Thursday, August 29, 2024 Delta Air Lines is set to become the third-largest international airline operator in the United States this September. While securing the second spot for long-haul flights, Delta plans to manage an average of 231 daily international departures over the 30-day period, effectively doubling this figure when accounting for return flights. Despite this extensive operation, these international services will represent just 10% of Delta’s overall operations.
The airline’s third-place ranking is partly due to the significant number of flights to Canada and Mexico, which together account for about 20% of the USA’s international services. Delta’s partnerships with Aeromexico and WestJet help to balance this. However, Delta typically does not lead among U.
S. carriers in most international markets, with the exception of countries within the SkyTeam alliance and select African nations. Delta Air Lines, a key member of the SkyTeam alliance, boasts a robust international network.
Using Cirium data, Delta’s operations in September highlight 176 planned international routes. Impressively, 134 of these routes will operate at least once daily, with 40 routes seeing double daily service, and 18 receiving triple daily flights. Atlanta, Delta’s primary hub and the world’s busiest airport, unsurprisingly leads in the number of international take-offs.
Following Atlanta, other major Delta hubs include New York JFK, Minneapolis, Detroit, Seattle, Salt Lake City,.