Delta adds Heathrow to New York flights
[October 13th 2008]
Delta Air Lines is adding a third daily non-stop flight from Heathrow airport to New York JFK airport.
The new Heathrow to New York flight will be operated by Delta’s joint venture partner Air France. Together Delta and Air France will offer four non-stop daily flights between Heathrow and the USA, with a flight to Atlanta as well as the three to New York.
The third flight to New York will give passengers the choice of either a morning, early evening or late evening departure.
But with the shortage of slots for airlines at Heathrow, Air France says it will discontinue its service from Heathrow to Los Angeles when it begins the Heathrow to New York flights. Delta currently also operates flights from Gatwick airport twice daily to Atlanta and once a day to Cincinnati.
Delta Air Lines has also announced that from next summer its flights between Heathrow and the United States will be upgraded to Boeing 767-400ER aircraft with 40 new 180 degree full flat beds in business class.
The new full flat seats recline to 77 inch long beds in a one-two-one configuration giving every passenger in BusinessElite class direct access to the aisle. The seats have been designed by Thompson Aerospace and engineered and manufactured by Contour Premium Aircraft Seating. Delta is reconfiguring seven of its 767-400 aircraft with the full flat beds.
“Delta continues to listen to our customers’ requests for enhanced service in the world’s major markets and we are pleased to add the consistency of 180 degree full flat beds to all Delta flights operating at the world’s number 1 business airport, Heathrow,” explains Delta Air Lines executive vice president of network planning and revenue management, Glen Hauenstein.
As competition hots up on the Heathrow to New York route and other routes to the US Delta hopes the addition of the new full flat beds will give it an edge. “The introduction of full flat service onboard the Delta 767 fleet will enhance our position in the highly competitive US-to-Heathrow market,” Hauenstein suggests.
Delta Air Lines claims to have added more capacity on international flights than any major airline in the last two years and says it is the market leader across the Atlantic with flights to 42 transatlantic markets.
Written by: Nick Purdom
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