Delta Air Lines reports it will increase service at Los Angeles International Airport with daily year-round and seasonal service to 14 destinations, including eight new markets. The additional service adds 12 percent more daily seats in the market, Delta says.
The new and expanded Los Angeles service includes the following cities (with start dates):
• New daily service to Nashville and three daily flights to Seattle (April 8)
• New intra-West service to two markets: San Jose, Calif. with four daily flights (July 1) and Spokane, Wash. with one daily flight (June 10)
• New summer seasonal service to three markets: Boston will operate daily (June 10), Anchorage, Alaska will operate three times weekly Friday-Sunday (June 21) and Bozeman, Mont. will operate Saturday only service (June 22)
• New Central America service to San Jose, Costa Rica (July 1)
• Expanding current intra-West service with one additional flight to Oakland, Calif., Phoenix and Sacramento, Calif. for a total of five (June 10)
• Service to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico will increase frequency from Saturday only to daily (July 1) and one additional Saturday flight will be added to Guadalajara, Mexico (July 6)
• Expanding service to New Orleans with one additional flight for a total of three daily (Sept. 4)
• Full flat-bed seating in BusinessElite on four of the seven flights to New York-JFK this summer
• Upgrading Las Vegas aircraft to six daily mainline flights in June
"Los Angeles boasts a strong domestic revenue market and we are committed to building a network that supports customer demand both locally and around the globe," said Bob Cortelyou, Delta's senior vice president – Network Planning. "Our new service, combined with our domestic and international partners, positions Delta to be Los Angeles' preferred carrier."
By summer, Delta says it will operate 118 peak-day departures to 40 nonstop destinations, including Sydney and Tokyo, from Los Angeles. All Los Angeles service offers customers the option of first class, Economy Comfort or economy seating, along with in-flight Wi-Fi.
Additionally, Delta said it expects to begin codesharing on flights between Los Angeles and London-Heathrow airport with partner Virgin Atlantic Airways later this year.
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