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Delta Strives to Improve Customer Experience with New Amenity Kits

June 10, 2019 Mateen Kontoravdis

As part of a multi-billion dollar investment in the customer experience, Delta Air Lines recently debuted a new line up of in-flight amenity kits. The refreshed kits have been created for long-haul customers in all

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Jamaica Sees Big Increase in Summer Flights

April 28, 2019 Connor Sadler

The Caribbean island of Jamaica is set to welcome more travellers this summer as 8.4 percent more air seats are bound for the destination, over 1.4 million in total. United States Jamaica’s primary source market

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WestJet Begins Service to Atlanta

March 6, 2019 Peter Biondi

A special celebration at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday marked the first WestJet flight to the capital of Georgia. The event included a special speech by the Atlanta Airport General Manager, John Selden,

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

Delta Extends and Increases Airbus A220 Order

January 9, 2019 Pablo Diaz

Delta Air Lines announced that it has reached an agreement with Airbus to extend its order book of the A220 by 15 aircraft, elevating the total to 90. This marks the first order of 2019

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Delta Adding Fourth Link to Los Angeles from Atlanta with New Burbank Flight

November 17, 2018 Albert Kuan

Delta announced plans to launch twice-daily service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles next summer. The Atlanta-based carrier has said the new route will better connect Atlanta’s film industry

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Frontier Continues Expansion with Six New Routes

September 12, 2018 Daniel Morley

Frontier has announced another round of expansion, announcing six new routes. The new routes will all be seasonal as well as less than daily. The biggest expansion will be at Orlando International Airport with four

Airlines

Delta Starts First Non-Stop Service to China from Atlanta Hub

July 29, 2018 Albert Kuan

Delta launched services between Shanghai Pudong International Airport and its hub in Atlanta on July 20, 2018, the airline’s busiest day of the summer. Delta Flight 185, operated by one of Delta’s Boeing 777-200LR aircraft,

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Updated: Power Outage Halts Flights at World’s Busiest Airport

December 17, 2017 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta is currently experiencing a power outage affecting several critical areas within the airport. Officials are not certain of the cause, which was first reported around 1:15 p.m. ET. “The Federal

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Atlanta Airport Encounters Snowstorm, Faces Flight Delays and Cancellations

December 9, 2017 Daniel Morley

A rare southern snowstorm has crippled the world’s busiest airport, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport expecting up to six inches of snow by Saturday morning. The snow was initially expected to be only between one

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JetBlue Looks to Compete With Delta, Announces Expansion in Atlanta

August 22, 2017 Akhil Dewan

New York-based JetBlue is set to start three new routes from Atlanta beginning on March 8, 2018. With service to New York – JFK, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Orlando, Florida, the new routes will double

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Delta Adds New Service to Lagos from New York-JFK Hub

August 20, 2017 Joshua Drabble

Beginning March 24, 2018, Delta will add new service between its New York-JFK hub and Lagos, Nigeria. This three-times-weekly service complements the Atlanta-based carrier’s Atlanta to Lagos flight, which operates four-times-weekly. The service is scheduled

Airlines

jetBlue Returns to Atlanta After 13 Year Hiatus

March 31, 2017 Joshua Drabble

New York-based jetBlue has launched their return to Atlanta with a five-times daily service between Boston Logan and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Atlanta is the airline’s 101st city within their network, the largest U.S. city

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Delta Introduces Updated Boarding Process in Atlanta

March 3, 2017 Matthew Garcia

Delta Air Lines is changing things up at their hub airport in Atlanta. The major air carrier has started testing an updated boarding process at five gates in the B concourse of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International

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The Case for Flying Delta Air Lines

October 24, 2015 Joe Pesek

Over the next several weeks, AirlineGeeks staff writers will be completing a series focused on each of the major airlines based in the United States. We will take a closer look into the airline’s history,

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Qatar Airways Announces Sizable Expansion to the U.S.

May 4, 2015 Joe Pesek

Just this morning, Qatar Airways has announced it will continue with its rapid expansion, adding Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles to its route map by 2016. Once all three routes are added, Qatar will serve

Throwback Thursday

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: USA 3000

February 19, 2015 Ian McMurtry

USA 3000, originally known as Brendan Airways, was a small airline formed in 2001 as a way of flying cheap flights from the northeast to the Caribbean. USA3000 officially launched on December 28, 2001 with

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Spirit Airlines Expands in Atlanta

February 18, 2015 Jace Moseley

On Tuesday, February 17th, 2015, Fort-Lauderdale based ultra-low cost carrier, Spirit Airlines, announced that it would be launching nine new routes out of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The new routes will add service to Baltimore, Boston,

Atlanta

Delta Strives to Improve Customer Experience with New Amenity Kits

Jamaica Sees Big Increase in Summer Flights

WestJet Begins Service to Atlanta

Delta Extends and Increases Airbus A220 Order

Delta Adding Fourth Link to Los Angeles from Atlanta with New Burbank Flight

Frontier Continues Expansion with Six New Routes

Delta Starts First Non-Stop Service to China from Atlanta Hub

Updated: Power Outage Halts Flights at World’s Busiest Airport

Atlanta Airport Encounters Snowstorm, Faces Flight Delays and Cancellations

JetBlue Looks to Compete With Delta, Announces Expansion in Atlanta

Delta Adds New Service to Lagos from New York-JFK Hub

jetBlue Returns to Atlanta After 13 Year Hiatus

Delta Introduces Updated Boarding Process in Atlanta

The Case for Flying Delta Air Lines

Qatar Airways Announces Sizable Expansion to the U.S.

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: USA 3000

Spirit Airlines Expands in Atlanta

Lufthansa Group Reports Over 13 Million Passengers in May

Lufthansa’s First Boeing 777-9X Appears on Boeing Test Flight Line at Paine Field

TAP Air Portugal Expands to San Francisco with New A330neo

GOL Chief Executive Rebukes Criticism by Azul in Slot Spat

Japan Airlines Receives First Airbus Aircraft