Delta Announces SEA Service Expansion
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Delta Announces SEA Service Expansion
The battle with AS continues with a fairly significant expansion of year-round service between SEA and a few additional Alaska destinations and some expansion in certain leisure markets on a seasonal basis. Note the fast track status promo at the end of the piece.
http://news.delta.com/2015-02-23-Del...e-From-Seattle
SEATTLE, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is adding service from its hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kona International Airport and will increase service from select seasonal markets beginning as soon as summer 2015.
Delta Air Lines and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 370 destinations on six continents. For more information visit news.delta.com.
The new and increased Seattle service will operate as follows:
One daily flight to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii beginning Dec. 19, 2015
One additional daily flight to Palm Springs, Calif., for a total of two daily seasonal flights beginning Dec. 19, 2015
One daily seasonal flight to Tucson, Ariz., which was previously Saturday service, beginning Dec. 19, 2015
Extension of seasonal service to daily year-round service to Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska, beginning May 15, 2015
Expanded seasonal service to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, beginning Oct. 3, 2015
"Over the past year, we've focused on building our Seattle hub by adding new service and investing in our products and facilities to provide a strong, differentiated option to key destinations for both our business and leisure customers," said Mike Medeiros, Delta's vice president of Seattle. "The addition of Kona service, along with expansion in other leisure markets, ensures our customers have even more choices when it's time to unwind."
Service to Kona will be operated with Boeing 757-200 aircraft. Fairbanks, Juneau and Puerto Vallarta will use Boeing 737-800 aircraft, while Los Cabos will use Airbus A319 aircraft. Palm Springs and Tucson service will be operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest using two-class, 65-seat CRJ-700 aircraft. Additionally, Delta will introduce Boeing 717 aircraft on some existing routes between Seattle and Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
As Seattle's global airline, Delta offers customers access to a worldwide network of destinations throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S. with 85 peak-day departures to 31 destinations from Seattle. By summer, the airline will operate 126 flights to 35 destinations from its West Coast hub.
Delta will serve Seattle's top 15 destinations in the Western U.S. when recently announced service to Boise, Idaho; Denver; and Sacramento, Calif., launches this spring. Ketchikan and Sitka, Alaska, service will also launch in May, completing the top five destinations in Alaska.
During the summer, Delta offers 10 long-haul international flights from Seattle, providing as much long-haul international service from Seattle as all other airlines combined. This includes the top five destinations in Asia and three of the top four destinations in Europe. Delta is the only carrier to offer nonstop service from Seattle to Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo-Haneda.
Every Delta flight from Seattle features jet service with BusinessElite/First Class and Economy Comfort seating and free entertainment options via Delta Studio as well as Wi-Fi service on every domestic aircraft operating in the contiguous U.S. Delta is the only carrier to offer full flat-bed seats with direct aisle access in BusinessElite on every long-haul international flight from Seattle along with entertainment on demand in every seat throughout the aircraft. Locally, Delta recently opened a 7,000-square-foot corporate office just outside Seattle in downtown Bellevue. The airline has also invested $15 million in its facilities at Sea-Tac, including its Delta Sky Club and recently completed lobby renovations, Sky Priority services, new gate area power recharging stations, expanded ticket counters and enhancements to the international arrivals area.
From now until July 31, residents of Washington, Alaska and Oregon can fast-track to Silver Medallion status in just two qualifying round-trip flights by enrolling in the "Two Trips to Silver" promotion using their SkyMiles number. By flying additional qualifying round-trips, SkyMiles members in these states can go on to earn Gold Medallion status and up to 30,000 bonus miles. Terms and exclusions apply and are available at delta.com/2tosilver...
Delta Air Lines and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 370 destinations on six continents. For more information visit news.delta.com.
The new and increased Seattle service will operate as follows:
One daily flight to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii beginning Dec. 19, 2015
One additional daily flight to Palm Springs, Calif., for a total of two daily seasonal flights beginning Dec. 19, 2015
One daily seasonal flight to Tucson, Ariz., which was previously Saturday service, beginning Dec. 19, 2015
Extension of seasonal service to daily year-round service to Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska, beginning May 15, 2015
Expanded seasonal service to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, beginning Oct. 3, 2015
"Over the past year, we've focused on building our Seattle hub by adding new service and investing in our products and facilities to provide a strong, differentiated option to key destinations for both our business and leisure customers," said Mike Medeiros, Delta's vice president of Seattle. "The addition of Kona service, along with expansion in other leisure markets, ensures our customers have even more choices when it's time to unwind."
Service to Kona will be operated with Boeing 757-200 aircraft. Fairbanks, Juneau and Puerto Vallarta will use Boeing 737-800 aircraft, while Los Cabos will use Airbus A319 aircraft. Palm Springs and Tucson service will be operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest using two-class, 65-seat CRJ-700 aircraft. Additionally, Delta will introduce Boeing 717 aircraft on some existing routes between Seattle and Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
As Seattle's global airline, Delta offers customers access to a worldwide network of destinations throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S. with 85 peak-day departures to 31 destinations from Seattle. By summer, the airline will operate 126 flights to 35 destinations from its West Coast hub.
Delta will serve Seattle's top 15 destinations in the Western U.S. when recently announced service to Boise, Idaho; Denver; and Sacramento, Calif., launches this spring. Ketchikan and Sitka, Alaska, service will also launch in May, completing the top five destinations in Alaska.
During the summer, Delta offers 10 long-haul international flights from Seattle, providing as much long-haul international service from Seattle as all other airlines combined. This includes the top five destinations in Asia and three of the top four destinations in Europe. Delta is the only carrier to offer nonstop service from Seattle to Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo-Haneda.
Every Delta flight from Seattle features jet service with BusinessElite/First Class and Economy Comfort seating and free entertainment options via Delta Studio as well as Wi-Fi service on every domestic aircraft operating in the contiguous U.S. Delta is the only carrier to offer full flat-bed seats with direct aisle access in BusinessElite on every long-haul international flight from Seattle along with entertainment on demand in every seat throughout the aircraft. Locally, Delta recently opened a 7,000-square-foot corporate office just outside Seattle in downtown Bellevue. The airline has also invested $15 million in its facilities at Sea-Tac, including its Delta Sky Club and recently completed lobby renovations, Sky Priority services, new gate area power recharging stations, expanded ticket counters and enhancements to the international arrivals area.
From now until July 31, residents of Washington, Alaska and Oregon can fast-track to Silver Medallion status in just two qualifying round-trip flights by enrolling in the "Two Trips to Silver" promotion using their SkyMiles number. By flying additional qualifying round-trips, SkyMiles members in these states can go on to earn Gold Medallion status and up to 30,000 bonus miles. Terms and exclusions apply and are available at delta.com/2tosilver...
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The December 19th additions seem like special routes or added frequencies just for the holiday season of less than a month total duration.
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The last SEA passenger numbers I saw showed that Alaska numbers went up slightly, with Delta's way up of course with all their expansion.
It was Southwest and United that had drops. UA has announced closure of both the flight attendant and pilot bases at SEA. They seem to have conceded SEA to Delta and AS
It was Southwest and United that had drops. UA has announced closure of both the flight attendant and pilot bases at SEA. They seem to have conceded SEA to Delta and AS
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i was talking to my over 70 years old uncle who owned a travel agency selling tickets for northwest (over most of his entire life, i think) he commented that delta would shut down seattle to hong kong eventually. he said that among the west coast, seattle has much less traffic comparing to los angeles/ san francisco/ vancouver.
i added that there arent many wide bodies domestic out of seattle, it means premium traffic wont get premium services connecting at seattle.
i added that there arent many wide bodies domestic out of seattle, it means premium traffic wont get premium services connecting at seattle.
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There aren't many widebodies to domestic destinations out of LAX, either, so I suppose LAX is doomed as a TPAC hub.
SEA has nearly twice the passenger count of YVR.
SEA has nearly twice the passenger count of YVR.
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Huh? DL alone has domestic widebody service from LAX-HNL,ATL,MSP,DTW and JFK! Not to mention those widebodies operated by AA & UA to ORD, IAD, IAH as well. SEA has none of this aside from the occasional seasonal upgrade on DL.
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