The COVID-19 pandemic has affected plenty of industries, but few have seen quite as many changes as airlines. Some adjustments are directly related to staying safe from the virus, such as eliminating alcohol sales to limit the amount of time passengers will be maskless or prevent them from becoming disorderly. Others involve how the carriers operate and where they fly as travel restrictions are lifted. Now, Delta has announced its latest set of changes that will affect the carrier’s flights in the coming months. Read on to see if your next business trip or vacation could be affected.
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The next vacation you book may require one less connection on the ground. On Feb. 18, Delta announced that it would be adding three long-haul flights to Hawaii to its schedule. The new departures will be from Detroit and John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Honolulu. In addition, Delta’s global hub at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta will see a new direct flight added to Kahului Airport in Maui.
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According to the airline’s announcement, the new daily departures will begin later this year, with flights from Atlanta and Detroit to Maui and Honolulu beginning on Nov. 19. Daily direct service from New York to Honolulu begins later on Dec. 17.
Once the new schedule takes effect, Delta will offer a total of 18 daily nonstop flights from seven cities in the mainland U.S. to four destinations in Hawaii. This includes 10 peak-day departures to Honolulu from Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York’s JFK Airport, Salt Lake City, and Seattle; four peak-day departures to Maui from Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Seattle; and two peak-day departures each to Kona and Lihue from Los Angeles and Seattle.
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