Thursday, March 26, 2015

Delta, Virgin Atlantic expand transatlantic partnership

Delta Airlines 747-451 (23719/696) N661US arrives at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) on March 5, 2009 following a transpacific flight from Japan.
(Photo by Michael Carter)

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways have expanded their transatlantic partnership, with the introduction of six new daily services.

From this weekend, the two airlines begin their summer schedule, offering up to 39 return transatlantic flights a day between the UK and 15 destinations across North America. The joint schedule includes 10 daily flights between London Heathrow and New York, now with eight daily departures to New York-JFK and two departures to Newark.

Virgin Atlantic is launching a second daily service between Heathrow and Los Angeles (LAX). Combined with the Delta service launched in October 2014, the partnership will offer 3X-daily flights from London to LAX and expects to carry close to 400,000 annual passengers on the route.

Also launching this weekend is a seasonal second daily Virgin Atlantic service between Heathrow and Atlanta, and a second service between Heathrow and San Francisco that will operate 5X-weekly over the summer.

Further joint venture services be introduced later in the summer include a new daily Delta service between London Heathrow and Philadelphia starting April 27; a new daily Delta service between Manchester and New York-JFK from May 22; and a new daily Virgin Atlantic service between Heathrow and Detroit starting June 1.

(Linda Blachly - ATWOnline News)

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