After a four and a half year suspension, Delta Air Lines will resume transatlantic flights from Tampa. Operations will be performed during the winter season, with Airbus A330-300 aircraft.

The airline will have services between Tampa and Amsterdam beginning October 26th. As reported in the press release, Delta will offer a daily frequency through April 2025 since it will be a seasonal route, at the time of publication.

Tampa will become the U.S. carrier’s tenth connection in Amsterdam, following Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis/St Paul (MSP), New York (JFK), Orlando (MCO), Portland (PDX), Salt Lake City (SLC) and Seattle (SEA). The operations from/to Orlando are carried out during winter, and the rest are year-round.

“By seamlessly linking Amsterdam’s vibrant international hub—Delta’s most-served airport in Europe—with Tampa Bay’s renowned beaches, Delta is offering customers a gateway to explore the best of Europe and America,” said Matteo Curcio, Delta’s Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. “With our premium amenities and extensive global network, travelers will have a lot to enjoy during the winter travel season.”

According to our database, Delta Air Lines currently has 119 weekly flights to/from the Netherlands capital:

• Atlanta (ATL): 21 weekly
• Boston (BOS): 14 weekly
• Detroit (DTW): 21 weekly
• Minneapolis (MSP): 21 weekly
• New York (JFK): 14 weekly
• Portland (PDX): 7 weekly
• Salt Lake City (SLC): 7 weekly
• Seattle (SEA): 14 weekly

Delta’s schedule between Tampa and Amsterdam

Daily

• DL 236  Tampa TPA 19:55 · 10:45+1 AMS Amsterdam
• DL 237  Amsterdam AMS 12:35 · 16:55 TPA Tampa

These operations will be conducted on Airbus A330-300s offering four Delta products: Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin, which have a 282-seat configuration.

Delta Air Lines’ last services on this route had been during summer 2019 with Boeing 767-300(ER) jets.

Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, London (Gatwick and Heathrow), Madrid, Milan, Munich, Nice, Paris, Prague, Reykjavik, Rome, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Venice and Zurich are part of Delta’s current network in Europe.

Regarding countries, the company operates to Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

At present, Delta has almost 1,000 aircraft in its fleet and an order for 17 to be incorporated in the short term.

As for Airbus A330s, between the three versions, it has 69:

• Airbus A330-223: 11 (ex Northwest Airlines)
• Airbus A330-323: 21 (ex Northwest Airlines)
• Airbus A330-302: 10
• Airbus A330-941: 27

The average age of its A330s is 11 years.

Delta’s joint venture partners further enhance connectivity options for travelers from and to Florida. Air France offers flights between Miami and Paris, while Virgin Atlantic serves from Miami and Tampa to London Heathrow (LHR) as well as from Orlando to Manchester and LHR.

With respect to other connections in the Tampa-Europe market, British Airways, Discover Airlines and Edelweiss Air have flights from London Gatwick, Frankfurt and Zurich, respectively. British operates with Boeing 777s, Discover uses Airbus A330s and Edelweiss serves on Airbus A340s.

Currently, Tampa has 23 flights a week to Europe between the four operating carriers (British Airways, Discover Airlines, Edelweiss Air and Virgin Atlantic).

In addition to Europe, Cancún, George Town, Hamilton, Havana, Marsh Harbour, Montreal, Nassau, Panama City, Punta Cana, San José del Cabo, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, St. John’s and Toronto are part of the international schedule from/to Tampa.

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Cover photo: Krisztian Hertfelder – JetPhotos (Amsterdam, Netherlands).