For Delta Air Lines this is a record-breaking year, as unprecedented travel demand has pushed the company's Atlantic capacity to its highest levels ever.
“This positive trend will continue until 2024 and probably beyond”
“We are entering 2023 with the largest operational commitment ever of 650 weekly flights from one side of the Atlantic to the other and a 30% increase in capacity compared to 2022”, says Frederic Schenk, Delta’s Southern Europe sales manager. “These are 77 routes to 32 destinations in Europe. It is a record season for Italy, we are the US airline with the highest number of flights to Italy, operating 12 daily flights from Rome Fiumicino, Milan Malpensa and Venice to our four US hubs. Demand on Italian routes has never been so high. From January to April Delta already surpassed 2022 levels, and we are also very close to 2019’s results. People have been waiting to be able to travel for a long time have also saved up money to do so. This positive trend will continue into 2024 and probably beyond.”
Delta, with partners Air France and KLM, offer the widest range of options on US routes
“The Italian market is undoubtedly a priority, being among our top three or four markets. The passenger mix depends on the routes and the time of year. This summer there has been strong demand in both directions: roughly I would say that a 60% share is American and the remaining 40% Italian. Delta operates from three of the main Italian airports and we work closely with our partners Air France and KLM to offer the widest range of options on transatlantic routes also through their hubs in Paris and Amsterdam. "
