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This
week, Delta Air Lines launched daily nonstop flights between one of the world’s largest airline hubs,
Atlanta, and Lagos in Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest business centers.
Delta already offers service between Atlanta and Johannesburg, South Africa (via Dakar, Senegal), and
between New York-JFK and Accra, Ghana.
“We are pleased to begin our next wave of service expansion between the United States and Africa,” said Glen Hauenstein, executive vice
president – Network Planning and Revenue Management, Delta Air Lines. “As a leader in global aviation, we continuously look to develop high potential
new markets. Africa has a significant and rapidly growing demand, and we’re proud to be the only U.S. airline to offer service to the
continent.”
During 2008, Delta will add a second daily nonstop flight between the United States and Nigeria with service between Lagos and New
York-JFK, beginning June 9, 2008. Delta also will add other African routes in 2008, including flights to Nairobi, Kenya (via Dakar, effective
June 2); Cape Town, South Africa (via Dakar, effective June 3); and Cairo, Egypt (effective June
4). With this expansion, Delta will serve a total of seven African cities in six countries.
Delta
will operate widebody Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on the route, with the capacity to carry up to 214
passengers.
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