BOSTON, Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines customers looking for historical adventure this summer can add Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to their list of potential vacation destinations. Beginning June 29, Delta Connection carrier Comair will offer daily nonstop flights between Boston's Logan International Airport and Charlottetown -- the historical birthplace of Canada.
"Delta offers Boston customers more flights to more destinations than any other airline and we're pleased to add Charlottetown to the exciting line-up of nonstop destinations offered from Boston this summer," said Bob Cortelyou, Delta's vice president - Network Planning.
In addition to providing convenient access for customers in Boston and Charlottetown to fly between their historic hometowns, the new flights also connect Charlottetown to Delta's worldwide network of destinations with convenient connections in Boston. Each day, Delta offers customers more than 100 flights to 33 destinations from Boston, including frequent connections to the airline's largest international hubs at Atlanta and New York-JFK where customers can connect onward to nearly 300 worldwide destinations.
Customers flying the new Charlottetown-Boston route also will enjoy the extensive amenities afforded by Delta's new Terminal A facility at Logan Airport, including business services, shopping and restaurants. The new terminal boasts state-of-the-art technology to ensure a convenient travel experience for customers, including 32 self-service kiosks, gate information display screens at every gate and two Crown Room Clubs.
Delta's new Charlottetown flights are available for sale at delta.com and via other ticketing channels beginning today and are scheduled as follows
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Flight Departs Arrives Effective
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5626 Boston at Charlottetown at June 29-
11:45 a.m. 2:25 p.m. Sept.16, 2007
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5625 Charlottetown at Boston at June 29-
2:50 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Sept. 16, 2007
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Today, Delta offers passengers the most flights to the most destinations from Boston compared to any domestic airline. With the February schedule, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer 112 peak-day departures to 33 nonstop destinations. As a member of the SkyTeam(r) global alliance, Delta offers Boston customers the ability to fly non-stop to key business and leisure destinations in Europe aboard SkyTeam partners Air France and Alitalia.
In the last year, Delta has added nonstop service to nine new markets from Boston, in addition to expanded service to Baltimore. Delta is the No. 1 carrier in seat capacity at Boston and offers customers non-stop access to six Florida cities -- Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach -- in addition to an extensive schedule of flights to Delta's hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati and Salt Lake City and transcontinental flights to Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
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.
Travel for some itineraries may be provided by the Delta Connection carriers Comair and Chautauqua.
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