SEATTLE, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines'
(NYSE: DAL) hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will
continue to grow next spring with the launch of four daily flights
to Orange County's John Wayne
Airport beginning May 1, 2016.
In all, Delta will launch service to ten destinations from
Seattle between November 2015 and May
2016: Billings, Mont.;
Boston; Cancun, Mexico; Edmonton, Alberta; Kona on Hawaii's Big
Island; Missoula, Mont.;
Orange County; Orlando; Pasco,
Wash.; and Victoria, British
Columbia. Some service may be operated by Delta Connection
carriers SkyWest Airlines and Compass Airlines.
"Orange County is one of the
top destinations from Seattle and
fills a critical component of our corporate and leisure travel
demand," said Mike Medeiros, Delta's
Vice President – Seattle. "With 10
nonstop destinations launching between November and next spring,
our 3,000 Seattle-area employees
look forward to serving our customers from Orange County to Shanghai and more than 30 destinations in
between."
Delta's Seattle to Orange County flights will be operated on the
following schedule by Delta Connection carrier Compass Airlines
using Embraer 175 aircraft:
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Seattle (SEA) at 7:45
a.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 10:37 a.m.
|
Seattle (SEA) at
11:05 a.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 1:59 p.m.
|
Seattle (SEA) at 2:45
p.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 5:30 p.m.
|
Seattle (SEA) at 6:20
p.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 9:04 p.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 7:20 a.m.
|
Seattle (SEA) at
10:18 a.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 11:10 a.m.
|
Seattle (SEA) at 2:15
p.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 2:30 p.m.
|
Seattle (SEA) at 5:26
p.m.
|
Orange County (SNA)
at 6:10 p.m.
|
Seattle (SEA) at 9:05
p.m.
|
Delta is one of the largest carriers at Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport, offering customers more than 100 peak-day
departures to more than 30 destinations, including eight long-haul
international destinations in Europe and Asia. By June
2016, Delta will operate more than 140 peak-day departures
to 44 destinations, up from 43 peak-day departures to 18
destinations in June 2013. The
airline's expansion at Sea-Tac is estimated to contribute
$571 million annually in total
economic output.
Every Delta flight from Seattle features jet
service with Delta One/First Class and Delta Comfort+ seating. All
customers have access to free entertainment options via Delta
Studio and Wi-Fi service on every domestic aircraft operating in
the contiguous U.S. Delta is the only carrier to offer full
flat-bed seats with direct aisle access in Delta One on every
long-haul international flight from Seattle. The airline has
also invested $15 million in its facilities at Sea-Tac,
including its Delta Sky Club and lobby renovations, Sky Priority
services, new gate area power recharging stations, expanded ticket
counters and enhancements to the international arrivals area.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 318 destinations in 58 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with
Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta
offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and
markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities,
global products and services, and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as
delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta,
Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
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