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Delta to expand Asia service from Seattle

October 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Bomkamp
The Associated Press

https://i0.wp.com/nwasianweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/31_42/nation_delta.jpgNEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines wants to expand service to Asia through its partnership with Alaska Airlines.
Delta plans to add a flight between Seattle and Shanghai starting on June 17, 2013. Delta, which is based in Atlanta, is also proposing a flight between Seattle and Tokyo-Haneda, Japan, set to begin in March.

By next summer, Delta plans to operate more than 40 daily flights to 15 destinations from Seattle. The city is the home base of Alaska Airlines’ parent company Alaska Air Group Inc. The partnership with Alaska allows Delta to offer connecting service from Seattle to many other U.S. cities across both airlines’ networks. Delta customers can access more than 50 markets through a connection in Seattle, while Alaska customers have access to about 60 U.S. cities served by Delta.

Delta will add a fifth daily nonstop flight between Seattle and New York’s JFK Airport starting on June 1, giving travelers in both cities more opportunities to connect internationally. Those flights between New York and Seattle will offer Business Elite service, with perks including shorter lines, early boarding, priority baggage service, and lounge access.

From JFK, Delta flies to about 40 international destinations in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

Delta cancelled a plan to start flights to Haneda last year after Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Delta also made cutbacks in Japan service last year as traffic across the Pacific slowed.

Delta currently operates nonstop service to Beijing, Tokyo, and Osaka, Japan. (end)

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Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Africa, Alaska Air Group Inc, Alaska Airlines, Asia, Beijing, Business Elite, Delta, Europe, Latin America, New York, Seattle, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 42 | October 13 - October 19, japan

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