ATLANTA, Jan. 20, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines has received the final U.S. government approval required to add 11 new routes between the U.S. and destinations across Europe and the Middle East this summer, paving the way for Delta to offer customers more flights and destinations across the Atlantic than any other global airline by June. With this new authority, Delta plans to offer customers non-stop flights five days per week between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Borispol Airport in Kiev, Ukraine, effective June 5, subject to Ukrainian government approval.
"Kiev will be the latest destination in Delta's expansion into the key business and leisure markets of Eastern Europe," said Bob Cortelyou, Delta's vice president of Network Planning. "Delta will be the only U.S. carrier to serve Kiev, and business travelers on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as friends and family of Ukrainian heritage in the United States, will look forward to this new non-stop service between New York-JFK and Kiev."
Delta's new service between New York-JFK and Kiev, Ukraine,
effective June 5
Flight Departs Arrives
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88 New York-JFK at 5:40 p.m. Kiev at 10:25 a.m.
(the following day)
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89(note) Kiev at 12:35 p.m. New York-JFK at 4 p.m.
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(note)Flight begins on June 6
In addition to the new Kiev service, beginning this spring Delta will provide service from New York-JFK to Budapest, Hungary; Dublin and Shannon, Ireland; (subject to foreign government approvals), and Manchester, England, in addition to the 16 non-stop transatlantic routes already served by Delta from New York-JFK. Delta also is continuing to offer customers more service southbound from New York to Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. This spring, Delta plans to add flights between JFK and five new routes in Mexico (subject to Mexican government approval): Acapulco (March 11); Cancun (pending DOT approval); Cozumel (June 3); Los Cabos (Apr. 8); and Puerto Vallarta (March 4), as well as non-stop service to Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 1), Delta's first destination in South America from JFK.
From its largest hub and gateway to the world, Atlanta, Delta will boost its trans-Atlantic growth this spring and summer with new non-stop service to Athens, Greece; Copenhagen, Denmark; Dusseldorf, Germany; Edinburgh, Scotland; Nice, France; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Venice, Italy (subject to foreign government approvals). Delta Air Lines (Other OTC: DALRQ) is the world's second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried, offering daily flights to 503 destinations in 94 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. In summer 2006, Delta will be the world's leading carrier across the Atlantic as it launches 11 new European routes from its Atlanta and New York-JFK hubs.
Delta also is a major carrier to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean, with more than 35 routes announced, added or applied to serve since Jan. 1, 2005. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
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