Delta to Resume Two Domestic Routes

In a statement, the Atlanta-based carrier shared that it hopes these flights will attract both leisure and business travelers.

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A Delta 737-900ER in Los Angeles. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)
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Key Takeaways:

  • Delta is relaunching two domestic routes in summer 2025: Salt Lake City to Fairbanks, Alaska, and Detroit to San Jose, California.
  • The Salt Lake City to Fairbanks route will operate seasonally from June 8 to September 7, 2025, utilizing an Airbus A220-100.
  • The Detroit to San Jose route will operate seasonally from July 7 to November 30, 2025, on a Boeing 737-900ER aircraft.
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Delta plans to resume service on two domestic routes next summer. In a statement, the Atlanta-based carrier shared that it hopes these flights will attract both leisure and business travelers.

Starting on June 8, 2025, the airline will add flights between its Salt Lake City hub and Fairbanks, Alaska. Delta already serves Fairbanks from Minneapolis/St. Paul and Seattle, with previous service from Salt Lake City ending in 2021.

The seasonal route will be operated by an Airbus A220-100 through Sept. 7. Recently, Fairbanks received $900,000 in federal funding to attract new air service.

Additional California Route

Beginning on July 7, 2025, Delta will relaunch flights from its Detroit hub to San Jose, California. According to Cirium Diio schedule data, the route was last served by Delta in 2020.

Flight times for the routes are as follows:

Route Dep. Time Arr. Time
DTW-SJC 19:55 21:51
SJC-DTW 23:00 6:30
FAI-SLC 0:55 7:50
SLC-FAI 20:50 23:55

Flights will operate through Nov. 30, 2025, on a Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. From San Jose, the carrier currently flies to Atlanta, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Seattle.

Ryan Ewing

Ryan founded AirlineGeeks.com in February 2013 and has spent more than a decade covering the airline business. His work has been featured by CNN, WJLA, CNET, and Business Insider. His aviation experience spans airport operations, Part 135 regulatory compliance, and airline crew workforce planning, along with time behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 and interviews with airline executives. Ryan now serves as Group President of Firecrown Media’s Aviation Group. He holds a B.S. in Air Transportation Management and an MBA from Arizona State University and teaches Airline Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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