SEATTLE, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) is adding seven nonstop destinations from Seattle, making 2017 its fifth consecutive
year of growth at its Pacific Northwest hub. The new destinations
include: Austin, Texas;
Eugene, Oregon; Lihue, Hawaii; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Redmond, Oregon. Flights will be for sale
beginning Saturday, Jan. 14.
With these additions, Delta will offer 160 peak-day flights to
49 destinations – including 16 of the top 20 destinations – from
its Seattle hub this summer.
Customers in Seattle have access
to a global network with strong non-stop coverage throughout
North America, including service
to all of the top destinations on the West Coast; access to the
East Coast and Midwest through hubs as well as new or expanded
non-stop service to Austin,
Boston, Milwaukee, Nashville, Orlando, and Raleigh; and flights to all of the top
destinations in Hawaii and key
cities in Alaska and Canada.
The new year-round destinations include:
- One daily flight to General Mitchell
Airport in Milwaukee
beginning March 9, 2017.
- Three daily flights to Eugene Airport beginning April 1, 2017.
- One daily flight to Nashville
International Airport beginning May 26,
2017.
- One daily flight to Raleigh-Durham International Airport beginning
June 8, 2017.
- One daily flight to Austin Bergstrom International Airport
beginning June 12, 2017.
- Two daily flights to Redmond Municipal Airport beginning
June 12, 2017.
- One daily flight to Lihue Airport beginning Dec. 21, 2017.
"Extensive service throughout North
America is important to Seattleites, and this is another
example of our commitment to the Pacific Northwest," said
Mike Medeiros, Delta's Vice
President – Seattle. "As we
prepare for another year of significant growth at Sea-Tac, we're
pleased to offer customers access to more of the top business
and leisure destinations, larger aircraft, and convenient flight
schedules, all with a premium customer experience unique to Delta
in Seattle."
Flights to Austin and
Nashville will operate using
Airbus A319 aircraft, which have recently been upgraded and offer
on-demand inflight entertainment for all passengers. Redmond and Eugene service will be operated by Delta
Connection carrier SkyWest using two-class, 69-seat CRJ-700 jets.
SkyWest will also operate Milwaukee service using an E-175 aircraft,
while Delta will serve Lihue on a
Boeing 757 and Raleigh on a Boeing
737 aircraft.
In addition to the new destinations, Delta will also expand
service to existing destinations from Seattle. The airline will operate a second
daily flight to Boston and
Orlando, an eighth daily flight to
Portland as well as a fifth daily
flight to San Diego. Additionally,
several flights to San Francisco
and Denver will be upgraded to
larger mainline aircraft.
Delta will celebrate other Seattle milestones in 2017. On March 26, Delta's joint venture partner Virgin
Atlantic will begin Boeing 787 service from Seattle to London-Heathrow, replacing the flight currently
operated by Delta and adding 50 seats as well as Premium Economy
service. Delta and its joint venture partners serve more long-haul
international destinations from Seattle than any other carrier, including the
top five destinations in Asia and
three in Europe. Additionally, the
Port of Seattle is expected to
break ground on a world-class International Arrivals Facility in
early 2017.
Delta is the largest global carrier at Sea-Tac and has more than
tripled flights and destinations at its Seattle hub since 2012.
Every Delta flight from Seattle features jet
service with Delta One/First Class and Delta Comfort+ seating. Free
entertainment is available via Delta Studio, and Wi-Fi is available
on all long-haul international flights and on nearly every domestic
flight operating in the contiguous U.S. The airline opened a
21,000 sq. ft. Delta Sky Club – the third largest Sky Club in
Delta's system – located between Concourses A and B in late
2016.
Delta people are active members of the Seattle community, giving their time and
resources to more than 100 organizations close to the hearts of
Seattleites, including Habitat for Humanity – Seattle King County,
Boys & Girls Club of King
County, PATH, Seattle Theatre Group, Seattle Pride and End
AIDS Walk Seattle, among others. The airline has hired more than
1,000 employees since 2013, and its expansion at Sea-Tac is
estimated to contribute $571 million
annually in total economic output. In 2016, Delta paid out more
than $53 million in profit sharing to
its Seattle employees and
committed to contributing 1 percent of its net income from the
previous year to key charitable organizations, including
organizations in Seattle. Delta is
one of the world's largest operators of Boeing aircraft, with more
than 700 Boeing jets flying around the globe each day.
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 six
consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta
and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 323 destinations
in 57 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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