Delta To Start New Routes To Japan

Delta Air Lines has made available for sale two new nonstop flights from the United States to Japan. Delta will operate one daily nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Tokyo (Narita) and one daily nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Nagoya beginning April 1, 2001.

"The New York-Tokyo service will be Delta’s first Asian flight from New York and is another link for our global business travelers," said Mark A. P. Drusch, senior vice president - Network Management. "This complements our position in New York as the largest transatlantic carrier."

The New York-Tokyo service will be Delta’s first nonstop service from New York to Japan. Delta’s Los Angeles to Nagoya service will be the only daily, nonstop service between those two cities.

JFK is Delta’s largest transatlantic gateway, with service to 22 nonstop destinations in Europe. Delta also offers connecting flights from JFK to 30 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Including service from all New York City area airports, Delta offers more nonstop flights to Florida than any other carrier; hourly service to Atlanta, Boston and Washington, D.C.; and hourly service on Delta Shuttle to Boston and Washington, D.C. In addition, Delta’s expanded BusinessElite U.S. transcontinental service connects New York’s JFK airport with Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.

"Delta’s Los Angeles - Nagoya flight will be the only daily nonstop service to Nagoya from the West Coast," said Drusch. "Serving the third largest Japanese market will complement our current Los Angeles - Tokyo daily service."

The new Los Angeles service will provide travelers with connecting flights to 14 destinations in the United States and Mexico. Delta’s expanded BusinessElite U.S. transcontinental service also connects Los Angeles with daily, nonstop flights to New York JFK and Boston.

Delta's goal is to become the #1 airline in the eyes of its customers, flying passengers and cargo from anywhere to everywhere. Passengers already choose to fly Delta more often than any other airline in the world on 5,244 flights each day to 339 cities in 48 countries on Delta, Delta Express, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers, and Delta's Worldwide Partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance which provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services