Delta Air Lines says its operations are getting back on track, signaling the likely end of a multi-day meltdown that's seen the carrier cancel more than 5,000 flights since an IT outage on Friday.
13.07.2024 - 04:54 / travelandleisure.com / Delta Air Lines
The kids are out of school, bags are packed, and most Americans will hit the road in July. Travel demand is so high that the Transportation Security Administration forecasts it could break records screening more than 3 million passengers nationally on July 7.
In this peak travel period, airlines continue to grow. New routes take off catering to one of the biggest events of the month, expanding some key airline partnerships, and adding new competition in some already competitive markets.
United is expanding connections with its partner Air Canada in July. The Star Alliance airline begins daily flights between San Francisco and Montreal on July 1, Cirium Diio schedules show. The flight departs San Francisco at 11 p.m. and arrives in Montreal at 7:25 the following morning. The return flight departs Montreal at 8:30 a.m. and arrives in SFO at 11:46 a.m. Air Canada and United together will offer three daily flights on the route with the latest addition. One-way fares on the United flight are typically between $150 and $350 one way this month.
On the topic of partnerships, Aeromexico is building back its U.S. network with partner Delta Air Lines. The airline will add four new routes from Mexico City to Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City, Tampa, and Washington Dulles from July 1. Aeromexico had pulled back to the U.S. during the pandemic, its bankruptcy restructuring, and the two years that U.S. authorities limited Mexican airlines’ growth. Fares on the airline’s website range from $520 to $843 one way during the first week of July
Delta itself launches two new routes in July. The SkyTeam carrier will connect Seattle and Dallas-Fort Worth — a route it had planned to launch in 2020 — twice daily from July 8. It faces a formidable list of competitors on the route, including Alaska Airlines and American. Delta also starts flights between Detroit and Sacramento on July 8, a route it last flew in 2020. For July, one-way fares on Delta’s website start at $179 between Seattle and DFW, and $409 between Detroit and Sacramento.
The Republican National Convention will convene in Milwaukee from July 15-18. American Airlines and United Airlines, eager to cater to convention goers, have added several new routes around the event. American will offer a nonstop to Milwaukee from New York LaGuardia on July 14 and 19 with 76-seat Embraer E175 jets. Good luck finding a seat though, flights are almost sold out, according to Google Flights.
United will also add new routes for the RNC. Flights between Washington Dulles and Milwaukee will operate July 13-15 and 19, and between Washington Reagan National and the Wisconsin city on July 14 and 19, according to Cirium Diio schedules. The Reagan National flights are already sold out,
Delta Air Lines says its operations are getting back on track, signaling the likely end of a multi-day meltdown that's seen the carrier cancel more than 5,000 flights since an IT outage on Friday.
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