Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) said Wednesday that it would add new nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and five cities this fall, while also increasing service to three existing destinations.

The new cities are Hartford, Conn; Columbus, Ohio; Orlando, Fla.; St. Louis, Mo. and Tampa, Fla. The airline also will also launch additional service to Boston, New York-JFK and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

The new service will begin on Nov. 1 and will add a total of 14 daily flights. The expanded schedule brings Delta’s total daily service at RDU to 54 peak-day flights to 15 nonstop domestic destinations.

RDU officials were thrilled with the announcement.

“It’s great,” says Teresa Damiano, who heads up the RDU’s air service recruitment efforts. “It’s obviously the largest amount of frequency added at one time by an existing carrier.”

Delta has never served Hartford or Columbus from RDU before. But it has previously offered flights between RDU and Orlando, Tampa and St. Louis.

About 233,000 passengers fly between RDU and Orlando each year, while 195,000 go between RDU and Tampa. St. Louis is next with 98,000, followed by Hartford (96,000) and Columbus (49,000).

Here’s what the new service will look like:

· New service to Hartford (BDL) with two flights per day with an Embraer 175 and CRJ-100 aircraft.

· New service to Columbus (CMH) once a day served by a CRJ-100 aircraft.

· New service to Orlando (MCO) three times a day using a CRJ-100 aircraft.

· New service to St. Louis (STL) on a CRJ-100 aircraft twice daily.

· New service to Tampa (TPA) two times per day served by a CRJ-100 aircraft.

· Increased service to Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) from four to five flights daily.

· Increased service to Boston (BOS) from three to five flights daily.

· Increased service to New York-JFK from one to two flights daily.

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