2023 will have been an excellent year for Delta Air Lines which has seen a steady rise in passenger numbers between Europe and the United States. Financial results for the three months to 30 September. Revenues on international routes up 35% compared with 2022with record margins in all regions. Revenues on the transatlantic route increased by 34 %.
" In France, our summer programme met its objectives, and our cooperation with Air France was optimal, while the Charles de Gaulle hub ensured a smooth journey for our passengers." explains Béatrice de Rotalier, Sales Director France. " Our Premium classes performed very well, particularly Business class.. This is linked in particular to strong demand from top-of-the-range leisure traffic, such as on the Nice-New York. Nice-Atlantawhich is only served by seasonal flights, also performed very well." analyses the Sales Director for France.
On domestic routesThe company's revenues have also been boosted. They are up 6 % compared with 2022 with 11 % more capacity. The airline benefited from strong passenger demand in New York and the United States. BostonThis has been boosted by the upturn in business travel.
An early morning flight from JFK to CDG in 2024
According to Béatrice de Rotalier, the winter timetable, which comes into force at the end of October, will see a slight reduction in capacity of Delta Air Lines in France. " We offer 12 daily flights between France and the United States to 9 destinations. But we are already preparing for the 2024 summer season. In particular with the Olympic Games in Paris. We are in fact the official company of American teams. Our flight schedule will be substantial, the most important in our history on the transatlantic axis" she describes.
On this route, Delta Air Lines to launch four new routesfrom Munich, Naples and Shannon (Ireland) to New York-JFK and from Zurich to Atlanta. It will also increase the number of frequencies on the Barcelona-JFK, Reykjavik-Detroit and Athens-Boston.
At Paris-CDGthe company will operate 3 daily flights to Atlanta and New York-JFK. " In particular, we are launching a morning flight from New York taking off at 8.30am for an evening arrival. We will thus be the only airline to offer this daytime flight between the two cities. We will also be offering more frequencies between CDG, Cincinnati and Detroit. We have also planned the our flights to Nice-JFK and Atlanta resume on a daily basis" says Béatrice de Rotalier.
Free Wi-Fi on long-haul flights in 2024
Services, in 2024, the company should offer the free wifi on its long-haul routes. And continue its policy of renovating and opening new airport lounges. The Year 2023 saw the completion of work on the company's dedicated terminal in Los Angeles (Delta Sky Way). Delta occupies 120,000 m² of space here, following the merger of terminals 2 and 3. The Delta terminal also boasts the airline's largest Sky Club lounge in the United States.
This year, Delta will have inaugurated a number of trade fairs, including Boston, Kansas CityMinneapolis, JFK and Newark. " Each with its own theme" says Béatrice de Rotalier. Boston's Sky Club evokes the city's maritime past, and Newark's its industrial past. A second lounge at JFK in Terminal 4 evokes Broadway and the lights of the city. Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Kansas City, on the other hand, are more rooted in an evocation of nature...
