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Delta to add New York JFK – Dubrovnik flights on July 2, 2021

Delta Air Lines has made this announcement:

New nonstop service from New York-JFK to Dubrovnik launches July 2
Flight marks the first time Delta will operate nonstop service to Croatia
U.S. travelers welcomed to visit with negative PCR test, vaccination or recent recovery certificate – and not subject to quarantine

Customers longing to venture across the pond this summer have another high-demand destination to rediscover – new four-times-weekly nonstop service to Croatia’s Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) beginning July 2.

Small boat dock in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Croatia welcomes all travelers who are fully vaccinated, have a negative PCR test or proof of recent COVID-19 recovery. The nation is among Europe’s most popular tourist getaways, offering rich history, stunning landscapes and plenty of outdoor excursions.

With Delta’s extensive connectivity, hiking Croatia’s national parks or exploring its beach resorts is only one stop away via JFK for travelers across 44 U.S. cities.

The JFK-DBV route marks the first time Delta has operated service directly to Croatia.

Flights to Croatia will operate on the 226-seat Boeing 767-300 featuring full-flat Delta One beds, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin service. Customers can sit back and relax with hundreds of hours of the latest television shows, films, music and more on personal seatback entertainment screens, stay connected with Wi-Fi for purchase and enjoy free mobile messaging.

More outdoor destinations when flying Delta

In addition to Croatia, Delta is welcoming back customers with more flights to other open-air destinations, including:

New flights and returning service to Reykjavík, Iceland and Athens, Greece from multiple gateways across the U.S.
Significantly expanding service to Alaska, with 23 daily flights to Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka
More than 70 daily flights to Mountain West destinations like Bozeman, Mont., and Jackson Hole, Wyo., with easy access to national parks
Ample connection opportunities to sunny beaches and more with almost 90 daily flights to 78 Latin America and Caribbean leisure markets, including weekly service to 39 unique destinations.

This summer, Delta will operate approximately 4,000 daily flights to more than 200 domestic and more than 50 international destinations.

Delta’s schedule to Croatia will operate as follows:

Route	Flight	Departure	Arrival	Operating Days
JFK-DBV	184	7:30 p.m.	10:45 a.m.	Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat
DBV-JFK	185	1:00 p.m.	5:15 p.m.	Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun

In other news, Delta is expanding its Delta Premium Select experience to more aircraft this spring, with plans to outfit its Boeing 767-300 aircraft beginning this May and Airbus A330 fleet beginning mid-July – just in time for customers considering their next trip abroad. Both fleet types will also receive additional upgrades like refreshed lavatories, new LED cabin lighting, expanded personal power outlets and memory-foam comfort cushions. Both aircraft will now have four cabin experiences to give customers more options whether booking for business or leisure: Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin.

Delta Premium Select, an elevated Delta cabin experience available on select international routes, debuted in 2017 and features a wider seat, additional recline and an adjustable foot and leg rest on select widebody aircraft – offering customers more ways to cruise in comfort. Customers seated in Delta Premium Select also receive a TUMI amenity kit, noise-cancelling headsets and a blanket and pillow to help them arrive at their destination refreshed and relaxed.

Top Copyright Photo: Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332 ER WL N197DN (msn 28454) LHR (Keith Burton). Image: 945676.

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Delta to restore seasonal nonstop New York-JFK – Rio de Janeiro flights

Delta Air Lines will continue its nonstop seasonal service between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Rio de Janeiro-GIG, boosting holiday season and Carnival travel. The flight will operate overnight southbound as before, but will return northbound in the morning, complementing our evening GIG-Atlanta flight.

For the third winter season in a row, the GIG-JFK route will be operated using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft- beginning on December 19, 2019, and running through March 9, 2020. The 225-passenger aircraft includes 25 Delta One flat-bed seats, featuring regionally inspired meals paired with wines selected by Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson and extra wide in-flight entertainment screens.

The following schedule and is now available for sale:

Departs New York – JFK at 5:55 p.m. and arrives in Rio de Janeiro – GIG at 6:45 a.m.
Departs Rio de Janeiro- GIG at 9:10 a.m. and arrives in New York – JFK at 4:10 p.m.

The seasonal service to Rio de Janeiro is one of Delta’s most successful routes, along with current service to other top Latin American business and leisure destinations such as Bogota, Cartagena, Quito, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paulo.

From JFK Delta operates more than 200 flights per day to nearly 90 worldwide destinations, nearly 20 of those destinations are in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2018, the airline announced new service between JFK and Antigua; Kingston, Jamaica; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Top Copyright Photo: Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332 ER WL N197DN (msn 28454) LHR (Keith Burton). Image: 945676.

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Delta to launch Detroit – Honolulu service on June 29, 2019

Delta Air Lines has made this announcement:

Delta customers will have more options to bask in the Aloha spirit beginning next June as new service between Delta’s Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport hub and Daniel K. Inouye Honolulu International Airport comes online.

The Detroit-Honolulu route will be served with Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft equipped with 25 fully flat-bed seats in Delta One, 29 seats Delta Comfort+ and 171 seats in the Main Cabin. The onboard experience includes access to Wi-Fi, free personal in-flight seatback entertainment screens and power ports in every seat.

This new service will be available for sale on September 29, 2018 and flights will operate on the following schedule beginning June 29, 2019:

Detroit Wayne County Metro Airport – Honolulu International Airport

Departs	Arrives
DTW at 12:00 p.m.	HNL at 3:43 p.m.

Honolulu International Airport – Detroit Wayne County Metro Airport

Departs	Arrives
HNL at 3:15 p.m.	DTW at 6:10 a.m. (next day)

The added service follows the announcement of nonstop service to San Jose, California that begins November 15, 2018. Delta is also planning to expand its service to London-Heathrow from Detroit to twice daily beginning in May 2019. Additional schedule details will be released at a later date.

The new Detroit service marks Delta’s ninth U.S. gateway to Honolulu, joining current core service from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City and Seattle/Tacoma in addition to seasonal service from New York-JFK, San Francisco and Portland, Ore.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by Delta): Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332 ER WL N175DZ (msn 29696) (SkyTeam) AMS (Ton Jochems). Image: 943648.

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Delta to restart Seattle/Tacoma – Osaka service

Delta Air Lines is planning to resume service on the Seattle/Tacoma – Osaka route, last operated in November 2013. The route will be restored on April 1, 2019 and will operate daily with Boeing 767-300 ER equipment.

The airline issued this statement:

Delta customers can now book travel to Osaka, Japan via the airline’s Seattle/Tacoma hub. The first flight from Seattle will debut April 1, 2019, and the first from Osaka debuts April 2.

The flights will operate on the following schedule:

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – Osaka Kansai International Airport

Flight	Departs	Arrives
DL182	SEA at noon	KIX at 3:25 p.m. (next day)
DL183	KIX at 4 p.m.	SEA at 10 a.m.

The Seattle-Osaka onboard experience will be Delta’s Boeing 767-300ER aircraft equipped with 25 fully flat-bed seats in Delta One, 29 seats Delta Comfort+ and 171 seats in the Main Cabin. Every seat has access to Wi-Fi, free personal in-flight seatback entertainment screens and power ports. Meals, created in partnership with Delta’s Michelin two-star consulting chef Norio Ueno, will be featured in all cabins of service.

The Seattle/Tacoma-Osaka route represents a significant addition to the Delta and Korean Air trans-Pacific joint venture partnership, which serves 12 destinations in Japan — giving shared customers optimized schedules, a more seamless customer experience and improved loyalty program benefits.

Delta is SEA’s largest global airline and continues to grow its overall presence, with a 10 percent increase in peak-day seats at its Seattle hub for summer 2018, driven by the addition of three new domestic destinations as well as more flights and larger aircraft operating between existing routes. 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.

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Delta to add Seattle/Tacoma-Osaka service, will drop Hong Kong service

Delta Air Lines is adding nonstop service from its Seattle/Tacoma hub to Osaka-Kansai (KIX), Japan, starting in 2019, complementing its existing international network.

Delta will fly the new route with one of the airline’s Boeing 767-300ER equipped with 25 fully flat-bed seats in Delta One, 29 seats Delta Comfort+ and 171 seats in the Main Cabin. Every seat has access to Wi-Fi, free personal in-flight seatback entertainment screens and power ports. Meals, created in partnership with Delta’s Michelin two-star consulting chef Norio Ueno will be featured in all cabins of service.

Schedule details will be released at a later date. Delta today at Osaka offers daily service to Honolulu, making Seattle its second nonstop U.S. destination from the Japanese city.

Delta has made the difficult business decision to cease Seattle/Tacoma-Hong Kong service, with the last flight out of Hong Kong on October 4. Delta will continue to serve Hong Kong from Seattle/Tacoma via Seoul-ICN, with its joint venture partner Korean Air.

The Seattle/Tacoma-Osaka route will be included in Delta’s joint venture partnership with Korean Air, which serves 12 destinations in Japan — giving shared customers optimized schedules, a more seamless customer experience and improved loyalty program benefits.

Delta continues to grow its overall presence in Seattle/Tacoma, with a 10 percent increase in peak-day seats at its Seattle/Tacoma hub for summer 2018, driven by the addition of three new domestic destinations as well as more flights and larger aircraft operating between existing routes. 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.

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More Delta nonstop flights on the way this winter between the U.S. and Europe

Delta Air Lines customers will continue to have year-round nonstop access to Europe from several U.S. gateways this winter as the airline will run several key routes through the upcoming winter season:

New York-JFK to Lisbon
Los Angeles to Paris and Amsterdam
Indianapolis to Paris
Orlando to Amsterdam

Lisbon via New York-JFK

Effective October 27, nonstop service from Delta’s hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport will operate on the following schedule to Lisbon on Boeing 757 aircraft:

New York-JFK – Lisbon, Portugal (LIS)
Flight Number	Departs	Arrives	Frequency
DL473	JFK at 10:20 p.m.	LIS at 10:15 a.m.	Up to five times weekly (four times weekly Jan. through early March)
DL273	LIS at 11:45 a.m.	JFK at 3:03 p.m.	Up to five times weekly (four times weekly Jan. through early March)

“After a tremendously successful first summer of operating JFK-Lisbon in 2017, we saw great potential for additional Delta service in Portugal and consequently are adding both Atlanta-Lisbon and JFK-Ponta Delgada (Azores) summer service in 2018,” James added. “In winter 2018, we are further demonstrating our commitment to the market by extending our JFK-Lisbon service, allowing our customers to travel nonstop from New York to this exciting, dynamic destination on a year-round basis.”

Paris and Amsterdam nonstop from Los Angeles

Beginning October 27, Los Angeles service to Paris and Amsterdam will fly on the following schedule with Airbus A330 aircraft:

Los Angeles – Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Amsterdam (AMS)
Flight Number	Departs	Arrives	Frequency
DL156	LAX at 11:42 a.m.	CDG at 8:15 a.m. (next day)	Three times weekly
DL157	CDG at 3:15 p.m.	LAX at 6:48 p.m.	Three times weekly
DL78	LAX at 12:12 p.m.	AMS at 8:30 a.m.(next day)	Four times weekly
DL79	AMS at 3:30 p.m.	LAX at 6:39 p.m.	Four times weekly

“Delta is excited to be adding service from its fast-growing hub at Los Angeles International Airport to its two principal hubs in Paris and Amsterdam,” said Ranjan Goswami, Delta’s Vice President – Sales, West. “These services, which are being launched in June and will now be extended to year-round operations, provide key links between business, entertainment and cultural capitals on both sides of the Atlantic. They offer Delta’s Los Angeles customer base unparalleled access to the rest of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India on joint venture partners Air France and KLM.”

Indianapolis to Paris nonstop

Delta’s new Indianapolis-Paris flight launches on May 24 and will now be extended into the winter. As Indianapolis’s only nonstop service to Europe, it will now provide Indianapolis travelers year-round nonstop access to the City of Light on 767-300ER aircraft, as well as dozens of easy, one-stop connections to points beyond in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India on joint venture partner Air France.

Indianapolis (IND) – Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Flight Number	Departs	Arrives	Frequency
DL500	IND at 6:29 p.m.	CDG at 8:40 a.m. (next day)	Four times weekly (three times weekly Jan. through early March)
DL501	CDG at 1:10 p.m.	IND at 4:54 p.m.	Four times weekly (three times weekly Jan. through early March)

Orlando to Amsterdam nonstop

Delta’s new Orlando-Amsterdam service began on March 30, and will now run through the winter, providing a vital year-round, nonstop link between Florida’s entertainment capital and one of Europe’s most charming and authentic cities, with convenient, one-stop connections to points beyond in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India offered by joint venture partner KLM.

Orlando (MCO) – Amsterdam (AMS)
Flight Number	Departs	Arrives	Frequency
DL126	MCO at 9:48 p.m.	AMS at 12:45 p.m. (next day)	Four times weekly
DL127	AMS at 2:40 p.m.	MCO at 7:49 p.m.	Four times weekly

Delta will discontinue service effective October 27 between Newark Liberty International Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Customers in the New York City area will still have access to Paris via Delta and joint venture partner Air France flights from New York-JFK with up to a combined five daily roundtrips.

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