Delta to add service from Seattle to Boise, Denver, Ketchikan, Sitka, and boost more

[General Lee]

SEATTLE, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (DAL) will launch daily nonstop service next spring from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to five new destinations in the continued expansion of its West Coast hub. Tickets will be available for purchase November 22.


Delta's new service will include:

Five daily flights to Denver, beginning June 4*
Four daily flights to Sacramento, Calif., beginning May 4* **
Four daily flights to Boise, Idaho, beginning May 4**
One seasonal daily flight to Ketchikan, Alaska beginning May 15**
One seasonal daily flight to Sitka, Alaska beginning May 15**
*Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier Compass Airlines
**Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines

Delta will serve the top 15 destinations in the Western U.S. with the addition of Boise, Denver and Sacramento, while Ketchikan and Sitka complete the top five destinations in Alaska. Delta will also increase its number of daily flights from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska; Atlanta; Calgary, Alberta; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco and Salt Lake City.

As Seattle's global airline, Delta offers customers access to a worldwide network of destinations throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S.

"Through the growth of our comprehensive route network, enhancements to our products and award-winning service, we have continued delivering on the commitment we made to be the global carrier this cosmopolitan city deserves," said Mike Medeiros, Delta's vice president ? Seattle. "Our newest flights will ensure customers have more choice in their travels to the top destinations in the Western U.S. and Alaska with an experience that can only be offered by a global airline."

On December 20, Delta will begin service from Seattle to several sun and ski destinations, including Bozeman, Mont.**; Maui, Hawaii; Palm Springs, Calif.**; Phoenix**; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and Tucson, Ariz.*; as well as a second daily flight to Honolulu. Additionally, Delta commenced service to Calgary** and Spokane, Wash.* **, at the beginning of November.

*Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier Compass Airlines
**Flight operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines

Delta currently operates 80 peak-day departures to 25 destinations from Seattle and will increase to 93 peak-day departures to 32 destinations in December. By next summer, Delta will offer 120 peak-day departures to 35 destinations.

The new routes will allow customers to seamlessly connect to Delta's ten long-haul international flights from Seattle, while providing compelling travel options to cities important to local customers. Earlier this year, Delta launched international service to London-Heathrow, as well as Seoul and Hong Kong and now provides more international long-haul service from Seattle than all other airlines combined. This includes the top five destinations in Asia and three of the top four destinations in Europe. Delta is the only carrier to offer nonstop service from Seattle to Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo-Haneda.





Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Dornier 335]

Can we move this somewhere else, like the Airport Rental Cars forum? This is getting more annoying than pop-up ads...

 

[Baze]

Looks like GL is going to miss his chance to fly in and out of Sitka, with all those RJs picking up the slack.

 

[tankerhead]

Doosh filter no worky...

 

[General Lee]

Looks like GL is going to miss his chance to fly in and out of Sitka, with all those RJs picking up the slack.

I believe this must be a test run to see how many DL pax will connect through SEA to Sitka and Ketchikan. Maybe the next year they'll add a mainline plane. Regardless, it gives pax a choice of airlines, and one of those airlines will have a 4+ Billion dollar profit this year. Fannnnntastic!



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[johnsonrod]

No way will Alaska lose business on these routes when they start to use the SkyWest MRJs in the future... Watch out Delta!

 

[Old School 737]

I believe this must be a test run to see how many DL pax will connect through SEA to Sitka and Ketchikan. Maybe the next year they'll add a mainline plane. Regardless, it gives pax a choice of airlines, and one of those airlines will have a 4+ Billion dollar profit this year. Fannnnntastic!



Bye Bye---General Lee

What's the per airplane profit ? I still think we make more per plane .. 4 billion is nice to talk about but .. . And how much debt you guys have ?

 

[Old School 737]

No way will Alaska lose business on these routes when they start to use the SkyWest MRJs in the future... Watch out Delta!

It will be q400's ..

 

[General Lee]

What's the per airplane profit ? I still think we make more per plane .. 4 billion is nice to talk about but .. . And how much debt you guys have ?

The debt will be down to $5 Billion by 2016,(maybe $7 billion now) and it was in the $18-19 Billion range in 2009. I'd say that's a huge amount of debt paid down. I believe some debt would be kept (maybe a "poison pill" for anyone looking at DL as an aquistion), and the other big 2 have a lot more debt total. (AA has $21 Billion in debt now I believe)

You are looking at a revenue monster, and low oil means a possible $6 billion profit next year. Ummm, yeeeah.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Old School 737]

The debt will be down to $5 Billion by 2016,(maybe $7 billion now) and it was in the $18-19 Billion range in 2009. I'd say that's a huge amount of debt paid down. I believe some debt would be kept (maybe a "poison pill" for anyone looking at DL as an aquistion), and the other big 2 have a lot more debt total. (AA has $21 Billion in debt now I believe)

You are looking at a revenue monster, and low oil means a possible $6 billion profit next year. Ummm, yeeeah.



Bye Bye---General Lee

Revenue is great !! But you didn't answer my question ?