Aviation Updates Philippines –
As part of its plans of
recovery throughout its network US-based Delta Airlines plans to open
up and resume much of its trans-Pacific network by next summer. Among
the routes included is the delayed launch of the Seoul-Manila route.
Image Source: Delta Airbus A350 (Source: Delta Airlines)
In a release from the
airline issued on August 21, the airline hopes to increase its
services to cross the Pacific from its hubs of Atlanta, Detroit, Los
Angeles, Minneapolis, and Seattle.
From Seattle, the airline
plans to operate daily flights to Tokyo-Haneda, Seoul-Incheon,
Beijing, and Shanghai as part of its strategy to make the Pacific Northwest city its premier Trans-Pacific gateway.
For its planned
Seattle-Beijing flights, Delta plans to operate the route to/from the
Beijing-Daxing Airport subject to government approvals. No specific
date has been set, though Delta plans to launch the route during the
IATA summer season (March 28-October 25).
Flights between the US and
China are currently capped at four-weekly flights for airlines from
each country respectively. With the recent agreement to increase the
total to eight times weekly, Delta is doubling its Detroit-Shanghai
and Seattle-Shanghai flights from once-weekly to twice-weekly
starting August 24. The Atlanta-based carrier's operations to China
makes a stop at Seoul.
In South Korea, Delta
plans to resume its Minneapolis-Seoul route by April 2021. The
carrier also plans to launch its Seoul-Manila flights during the
winter season (October 25-March 27) initially on a four-times weekly
schedule which will go daily by next summer.
The Atlanta-based carrier
has delayed the launch of the Seoul-Manila route – originally
scheduled to begin in March - amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delta plans to continue
developing its presence at Tokyo-Haneda with the addition of
four-times weekly flights from Haneda to Honolulu by December 2020.
Image: Delta Airlines' winter 2020/summer 2021 plans (Source: Delta Airlines' website)
Among the other routes Delta plans to resume by next summer include
Portland-Tokyo (Haneda), Minneapolis-Tokyo (Haneda), Los
Angeles-Shanghai, and Detroit-Nagoya.
“While significant
hurdles remain in the global fight against the pandemic, we are ready
to connect customers to the people, places, opportunities and
experiences they’re longing for,” said Delta's Senior Vice
President for Network Planning Joe Esposito. “Customers flying
internationally can look forward to a modernized fleet featuring our
latest cabin products and a travel experience that prioritizes their
health and the health of our employees from check-in to baggage
claim.”
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