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Delta teams safely running stable operations

For nearly a week, Delta people have managed challenges and constraints brought on by historic winter weather across most of the U.S. Editor's note: This article, originally published Dec. 20, has been updated every day since. The most recent update, below, was published Tuesday, Dec. 27. With constraints brought on by bitter cold temperatures, high winds and winter precipitation now moderating for much of the U.S., Delta people have been working hard behind the scenes to stabilize operations Tuesday. That stability is expected to remain throughout the week and through the New Year’s holiday weekend. The decision to cancel flights is never one Delta takes lightly, especially during the holiday travel season, but the safety of our customers and our people is paramount. When ...
IATA: Priorities for Asia-Pacific Post COVID
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IATA: Priorities for Asia-Pacific Post COVID

Bangkok – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the Asia-Pacific region to prepare for the anticipated surge in traffic and provide policy support for the industry’s decarbonization efforts, as the region moves forward from COVID-19. “The last three years have been extremely challenging for the airline industry. Asian airlines, in particular, were hit hard, accounting for about a third of the industry’s losses between 2020 and this year. With the region finally emerging from COVID-19, governments have a key role to play in accelerating the recovery, and supporting the industry’s sustainable growth,” said Conrad Clifford, IATA’s Senior Vice President and Deputy Director General. Clifford was speaking at the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines’ (AAPA) Assembly of Pr...
LATAM, Delta announce non-stop service between São Paulo and LAX as Joint Venture’s 1st new market
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LATAM, Delta announce non-stop service between São Paulo and LAX as Joint Venture’s 1st new market

LATAM will be the only airline operating a nonstop flight between Brazil and Los Angeles, where customers will have connections to the Delta hub's most popular destinations on the West Coast of the United States, including San Francisco, Las Vegas and Seattle. Delta recently announced an increase in frequencies between North and South America, with weekly seats growing 130% in Chile and over 170% in Brazil this winter as ATL-SCL and JFK-GRU are increased to daily service and as Delta seasonally returns to Rio de Janeiro and adds a second daily trip in ATLGRU. In total, the JV frequency adjustments add more than 23,000 weekly seats to connect North and South America like never before. LATAM Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines made the first operational announcements after receiv...