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22.09.2023 - 13:45 / thepointsguy.com / John F.Kennedy / Delta
As the leaves start turning, Delta Air Lines is already gearing up to whisk you away for your dream summer vacation.
The Atlanta-based carrier announced on Friday its annual summer long-haul network expansion, which includes a handful of new routes, expanded service to existing destinations and more.
These summer-focused international network announcements have become a rite of passage in recent years. American Airlines has already had its time in the spotlight, and now it's Delta's turn to spill the beans about where it's adding flights next summer.
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All of Delta's new flights will be loaded into the schedule this weekend and will be bookable by no later than Monday, Sept. 25.
One of the new routes that Delta will commence is from New York to Naples, Italy. This daily service will start on May 23, 2024, and run through Oct. 25.
This service will complement Delta's existing Italy flights from its John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) hub to Milan, Venice and Rome.
The move comes just a few weeks after American Airlines announced Naples, Italy, as one of its all-new destinations for the upcoming summer season. American will fly to Naples from its Philadelphia hub, giving Delta a monopoly on the JFK to Naples market. (Air Italy used to operate flights between these airports, but stopped service in October 2017, Cirium schedules show.)
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United Airlines flies from nearby Newark to Naples, so there will be lots of competition as all three airlines can now sell one-stop service to Naples from much of the U.S. this summer. Hopefully, that translates to lower fares for flyers.
Before the pandemic, Delta used to fly to Shannon, Ireland, from New York. That service has been suspended since September 2019, but it'll finally return five years later on May 23, 2024. (It'll run through Oct. 6)
This route joins Delta's existing service to Dublin from Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis and New York.
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Delta will also start flying between New York and Munich on a three-times-weekly basis beginning on April 9, 2024, and running through Oct. 24, 2024. This new flight will give SkyTeam flyers and Delta loyalists a new nonstop connection to a city that's historically been dominated by Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners.
Lufthansa operates plenty of flights between New York and Munich, and United flies to the German city from several U.S. gateways. American flies there from Charlotte on a daily basis, and Delta's new
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