As economies reopen and border restrictions lift, Delta will add almost 1,000 flights system-wide in July, boosting service and nonstop connectivity to popular summer destinations and major business markets.
Customers traveling or considering travel this summer can feel confident in a safe experience throughout the journey, from check-in to baggage claim. Delta has implemented several measures to encourage extra space and provide peace of mind at the airport, as well as committed to capping cabin seating at 60 percent in Main Cabin and 50 percent in First Class and blocking middle seats through Sept. 30, 2020.
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“Confidence in a safe travel experience is key to a successful recovery,” said Joe Esposito, Senior Vice President – Network Planning. “While we’re rebuilding our network at home and abroad, it’s even more critical that we provide the highest industry standard of safety, space and clean so when our customers are ready to travel, we’re ready for them.”
Customers also have the flexibility to change their plans without a fee for a year, for new flights purchased through July 31.
Even with the modest growth in demand, Delta’s July schedule will be approximately 65 percent smaller than the same time last year, including reductions of about 60 percent for U.S. domestic travel and nearly 85 percent for international.
As Delta looks ahead to the remainder of the summer travel season, the airline will stay focused on adding seat capacity, gradually rebuilding its footprint in local markets and resuming high-demand service suspended due to travel restrictions.
U.S. DOMESTIC & CANADA
Delta will continue to add more nonstop connectivity between top markets, with a focus on major hubs like Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. For customers looking to vacation closer to home this summer, Delta is adding capacity to popular leisure markets like Florida and throughout the West Coast, as well as more transcontinental flying for business travelers.
While seating is capped to ensure more space between customers this summer, we will look for opportunities to up-size to a larger aircraft type or add more flying on routes with increasing customer demand.
With non-essential travel guidelines between the U.S. and Canada extended into July, Delta will continue to operate a limited schedule for those with critical travel needs. Minneapolis, Detroit and New York-JFK serve as Delta’s main gateways to destinations like Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Winnipeg. Delta will also continue service to Vancouver from Seattle.
Delta has also temporarily consolidated operations in some markets served by multiple airports, as well as suspended flying to select U.S. cities while customer traffic is significantly reduced. Those cities are:
Aspen, CO (ASE)
Bangor, ME (BGR)
Erie, PA (ERI)
Flint, MI (FNT)
Fort Smith, AR (FSM)
Lincoln, NE (LNK)
New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort, NC (EWN)
Peoria, IL (PIA)
Santa Barbara, CA (SBA)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA (AVP)
Williston, ND (XWA)
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Delta will add a significant amount of capacity back into the Latin region in response to reopened borders and the increased demand for leisure travel. Delta will operate approximately 20 percent of our schedule compared to last year, a marked improvement from June’s capacity that was reduced by more than 90 percent due to travel restrictions.
Flight additions are focused on popular vacation spots close to the U.S. for travelers longing for a beach trip, particularly gateways to Cancun and markets like Los Cabos, Montego Bay, Nassau, St. Thomas and Punta Cana.
Delta also plans to resume previously suspended routes in the Caribbean in high demand for summer like Aruba, St. Maarten, St. Lucia and Puerto Rico.
TRANS-ATLANTIC
Delta is expanding its focus on hub-to-hub flying to coastal markets by adding four-times weekly service from Boston to Amsterdam and daily service from Seattle to Amsterdam. We will also restart Detroit to Paris-Charles De Gaulle service.
Delta is continuing existing service from Atlanta to London-Heathrow, Atlanta and New York-JFK to Paris, and service from Atlanta, Detroit and JFK to Amsterdam. We will also continue existing service from Atlanta to Frankfurt and JFK to Tel Aviv.
TRANS-PACIFIC
Delta continues to operate a significantly reduced schedule to the Asia-Pacific region but will restart weekly service from Los Angeles to Sydney in July. The airline will also add weekly flights from Atlanta to Seoul-Incheon, complementing existing service from Detroit and Seattle. Delta will continue to operate service to Tokyo-Haneda from Detroit and Seattle.
Delta will also operate service to Shanghai (via Incheon) from both Detroit and Seattle. Service from each city will operate once a week.
Passenger service (July 1 – Oct. 24)
Route
|
Flight
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
Operating Days
|
Fleet*
|
SEA-ICN-PVG
|
287
|
23:30
|
4:45
|
Thursdays
|
A350
|
PVG-ICN-SEA
|
288
|
9:15
|
7:15
|
Saturdays
|
A350
|
*Note: Transitions to A330-900 starting August 1.
Route
|
Flight
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
Operating Days
|
Fleet
|
DTW-ICN-PVG
|
283
|
19:00
|
00:15
|
Fridays
|
A350
|
PVG-ICN-DTW
|
284
|
4:45
|
8:20
|
Sundays
|
A350
|
RELATED: Delta's July schedule can be found here.
Delta’s schedule remains subject to change due to the evolving nature of COVID-19, customer demand, government travel regulations and federal health guidelines. Specific restart dates in July may vary for previously suspended routes due to travel restrictions and other operational requirements. This page may be updated.
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