Delta (DAL) To Boost US-UK Services With Virgin Atlantic
Zacks Investment Research | Aug 18, 2019 10:33PM ET
In a bid to meet robust demand for air travel during the summer season, Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and partner Virgin Atlantic aim to boost capacity next year across the Atlantic by nearly 10,000 seats a week.
As part of the expansion move, Delta aims to bolster its 2020 capacity by 15% year over year between the UK and its coastal hubs in Boston and New York-JFK. Following this latest decision to expand its UK network, more flights will operate to Heathrow from next year.
For instance, from Mar 28, 2020 Delta will increase its New York JFK-Heathrow service to three flights per day. Notably, these additional flights mark Delta’s first daylight trans-Atlantic service. On the contrary, Virgin Atlantic operates five daily flights on the route, including daylight service.
Delta’s decision to augment capacity on the route means that the total daily flights operated by the joint venture partners will be eight from next year. Notably, Delta’s newly retrofitted Boeing (NYSE:BA) 767-400 jets will operate on the JFK and Boston-Heathrow routes from this winter.
Virgin Atlantic, whose partnership with Delta commenced in 2014, will add three weekly flights connecting Los Angeles and Heathrow from Mar 29, 2020. Following the move, Virgin Atlantic will operate 17 flights per week on the route. Virgin Atlantic will also introduce four weekly flights between Seattle and Heathrow from the same day, operating 11 flights a week on the route.
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