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> > Herb > http://portuguese-american-journal.com/travel-delta-air-lines-first-flight-to-ponta-delgada-carried-193-passengers-azores/ > > Travel: Delta Air Lines first flight to Ponta Delgada carried 193 passengers > – Azores > > On Friday, May 25, Delta Air Lines arrived at the airport of Ponta Delgada, > carrying 193 passengers, on its first flight between New York and the Azores. > > The Delta seasonal New York route to Ponta Delgada takes place five times a > week, except on Monday and Wednesday. > > On the same date, Delta also launched a daily seasonal service from Atlanta > city, in the United States, to Lisbon, mainland Portugal. > > The new routes complement an existing daily flight from New York to Lisbon, > launched in the summer of 2017 and resumed on May 3, 2018, as a year-round > service. > > For the Lisbon route, Delta has scheduled a Boeing 767-300ER, which has a > capacity of 225 seats, while for flights between New York and Ponta Delgada > the company will operate a Boeing 757-200ER, which carries 199 passengers. > The Atlanta-Lisbon route will be operated with a Boeing 767-300ER. > > Delta said in a statement that this year the company projects to increase its > flight capacity to Portugal by more than 200% percent compared to 2017. > > About 43,000 passengers flew with Delta between New York and Lisbon in 2017, > answering to a 30% increase in the number of American travelers to Portugal > last year. > > > Azores welcome Delta Air Lines (photo credit Andre Aguiar) > Although the new route connecting New York to the Azores Islands is currently > seasonal, Delta has stated that “there is a possibility of the route > extending to a year-round service.” Indicating that this option will be > judged based on its performance over the summer. > > From now on, Delta Air Lines will be competing directly with the Azores > Airlines the only commercial airline currently providing direct flights from > the United States to the Azores. > > The Azores based carrier offers connections from the United States to the > Azores and mainland Portugal from Logan International Airport (Boston, MA), > Oakland International Airport (Oakland, CA) and T.F. Green Airport > (Providence, RI). > > In Canada, the carrier offers connections to the Azores and mainland > Portugal from Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport > (Montreal), and Pearson International Airport (Toronto). > > Part of the SATA Group, the Azores Airlines connects North America with the > Azores and mainland Portugal for more than 40 years serving the nine islands > of the archipelago. In addition, the the company also provides connections to > Funchal (Madeira), Gran Canaria and Cape Verde. > > In a recent development, United Airlines has also announced a number of new > seasonal flights between the United States and Europe for the year. The new > routes include service from Newark, New Jersey, to Porto city, Portugal > mainland. > > paj.staff > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
