New routes support expansion of international offerings from Sea-Tac International Airport; Full flat-bed seats now on all long-haul international flights from Seattle.
SEATTLE – Delta Air Lines will add new daily nonstop service to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from Fairbanks International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, beginning May 29, 2014 and June 5, 2014, respectively. The new service continues to expand customer access to the airline’s growing international network from Seattle.
Delta will offer customers five daily flights between Vancouver and Seattle, operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines using 76-seat, two-class CRJ-900s. Additionally, the airline will begin one daily summer seasonal flight between Fairbanks, Alaska and Seattle using a Boeing 737-800. Each aircraft is equipped with First Class and Economy Comfort seating as well as onboard Wi-Fi.
“These new flights make it even more convenient for customers in Vancouver and Fairbanks to connect through our growing global gateway in Seattle,” said Mike Medeiros, Delta’s vice president – Seattle. “By next summer, customers will have one-stop service to the top five cities in Asia as well as the top three European markets.”
Delta recently announced expanded Seattle service to Anchorage, Alaska, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore., San Diego and San Francisco to support its increasing international network which currently operates nonstop flights to Amsterdam, Beijing, Paris, Shanghai-Pudong and Tokyo. The airline will also operate new nonstop international service in 2014 to London-Heathrow in March, as well as Hong Kong and Seoul in June, pending government approval.
Every long-haul international Delta flight from Seattle now features full flat-bed seats in BusinessElite, Economy Comfort seating and entertainment on demand in every seat throughout the aircraft.
Delta currently operates 35 peak-day departures to 15 destinations from Seattle, and every flight offers BusinessElite/First Class and Economy Comfort seating as well as domestic Wi-Fi service. The airline has also invested $14 million in its facilities at Sea-Tac, including its recently completed lobby renovations, new Delta Sky Club, Sky Priority services, new gate area power recharging stations and expanded ticket counters.
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