SEATTLE, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) will launch daily nonstop service next spring from
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to five new destinations in
the continued expansion of its West Coast hub. Tickets will be
available for purchase November
22.
Delta's new service will
include:
- Five daily flights to Denver,
beginning June 4*
- Four daily flights to Sacramento,
Calif., beginning May 4*
**
- Four daily flights to Boise,
Idaho, beginning May 4**
- One seasonal daily flight to Ketchikan, Alaska beginning May 15**
- One seasonal daily flight to Sitka,
Alaska beginning May 15**
*Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier Compass
Airlines
**Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines
Delta will serve the top 15
destinations in the Western U.S. with the addition of Boise, Denver
and Sacramento, while Ketchikan and Sitka complete the top five destinations in
Alaska. Delta will also increase its number of daily
flights from Seattle to
Anchorage, Alaska; Atlanta; Calgary,
Alberta; Detroit;
Los Angeles; San Francisco and Salt Lake City.
As Seattle's global airline,
Delta offers customers access to a
worldwide network of destinations throughout Asia, Europe
and the U.S.
"Through the growth of our comprehensive route network,
enhancements to our products and award-winning service, we have
continued delivering on the commitment we made to be the global
carrier this cosmopolitan city deserves," said Mike Medeiros, Delta's vice president – Seattle. "Our newest flights will ensure
customers have more choice in their travels to the top destinations
in the Western U.S. and Alaska
with an experience that can only be offered by a global
airline."
On December 20, Delta will begin service from Seattle to several sun and ski destinations,
including Bozeman, Mont.**;
Maui, Hawaii; Palm Springs, Calif.**; Phoenix**; Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico; and Tucson,
Ariz.*; as well as a second daily flight to Honolulu. Additionally, Delta commenced service to Calgary** and Spokane, Wash.* **, at the beginning of
November.
*Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier Compass
Airlines
**Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines
Delta currently operates 80
peak-day departures to 25 destinations from Seattle and will increase to 93 peak-day
departures to 32 destinations in December. By next summer,
Delta will offer 120 peak-day
departures to 35 destinations.
The new routes will allow customers to seamlessly connect to
Delta's ten long-haul
international flights from Seattle, while providing compelling travel
options to cities important to local customers. Earlier this year,
Delta launched international
service to London-Heathrow, as well as Seoul and Hong Kong and now
provides more international long-haul service from Seattle than all other airlines combined. This
includes the top five destinations in Asia and three of the top four destinations in
Europe. Delta is the only carrier to offer nonstop
service from Seattle to
Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo-Haneda.
Delta is also the only carrier
to offer full flat-bed seats with direct aisle access in
BusinessElite on every long-haul international flight from
Seattle along with Economy Comfort
seating and entertainment on demand in every seat throughout the
aircraft.
Every Delta flight from
Seattle features
BusinessElite/First Class, Economy Comfort seating and free
entertainment options via Delta Studio as well as Wi-Fi service on
all domestic aircraft. Delta also
introduced international Wi-Fi earlier this year and will complete
installation of Wi-Fi service on its long-haul international fleet
in 2016. In February, Delta
launched a double miles promotion for Seattle-based SkyMiles members. Locally,
Delta recently opened a
7,000-square-foot corporate office just outside Seattle in downtown Bellevue. The airline has also invested
$15 million in its facilities at
Sea-Tac, including its Delta Sky Club and recently completed lobby
renovations, Sky Priority services, new gate area power recharging
stations, expanded ticket counters and enhancements to the
international arrivals area.
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 165 million customers each year.
This year, Delta was named the
2014 Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine and was
named to FORTUNE magazine's 50 Most Admired Companies, in addition
to being named the most admired airline for the third time in four
years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 318 destinations in 58 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta,
Delta employs nearly 80,000
employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700
aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global
alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic
joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly
formed 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, New York-LaGuardia,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of
dollars in airport facilities, global products, services and
technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the
ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter
@Delta, Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
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