Delta Expanding in Africa
10-22-2008, 09:29 AM
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Delta Expanding in Africa
From a Delta news release. Service to be 757.
October 22, 2008
Building on our advantage as the only U.S. network carrier to serve Africa, we announced Wednesday that we’re expanding our service and introducing the first and only flight between Atlanta and Liberia’s capital of Monrovia. The service, which will make an intermediate stop on Sal Island, Cape Verde, will start in June.
Customers will benefit from significant time savings over other routes through Europe to Liberia, and they also will be able to connect to more than 150 destinations throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean through Atlanta.
“We are pleased to add Monrovia to our industry-leading Africa network,” said Glen Hauenstein, e.v.p.-Network and Revenue Management. “Passenger traffic to and from Africa continues to grow at some of the highest rates in the world. We are very encouraged with the response to our flights to Africa and look forward to serving Liberia and contributing to its trade and tourism development efforts.”
We fly between the U.S. and six other African destinations with service between New York-JFK and Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Cairo, Egypt; and Cape Town in South Africa (via Dakar) and between Atlanta and Lagos, Nigeria, and Johannesburg, South Africa (via Dakar).
Liberia is in western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the country’s southwest. The country has strong historical and cultural ties to the U.S. With key exports of minerals and timber, there is a strong and growing market for business traffic between Liberia and the U.S.
October 22, 2008
Building on our advantage as the only U.S. network carrier to serve Africa, we announced Wednesday that we’re expanding our service and introducing the first and only flight between Atlanta and Liberia’s capital of Monrovia. The service, which will make an intermediate stop on Sal Island, Cape Verde, will start in June.
Customers will benefit from significant time savings over other routes through Europe to Liberia, and they also will be able to connect to more than 150 destinations throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean through Atlanta.
“We are pleased to add Monrovia to our industry-leading Africa network,” said Glen Hauenstein, e.v.p.-Network and Revenue Management. “Passenger traffic to and from Africa continues to grow at some of the highest rates in the world. We are very encouraged with the response to our flights to Africa and look forward to serving Liberia and contributing to its trade and tourism development efforts.”
We fly between the U.S. and six other African destinations with service between New York-JFK and Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Cairo, Egypt; and Cape Town in South Africa (via Dakar) and between Atlanta and Lagos, Nigeria, and Johannesburg, South Africa (via Dakar).
Liberia is in western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the country’s southwest. The country has strong historical and cultural ties to the U.S. With key exports of minerals and timber, there is a strong and growing market for business traffic between Liberia and the U.S.
10-22-2008, 04:09 PM
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You might get your wish. Who knows, those guys got lots of thoughts. Depends on how it would affect our overall operation.
I have not checked, but do you know how much O and D we have out of DKR?
(Pax and or Cargo)
I have not checked, but do you know how much O and D we have out of DKR?
(Pax and or Cargo)
10-23-2008, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Worldguy
Better yet, run a 777 on it and do it nonstop. I know you have to stop on the way back but at least make it nonstop on the way over to SA. I might ride DAL if they did, otherwise I will stay with SAA.
I think the plan is to switch Jo'burg to a 777 and make it a nonstop from ATL.
Since you're a World guy, you're probably on the jumpseat or a reduced rate ticket. Fly whoever you want.
10-23-2008, 11:20 AM
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I'm pretty sure CAL was looking at Liberia due to the amount of oil clientel going there every month out of IAH. Unfortunately, the crime and being able to secure "secure" overnight facilities for the crew ended up being the downfall of actually flying the route. I do think South Africa might be a good deal though. Hope you guys actually end up flying it!
10-23-2008, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ewrbasedpilot
I do think South Africa might be a good deal though. Hope you guys actually end up flying it!
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