Delta to offer Pittsburgh-to-Paris flight

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Delta Air Lines will begin offering nonstop service from Pittsburgh to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris in the summer, the airline announced Thursday.
Delta (NYSE: DAL) announced Thursday it will begin offering the one nonstop flight five days a week beginning June 3. Delta will also offer a new, nonstop flight to Paris from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
"Strategic and unique international growth — bolstered by our innovative partnership with Air France and merger with Northwest — has been a cornerstone of Delta's successful business strategy over the last several years," Robert Cortelyou, senior vice president of network planning for Delta, said in a statement. "Delta's new nonstop service from Raleigh Durham and Pittsburgh offers customers convenient access to Paris and connecting opportunities to more than 90 destinations beyond."
An international flight to Europe from Pittsburgh has long been sought by the airport and the local business community. "On behalf of the Pittsburgh region's business community, we are very pleased with today's announcement," Michael Langley, CEO of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, said in a statement. "Direct international air service will make it easier for business investment in our region to continue growing.

 

[ASA_DFW]

This is just the beginning. Look for more announcements like this in the future.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Yep, we will be taking lift off of some cities and doing this stuff. It is called trying new markets.

FWIW, RDU will be a good market. We will see if pit has the O and D.
AMR does RDU-LHR. It is a great route for them

 

[StopNTSing]

Looks like our next code-sharing partner is taking shape....

 

[JetMonkey]

Yep, we will be taking lift off of some cities and doing this stuff. It is called trying new markets.

FWIW, RDU will be a good market. We will see if pit has the O and D.
AMR does RDU-LHR. It is a great route for them

According to our brain extraordinaries here at US Airways, they said "no". That's why we pulled out of PIT and closed our bases. So naturally this new route for DAL will do just fine.

 

[Furloughed80]

According to our brain extraordinaries here at US Airways, they said "no". That's why we pulled out of PIT and closed our bases. So naturally this new route for DAL will do just fine.

I think the situation with DAL is different because they now essentially enjoy the benefits of a hub in CDG through their JV with AF.

 

[jtf]

The AA RDU to LHR is only great because some large company (don't remember which one) buys up almost all the business class seats to make it profitable even half or less full. I wish Delta luck on the PIT-CDG flight. I hope PIT gets more airline services like this- that is a great airport that deserves better utilization.

 

[aa73]

Glaxxo Welkome is the RDU company. Pharmaceuticals, or something like that.

 

[Murphy]

I just googled French companies in Pittsburgh and there are 30 American subsidiaries of French Companies in the Burgh. Hope it works for them. Greater Pitt definitely needs some business.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Soooo...that many people from Paris actually want to come to Pittsburgh? Or the few remaining people in PIT need a flight to PAris?

Which is it?