Delta plans to operate the new flights with the 214-passenger Boeing 767-300ER aircraft featuring Delta's award-winning BusinessElite service and will be available for sale to customers as soon as Delta receives required approval from the DOT. Schedules for the new Delta service will be announced following DOT approval.
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``Our customers have long awaited the addition of daily nonstop Delta flights on the world's most popular international route,'' said Jim Whitehurst, Delta's chief operating officer. ``Airline consumers in cities throughout the U.S. will benefit from the increased competition these flights will generate as they fill a critical gap in our international network, allowing customers to choose Delta for travel between New York and London.
Delta's agreement to acquire the rights to London marks a milestone in a decade-long effort by Delta to expand to London from JFK. In addition to this new service to London-Gatwick, Delta continues to favor an Open Skies agreement between the United States and Europe that would allow Delta and other U.S. carriers to also serve London's Heathrow Airport.
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