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On Friday morning, Delta Flight 1202 to San Francisco marked the first flight by the carrier’s new Airbus A321neo, delivered in April. “This airplane is the cornerstone of the fleet for the next 20 to 30 years,” said Mauricio Parise, Delta vice president of brand experience. “Some airlines fly this airplane to Europe, but we don’t—we’re trying to up the [domestic] game.”
At 4:10 p.m., Delta inaugurates Boston-Tel Aviv service and at 8:05 p.m. Delta inaugurates Boston-Athens. They will bring the number of international destinations from Boston this summer to ten, including Amsterdam, Cancun, Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Paris and Rome,
After putting the A321neo on Boston-San Francisco, Delta will gradually add the new aircraft on Boston-West Coast destinations including San Diego and Seattle, as well as Denver.
“It is a statement that we are committed to Boston,” said Charlie Schewe, Delta’s Boston-based sales director for the East region. “It shows we are putting our best product in Boston.”
Delta initially ordered 100 A321neo aircraft in 2018, but gradually raised the order to 155. It has taken delivery of two and expects to take about two dozen this year. The neo has more efficient Pratt & Whitney engines – “neo” stands for “new engine option” — and 194 seats including 20 in first with 36-inch pitch, 42 in Delta Comfort with 33-inch pitch and 132 in coach with 31-inch pitch.
Briefing a half dozen reporters on the ferry flight from Atlanta to Boston on Wednesday, Parise said that U.S….