Delta triples capacity from Portugal with two new routes and year-round service

LISBON / PONTA DELGADA, May 23, 2018 – Delta Air Lines [NYSE:DAL] is boosting services to the U.S. from Portugal this year. On May 25, the airline will add a new daily nonstop flight between Lisbon and its Atlanta hub – the world’s largest airport – while effective May 26, it will start five weekly nonstop services from Ponta Delgada to New York-JFK. The new flights complement the airline’s daily existing flight between Lisbon and New York-JFK, which launched in summer 2017 and resumed on May 3 as a year-round service.

Delta’s new routes and the year-round Lisbon to New York-JFK service represent a capacity increase of 216 percent from Portugal in 2018 versus last year. In total, the airline will offer more than 7,400 seats each week between Portugal, the Azores and the U.S. throughout the peak summer months.

 Commenting on the growth of service, Corneel Koster, Delta’s senior vice president EMEAI said: “Around 43,000 passengers flew Delta between New York and Lisbon in 2017, a strong performance indicating high demand for a year-round flight. Meanwhile, a second route from Lisbon to Atlanta and one from the beautiful Azores archipelago means there’s never been so much choice to the United States.”

 Delta is the only airline to offer nonstop services between Lisbon and Atlanta as well as the Azores and New York.  

Koster added: “Portugal and the Azores are growing in popularity with U.S. tourists, as evidenced by a 30 percent jump in American visitor numbers to Portugal last year. Delta’s significant growth in the market will support this upward trend and benefit the local economy through increased tourism.”

The extra services from Lisbon and the new route from Ponta Delgada offer numerous benefits to customers traveling to the United States and beyond. Highlights include:

200+ destinations via Atlanta; 50+ via New York

Delta operates more than 1,000 peak-day departures from Atlanta. It’s the world’s largest airport and customers flying from Lisbon can fly to over 200 cities across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Popular destinations include: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando and Seattle, as well as Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Via New York-JFK, customers can choose from over 50 onward destinations. To keep their travels even smoother, the Fly Delta App features Wayfinding maps to help customers get around Delta’s major hubs with ease.

Onboard Innovation

All Delta flights offer Wi-Fi connectivity and 1,000+ hours of Delta Studio entertainment available at every passenger’s seat or streamed to their laptop, tablet or mobile. Customers can stay in touch at 30,000 feet thanks to free mobile messaging via WhatsApp, iMessenger and Facebook Messenger.

Quality as standard

Customers in Delta’s premium cabin can enjoy Westin Heavenly In-Flight Bedding, customizable TUMI amenity kits, LSTN noise-cancelling headsets and chef-curated meals served on Alessi serviceware.

 Main Cabin customers enjoy complimentary beers, wines– including Prosecco – and spirits plus upgraded menu options that provide a restaurant-style experience in the sky.

Convenient schedules

Flights from Lisbon and Ponta Delgada to New York-JFK operate using Boeing 757-200ER aircraft. Delta has scheduled a Boeing 767-300ER from Lisbon to Atlanta.  All routes will be operated in conjunction with joint venture partners Air France KLM and Alitalia and are scheduled to operate as follows.

Lisbon – New York-JFK 

Flight number DL273

Departs Lisbon at 11:45

Arrives New York-JFK at 14:29

Operates Daily (4 x weekly January – March 2019)

Flight number DL473

New York-JFK at 22:09

Lisbon at 10:15 (next day)

Daily (4 x weekly January – March 2019)

 Lisbon – Atlanta

 Flight number DL123

Departs Lisbon at 10:00

Arrives Atlanta at 14:24

Operates Daily

DL122

Atlanta at 18:29

Lisbon at 07:45 (next day)

Daily

Ponta Delgada – New York-JFK

 

Flight number DL217

Departs Ponta Delgada at 08:15

Arrives New York JFK at 10:28

Operates 5 x weekly

DL417

New York-JFK at 21:00

Ponta Delgada at 06:45 (next day)

5 x weekly

Delta flights are available to book on delta.com, by calling Reservations on +351 213 180 062 or via travel agents.

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About Delta

Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2018, Delta was named to Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the seventh time in eight years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented seven consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 321 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, Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, 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 and Facebook.com/delta.