aircowboy
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Part of the memo on the new international growth at Delta contained this paragraph.
Delta’s long-haul expansion for 2009 will make Delta the leader in three regions:
It is about time we start trending in this direction. This will be good for all.
Delta’s long-haul expansion for 2009 will make Delta the leader in three regions:
- Trans-Pacific: Delta will be the No. 1 U.S. airline to Asia with the planned addition of three new nonstop flights between the United States and Tokyo-Narita, Japan, including new nonstop flights from Salt Lake City3 and New York-JFK1, a second daily flight from Atlanta3, and daily service connecting customers beyond Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1. These flights are in addition to new trans-Pacific service previously announced by Northwest Airlines, including daily nonstop flights between Seattle and Beijing3 beginning March 1 and nonstop service connecting Detroit and Shanghai3, effective March 28.
- Africa: Delta will remain the largest carrier to Africa in 2009. We also expect to be the only U.S. carrier operating direct service to the continent where traffic is projected to grow more than 5 percent annually through 2027. Delta plans to add new flights between Atlanta and Nairobi, Kenya1 and Cape Town, South Africa1,5 (via Dakar, Senegal); between Atlanta and Monrovia, Liberia1,4; Abuja, Nigeria1,4; Luanda, Angola1,4; and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea1,4 (all via Cape Verde); and between New York-JFK and Lagos, Nigeria1. Delta also will introduce its first daily nonstop service to South Africa with flights between Atlanta and Johannesburg1,2.
- Europe/Middle East: Delta will build on its leading position across the Atlantic by focusing on underserved markets with high growth rates and robust traffic patterns. New flights include service between New York-JFK and Gothenberg, Sweden; Prague, Czech Republic1, Valencia, Spain1; and Zurich, Switzerland (seasonal); as well as the addition of a second daily nonstop flight between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv1. As part of its successful joint venture with Air France, Delta also recently announced new nonstop flights connecting Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and Pittsburgh to Air France’s Paris-Charles de Gaulle1 hub, effective June 2009.
It is about time we start trending in this direction. This will be good for all.