Delta Brings Porsches to New York, Seattle & Detroit Elites

Delta Air Lines will expand its Porsche transfer service to LaGuardia, Sea-Tac and Detroit airports. The airline will surprise “high-value” customers with gate-to-gate transfers in the German performance automobiles starting in November.

Due to the popularity of Delta Air Lines’ Porsche transfer service at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), the airline has announced plans to expand the perk to elite flyers at New York-LaGuardia International Airport (LGA), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) beginning in November.

The move by Delta keeps pace with American Airlines, which recently expanded its Cadillac transfer program for elite flyers to include LGA, JFK and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in October. American previously offered the service exclusively at LAX.

Delta’s Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrids are waiting at the gate to whisk the most elite flyers away to their connecting flights. The brand new Porches cannot be reserved or requested, but are offered to Diamond Medallion members based on connection times and frequent flyer status.

Cheryl Scheck, Delta’s director of customer experience, explained in the press release that the surprise is half the fun. “Our continuing partnership with Porsche gives us hundreds of opportunities to save the day by offering unexpected pick-ups in an even more unexpected vehicle, with a unique surprise and delight to connect them to their destination.”

Diamond Medallion members will only be able to appreciate the vehicle’s German engineering and performance of the cars as passengers. Regulations at the airports require a special license to drive a Porsche on the tarmac.

[Photo: Delta Air Lines]