ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines customers craving the adventure of summer travel to America's last frontier should look no further than the airline's convenient schedule of summer flights between Alaska and the U.S. mainland. With the addition of nonstop flights between Anchorage and Los Angeles, this summer will mark the first time Delta has offered nonstop service between four of its U.S. gateways and Alaska, with service beginning as follows:
* Anchorage-Atlanta: May 23 * Anchorage-Cincinnati: May 23 * Fairbanks-Salt Lake City: June 3 * Anchorage-Los Angeles: June 7
"With returning nonstop seasonal service between Alaska and Delta's key hubs, along with new nonstop service from Los Angeles, Delta customers across the country are just one-stop away from the breathtaking scenery and environmental wonders of our 49th state," said Joe Esposito, Delta's managing director of Schedule Planning. "The seasonal service complements Delta's existing year-round nonstop flights between Salt Lake City and Anchorage, which will be upgraded to two daily nonstop flights this summer to accommodate our customers' travel plans."
Delta's added nonstop service to Alaska will be operated with a variety of 150-passenger Boeing 737, 183-passenger Boeing 757 and 250-passenger Boeing 767 aircraft, all of which feature two-class service featuring in-flight entertainment, meal service and Delta's signature snack and beverage program. The new flights are available for purchase beginning today at delta.com and are scheduled as follows:
Delta's new nonstop seasonal service between Anchorage and Los Angeles, effective June 7 - Aug. 19, 2007
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Aircraft
817 Anchorage Los Angeles Four-times Boeing
at 3 p.m at 9:12 p.m. weekly 757
816 Los Angeles Anchorage Four-times Boeing
at 7:30 p.m. at 11:52 p.m. weekly 757
Delta's returning nonstop seasonal service between Anchorage and Atlanta, effective May 23 - Sept. 8, 2007
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Aircraft
1039 Anchorage Atlanta Daily Boeing
at 10:05 p.m. at 9:05 a.m. 767-300
1014 Atlanta Anchorage Daily Boeing
at 5:25 p.m. at 8:58 p.m. 767-300
Delta's returning nonstop seasonal service between Anchorage and Cincinnati, effective May 23 - Aug. 31, 2007
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency(a) Aircraft
1154 Anchorage Cincinnati Daily Boeing
at 8:40 p.m. at 7:10 a.m. 757-200
1151 Cincinnati Anchorage Daily Boeing
at 4:30 p.m. at 7:40 p.m. 757-200
(a) Service operates five-times weekly Aug. 1-31.
Delta's returning nonstop seasonal service between Fairbanks and Salt Lake City, effective June 3 - Aug. 31, 2007
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency(b) Aircraft
1128 Fairbanks Salt Lake City Five-times Boeing
at 12:45 a.m. at 7:45 a.m. weekly 737-800
1127 Salt Lake City Fairbanks Five-times Boeing
at 8:50p.m. at 11:45 p.m. weekly 737-800
(b) Flight effective June 2.
The new service between Fairbanks and Salt Lake City complements existing year-round service between Salt Lake City and Anchorage. Also this summer, Delta will add a second daily flight between Salt Lake City and Anchorage to accommodate increased demand.
Delta Air Lines (Other OTC:DALRQ) offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 304 destinations in 52 countries. With more than 50 new international routes added in the last year, Delta is America's fastest growing international airline and is a leader across the Atlantic with flights to 31 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers nearly 600 weekly flights to 58 destinations. 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. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 453 worldwide destinations in 97 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
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