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Holidaymaker express: Delta starting London-Orlando flights

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Delta Air Lines confirmed the launch of its first route between Orlando and the United Kingdom. These flights will be performed during 2024/25 winter season with Airbus A330-900neo aircraft configured for 281 passengers, offering the airline’s four products (Delta One Suites, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin).

Beginning October 29th, Delta will inaugurate services to London Heathrow from Orlando Airport. The company will operate four weekly flights, which represents 1,124 seats a week per leg, for a total of almost 5,000 monthly seats on each segment.

London will become Delta Air Lines’ second intercontinental destination from MCO in winter 2024/25. The carrier offers seasonal services between Orlando and Amsterdam using the same planes, as of October.

Meanwhile, Delta currently has at Heathrow Airport seven connections to/from the United States. Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York JFK, Salt Lake City and Seattle are its routes at publication time.

Delta Air Lines schedule between London Heathrow and Orlando

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

“In partnership with Virgin Atlantic, our new route between Orlando and London seamlessly connects two diverse destinations, offering customers a wealth of experiences on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Matteo Curcio, Delta’s Senior Vice President for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. “Floridians can explore London’s historic landmarks like Buckingham Palace and enjoy world-class dining, while Londoners can escape to the sunny beaches and world-famous attractions of Orlando.” 

Current routes and frequencies in the United States – London market (Delta)

Map by gcmap.com

Gatwick

  • New York (JFK): 7 weekly · Boeing 767-300(ER)

 

Heathrow

  • Atlanta (ATL): 21 weekly · A332/764
  • Boston (BOS): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
  • Detroit (DTW): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
  • Minneapolis (MSP): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
  • New York (JFK): 14 weekly · A330neo/764
  • Salt Lake City (SLC): 5 weekly · Airbus A330-200
  • Seattle (SEA): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-900neo

 

Edinburgh is Delta Air Lines’ other destination in the United Kingdom. At present, the company runs three routes from the U.S. (Atlanta, Boston and New York), each with a daily frequency on Boeing 767-300(ER) jets.

At the time of publication, as for cities in Europe, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Naples, Nice, Paris, Prague, Reykjavik, Rome, Shannon, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Venice and Zurich are served by Delta.

We review the connections from/to the USA, and the number of weekly flights adding all its routes
CityWeekly flightsConnections
Amsterdam (AMS)119ATL, BOS, DTW, JFK, MSP, PDX, SLC, SEA
Paris (CDG)98ATL, BOS, CVG, DTW, JFK, LAX, MSP, SLC, SEA
London (LHR)68ATL, BOS, DTW, JFK, MSP, SLC, SEA
Rome (FCO)42ATL, BOS, DTW, JFK
Athens (ATH)28ATL, BOS, JFK
Dublin (DUB)28ATL, BOS, JFK, MSP
Barcelona (BCN)21ATL, JFK
Edinburgh (EDI)21ATL, BOS, JFK
Frankfurt (FRA)21ATL, DTW, JFK
Milan (MXP)21ATL, JFK
Reykjavik (KEF)19DTW, JFK, MSP
Venice (VCE)17ATL, JFK
Lisbon (LIS)14BOS, JFK
Madrid (MAD)14ATL, JFK
Munich (MUC)14ATL, DTW, JFK
Nice (NCE)14ATL, JFK
Zurich (ZRH)11ATL, JFK
Berlin (BER)7JFK
Brussels (BRU)7JFK
Copenhagen (CPH)7JFK
Geneva (GVA)7JFK
London (LGW)7JFK
Naples (NAP)7JFK
Prague (PRG)7JFK
Shannon (SNN)7JFK
Stockholm (ARN)7JFK
Stuttgart (STR)4ATL

In the United States-Europe market, Delta Air Lines currently has 637 services per week on each leg.

Delta will add a new route between Florida and Europe commencing in October, as well as Orlando-London. Effective October 26th, the airline will launch flights to Amsterdam from Tampa, which will be operated with Airbus A330-900neo planes.

By winter 2024/25, Delta Air Lines will have three scheduled routes in this market, including the two new additions (Orlando – Amsterdam, Tampa – Amsterdam and Orlando – London Heathrow).

Delta’s flights to/from the U.K. are operated in conjunction with joint venture partners Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM. Delta and Virgin Atlantic will jointly operate nearly 200 weekly services from London Heathrow to 14 U.S. destinations this winter, including Miami, Tampa and Orlando in Florida and Delta’s hubs in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York JFK, Seattle and Salt Lake City. In addition, Virgin Atlantic offers year-round flights from Manchester and seasonal services from Edinburgh to Orlando.

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Cover photo: Dave Potter – JetPhotos (London Heathrow, United Kingdom).

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