Delta Inaugurates Nine International Flights in 10 Days

Milestone week in airline's global expansion includes new destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean

Six additional New York departures strengthen Delta's position at JFK

Delta.com, 6/2/2008 (excerpted)

Delta Air Lines will inaugurate nine international flights in the next 10 days, marking a significant step in its unprecedented global expansion.  Delta has added more than 100 international markets to its network since 2005 as part of its transformation into a premier global airline.

  • Delta today will launch the first-ever nonstop trans-Atlantic service from Salt Lake City with daily flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, as part of its recently implemented joint venture agreement with Air France.
  • Delta will strengthen its presence at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with six new flights: nonstop to Georgetown, Guyana (June 1); direct to Cape Town, South Africa via Dakar, Senegal (June 3); nonstop to Cairo, Egypt (June 4); nonstop to Malaga, Spain (June 4); nonstop to Amman, Jordan (June 5), and nonstop to Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda (June 12).
  • Delta will further expand its trans-Atlantic network from its largest hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with nonstop service to Stockholm, Sweden (June 3).
  • In cooperation with joint-venture partner Air France, Delta has added a fourth daily flight between its Atlanta hub and Air France's Paris hub (June 1).

June's nine international flight inaugurals are part of Delta's industry-leading global expansion which this year alone includes nonstop service between Atlanta and Shanghai (March 30); New York-JFK and Tel Aviv (March 10); Atlanta, New York-JFK and Los Angeles* and London-Heathrow (March 29); and recently announced service between Atlanta and Kuwait City, effective Nov. 7**.

Also, on July 17 Delta will become the first U.S. airline to serve three cities in France when it begins nonstop service between Lyon and New York-JFK.

*Operated by codeshare partner Air France
**Service subject to foreign government approval