Delta’s Seattle hub

Delta’s significant growth in Seattle to start 2018 speaks to the strength of its Sea-Tac hub. The airline will operate 174 peak-day departures to 54 destinations in July 2018, an increase of 11 departures compared with summer 2017 and 96 departures over summer 2014. Delta’s domestic seats will be up 112 percent over summer 2014, with 80 percent of Delta’s domestic seats served from Seattle on mainline aircraft for summer 2018.

Delta and its joint venture partners Aeromexico, Air France-KLM, Alitalia, Virgin Atlantic and WestJet serve 16 international destinations from Seattle, including Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, London-Heathrow, Paris, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai, Tokyo-Narita, and eight destinations in Canada and Mexico. Air France will also begin direct Seattle-Paris service in March to complement Delta’s existing service. In 2017, the airline added or expanded service to nine destinations, including Austin, Boston, Chicago, Eugene, Lihue, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh and Redmond. Seattle is also Delta’s primary gateway to Alaska with service to five destinations — Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka.

Delta Air Lines aircraft slide show (Airbus):

Lufthansa will be flying from Frankfurt to Zadar in Croatia for the first time in Summer 2018

Lufthansa is adding another connection to its flights from Frankfurt to tourist destinations in Croatia with the Summer 2018 flight schedule. After Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik and Pula, the airline will be flying from Frankfurt to Zadar (below) for the first time in 2018, beginning on April 28, 2018. Every Saturday and Sunday, an Airbus A319 will take off towards the Croatian coast.

Zadar is located on the central Adriatic coast and in the heart of northern Dalmatia. It is the economic, cultural and political center of the region, with approximately 75.000 inhabitants. Its coast, nearby islands and pristine nature are all very popular with tourists. The archipelago of 24 large and 300 small islands and skerries, three nature parks and five national parks put Zadar and its region among Croatia’s top-ranking tourist destinations.

Return flights to Zadar are already available for booking, with prices starting at 89 euros. Additional information and the option to book Lufthansa flights are available online at LH.com or through the Lufthansa Service Center which can be reached at +49 (0) 69 86 799 799 (calls charged at standard landline rates). Flights can also be booked through Lufthansa’s partner travel agencies and at the Lufthansa sales counters at airports.

The new connection at a glance:

Frankfurt (FRA) – Zadar (ZAD)

twice weekly (Saturday, Sunday, beginning on April 28, 2018)

LH1476:
Saturday FRA 10:15 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. ZAD
Sunday FRA 4:30 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. ZAD

LH1477:
Saturday ZAD 12:35 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. FRA
Sunday ZAD 6:50 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. FRA

Prices: starting at 89 euros, including taxes and fees

Distance: 835 km (451 nautical miles)

The new will be operated with Airbus A319s.

Top Copyright Photo: Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILF (msn 636) (Star Alliance) LHR (SPA). Image: 926820.

Air Canada inaugurates nonstop flights to Cartagena; newest destination in ongoing strategic international expansion

Air Canada’s inaugural flight, AC1872 from Toronto to Cartagena departed on the morning of December 18, 2017, marking the airline’s newest destination in its ongoing international expansion.

In 2017, Air Canada launched new international flights from

Toronto to: Mumbai (India), Berlin (Germany), Reykjavik (Iceland), St. Vincent (Caribbean), Belize City (Belize), Cartagena (Colombia)
Montreal to: Shanghai (China), Marseille (France), Reykjavik (Iceland), Tel-Aviv (Israel), Algiers (Algeria) and Lima (Peru)
Vancouver to: Melbourne (Australia), Taipei (Taiwan), Nagoya (Japan), Frankfurt (Germany), London Gatwick (UK)

In 2018, Air Canada will launch new international services from

Toronto to: Shannon (Ireland), Porto (Portugal), Zagreb (Croatia), Bucharest (Romania), Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Montreal to: Tokyo-Narita (Japan), Dublin (Ireland), Bucharest (Romania), Lisbon (Portugal), Tel Aviv (Israel)
Vancouver to: Paris (France), Zurich (Switzerland)