Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, “up in the air” hasn’t been just a literal definition of what airlines do but also a way to describe their scheduling and in-flight services as of late. For months, carriers have grappled with staffing shortages brought on by the Omicron variant, flight cancelations due to severe weather, and changing public health regulations—all while trying to provide comfortable service and stay financially viable. Now, Delta Air Lines has announced a schedule change that will cut flights to two major cities beginning in May. Read on to see how this could affect your next trip.
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Delta has announced changes to its schedule that will affect its transatlantic flights in the coming months, Simple Flying reports. As of May 1, flights from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Athens, Greece, will be reduced from 11 weekly departures to one flight a day. The airline will also cut back service from JFK to Milan Malpensa Airport, paring its weekly service from 14 departures to 12.
The changes also show that the airline is holding off on bringing back certain flights. The resumption of flights to Lagos from New York has been pushed back to May 5. And flights from Atlanta to Johannesburg will remain at their reduced three departures through May.
However, the airline’s schedule changes also involve adding more departures and beefing up weekly service in some markets. Beginning May 21, Delta will add a second weekly flight between Boston Logan Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Minneapolis/St. Paul will also see European flights added by the airline, adding a second daily departure to Amsterdam beginning May 5 before upping the total number of weekly flights to the Netherlands to 17 as of June 1, Simple Flying reports.
Delta is also adding flights to London,…