Delta Strengthens its Presence in Europe, Adds Routes

Strong network is the key to success for any airlines. Many non-European carriers are now flying to the European destinations. Following the footsteps of Etihad Airways now Delta Air Lines will also offer flights to Europe. In a recent announcement the airline said that it will now fly from New York and Atlanta to Zurich, Rome, Paris and Amsterdam.

Delta will now offer year-round flights seven days a week between Zurich International Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. From June 16 Delta will offer once daily flights operated by a Boeing 767-300ER. It will offer lie-flat seats with direct aisle access in its BusinessElite cabin class on this route. JFK-Zurich route will be complemented by the ongoing summer schedule of Atlanta–Zurich service. Meanwhile Delta will be increasing its connectivity to Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport from JFK and will fly daily using Airbus A330-300 on the route until October this year. In November, December and March flights will be available five times a week using a Boeing 767-300ER in conjugation with the Italian carrier, Alitalia.

For its winter Schedule Delta along with its collaboration partners Alitalia and Air France-KLM plan to expand its service from its hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport and Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport. Both Amsterdam and Paris will get additional daily direct service from Atlanta, totaling to four flights per day. All the flights have been scheduled conveniently, to offer travelers more connecting time when flying further to Middle East, Africa or within Europe.

Schedule of the new routes is as follows:

Route                                     Depart                Arrive
JFK-Zurich                            1942 hours        0950 hours next day
Zurich-JFK                            1330 hours        1650 hours

JFK-Rome                            2012 hours        1050 hours next day
Rome-JFK                            1250 hours        1646 hours

Atlanta-Paris                         2322 hours        1400 hours
Paris-Atlanta                         0820 hours        1230 hours

Atlanta- Amsterdam            1535 hours        0545 hours
Amsterdam-Atlanta             0915 hours        1300 hours     

Delta Air Lines is the only North American carrier to offer individual on-demand entertainment system on all seats. Its international widebody fleet offers full-flat beds with direct aisle access in its Business Class category and comfortable seating in its Economy Class category. By 2015 end, it will offer Wi-Fi on all of its international flights. Air Transport World magazine has named it as ‘Airline of the Year’ for 2014. It was also listed in FORTUNE magazine in the list of top 50 Most Admired Companies.