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Delta Airline has been granted permission to operate Flight services between Heathrow, Miami and Boston, by U.S. Department of Transportation and the European Commission earlier this week. According to which, the airline will commence flights to Boston and Miami from March 28, 2010. The airline will operate flights to both destinations, daily and year round departing form London Heathrow airport. Final schedules and fares for this route will be announced within the coming week.
At this occasion, the Executive Vice President – Network Planning, Revenue Management and Marketing, Delta Airline Mr. Glen Hauenstein stated: “Delta appreciates the efforts of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the European Commission to expand competition between the U.S. and Heathrow by making slots available for new entrants on these routes,” He further said: “Our new Boston service is possible in large part thanks to the leadership of the Massachusetts Port Authority, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Gov. Deval Patrick, Massachusetts’ entire Congressional delegation and eight New England U.S. Senators who supported our bid to expand service. In Florida, our new London-Heathrow service from Miami is possible thanks to the strong support of Miami International Airport, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Miami-Dade state legislative delegation and Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado.”
The new routes will be operated within the range of Delta’s trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France KLM and Alitalia, while customers getting flights to Miami will be able to enjoy additional services to Milan operated by Alitalia.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year offering services to 348 destinations in 64 countries on all six inhabited continents. The airline has its Headquarter in Atlanta and currently owns a massive fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline also offers its customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita.
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