New Delta Europe service starting in 2024
Delta will be operating its biggest-ever transatlantic schedule in the summer of 2024. With this, we’ll see the airline add some new routes, and expand frequencies in some existing markets. Let’s go over what we can expect…
Delta adds Atlanta to Zurich route
Between May 31 and September 8, 2024, Delta will operate a 4x weekly seasonal flight between Atlanta (ATL) and Zurich (ZRH). This will operate with the following schedule:
DL90 Atlanta to Zurich departing 7:35PM arriving 9:35AM (+1 day)
DL91 Zurich to Atlanta departing 11:35AM arriving 2:55PM
The 4,691-mile flight is blocked at 8hr eastbound and 9hr20min westbound. The eastbound flight will operate Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, while the westbound flight will operate Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Delta will use a Boeing 767-300ER for the route.
This will complement Delta’s existing service to Zurich out of New York. Zurich is of course a Star Alliance hub, so this is a market where United is much stronger (thanks to its transatlantic joint venture with SWISS).
Delta adds New York to Munich route
Between April 7 and October 24, 2024, Delta will operate a 3x weekly seasonal flight between New York (JFK) and Munich (MUC). This will operate with the following schedule:
DL238 New York to Munich departing 6:05PM arriving 8:25AM (+1 day)
DL239 Munich to New York departing 11:45AM arriving 2:40PM
The 4,038-mile flight is blocked at 8hr20min eastbound and 8hr55min westbound. The eastbound flight will operate Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, while the westbound flight will operate Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Delta will use a Boeing 767-400ER for the route.
This will complement Delta’s existing service to Munich out of both Atlanta and Detroit. Much like with Zurich, Munich is a Star Alliance hub, so this is a market where United is also much stronger (thanks to its transatlantic joint venture with Lufthansa).
Delta adds New York to Naples route
Between May 23 and October 25, 2024, Delta will operate a daily seasonal flight between New York (JFK) and Naples (NAP). This will operate with the following schedule:
DL232 New York to Naples departing 4:50PM arriving 8:00AM (+1 day)
DL233 Naples to New York departing 10:00AM arriving 2:05PM
The 4,401-mile flight is blocked at 9hr10min eastbound and 10hr5min westbound. Delta will use a Boeing 767-300ER for the route.
This will be Delta’s only flight to Naples, though Delta will be competing against United (which flies there out of Newark) and American (which flies there out of Philadelphia).
Delta adds New York to Shannon route
Between May 23 and October 6, 2024, Delta will operate a daily seasonal flight between New York (JFK) and Shannon (SNN). This will operate with the following schedule:
DL284 New York to Shannon departing 10:55PM arriving 10:10AM (+1 day)
DL285 Shannon to New York departing 11:55AM arriving 2:25PM
The 3,082-mile flight is blocked at 6hr15min eastbound and 7hr30min westbound. Delta will use a Boeing 7757-200 for the route. Note that Delta One (business class) won’t be offered on this route, but rather Delta is using a domestically configured Boeing 757, and the first class cabin will be marketed as Premium Select (premium economy).
This will be Delta’s only flight to Shannon, and Delta last operated this route in 2019. United also flies seasonally to Shannon out of Chicago and Newark, while American doesn’t currently fly there.
Delta increasing service in existing markets
In addition to the above new route adds, Delta will be increasing frequencies in several existing markets, including the following:
- Atlanta (ATL) to Paris (CDG) — there will be up to 21x weekly service
- Atlanta (ATL) to Venice (VCE) — there will be up to 10x weekly service
- Boston (BOS) to Athens (ATH) — there will be up to 7x weekly service
- Cincinnati (CVG) to Paris (CDG) — there will be up to 7x weekly service
- Detroit (DTW) to Paris (CDG) — there will be up to 14x weekly service
- Detroit (DTW) to Reykjavik (KEF) — there will be up to 5x weekly service
- New York (JFK) to Barcelona (BCN) — there will be up to 14x weekly service
Delta cancels Atlanta to Dusseldorf route
There is one major cut coming to Delta’s transatlantic network. Specifically, as of October 27, 2023, Delta will discontinue its service between Atlanta (ATL) and Dusseldorf (DUS). This is sad, because Delta has been the only US airline to serve Dusseldorf, and this is also the only transatlantic route to Dusseldorf. It’s unfortunate that Dusseldorf couldn’t sustain this. Even though it’s a wealthy city with a lot of business, that apparently wasn’t enough to make this route worthwhile for Delta.
By Ben Schlappig
Source OneMileAtATime