Delta Air Lines Confirms Schedule Athens – New York Nonstop Service in 2013

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has confirmed that its seasonal nonstop flight between Athens International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport will recommence, effective 17 May 2013, following the flight’s winter suspension from 27 October 2012. The flight will operate daily throughout the peak summer season using an Airbus A330-300 aircraft with 298 seats, in conjunction with Delta’s joint venture partners Air France KLM and Alitalia.

“Greece has long been a favorite destination for U.S. holidaymakers and it makes sense to operate our service when customers most want to visit – during the summer months,” said Perry Cantarutti, Delta’s senior vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Operating routes on a seasonal basis is a proactive and successful measure we have taken to protect our revenues by matching capacity to demand. We look forward to flying thousands of U.S. tourists to Athens next summer, boosting the local economy.”

Delta’s flight from Athens features 34 seats in BusinessElite. The aircraft is also equipped with Economy Comfort, Delta’s premium economy cabin product. Customers flying in Economy Comfort benefit from up to four additional inches of legroom and 50 percent more recline than Delta’s standard Economy class seat, as well as priority boarding.

Other product initiatives being rolled out across Delta’s international fleet include the expansion of Wi-Fi service from 2013. The introduction of Wi-Fi on Delta operated flights between Greece and the U.S. will enable customers to get online throughout their journey. Delta will also open their new state of the art facility at Terminal 4 at New York-JFK in May 2013, facilitating improved connections onto over 55 destinations in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Delta’s seasonal nonstop service between Athens and New York-JFK will operate as follows:

Customers wishing to book travel on Delta’s nonstop service to New York-JFK can see their travel agent, call Delta’s dedicated reservations team on 14654 or visit delta.com.