South Africans have been queuing up to take advantage of the only direct flight to the USA, with Delta Airlines reporting that flights are up to 90 percent full.

More than 45 000 airline customers have saved hundreds of thousands of hours in travel time since Delta Air Lines introduced the only nonstop flights between South Africa and the United States earlier this year.

Delta’s daily flights between Johannesburg and Atlanta save travellers at least two hours in travel compared with the airline’s previously offered service via Dakar or more than six hours compared to routings on other airlines via Europe.

Passenger demand for Delta’s new nonstop flights, which launched from O.R. Tambo International Airport on 2 June, has been strong with flights averaging more than 90 percent full.

"South African customers have responded enthusiastically to Delta’s new nonstop route to Atlanta thanks in large part to a convenient flight schedule that allows customers to do a full day of business in both South Africa and the United States upon arrival," said Margaret Copeland, Delta’s commercial manager for South Africa. "A shorter flight and excellent connections from Delta’s Atlanta hub go a long way to saving passengers valuable time that they can maximise for work or leisure."

The daily flight is operated using a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, with 45 full-flat, 180 degree seats in BusinessElite and 233 seats in economy class. In-seat entertainment is available on demand at every seat throughout the aircraft.

Flying time on Delta’s nonstop service is 16 hours and 15 minutes from Johannesburg and 15 hours and 20 minutes from Atlanta. Convenient connections in Atlanta to over 250 destinations throughout the United States and beyond mean passengers can arrive on the West Coast before lunch.

From its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers offer service to 355 destinations in 64 countries and serve more than 170 million passengers each year. Delta is part of the SkyTeam alliance.Find out more from www.delta.com.


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