Delta Airlines announced its reinstating its New York JFK-Shannon route for Summer 2024 as part largest-ever trans-Atlantic schedule, operating daily utilizing 192 seat three class Boeing 757-200 aircraft, effective from 25 May providing an additional 2,700 weekly seats on the JFK route. The carrier last served route in 2019.
Delta Airlines Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India Matteo Curcio said “Delta has long served the Irish market and with strong customer demand for travel, we are delighted to start our first-ever nonstop service from Dublin to Minneapolis as well as return service to Shannon to New York. Expanding our footprint to Ireland next summer, Delta will serve four US gateways nonstop. We look forward to offering our customers more travel options and building on the important cultural, trade and tourism links between our two countries.”
The Shannon Airport Group CEO Mary Considine, said “We are delighted with the restoration of the Delta New York/JFK service. We have worked closely with the airline to make it happen. The additional daily service to this important gateway of JFK will further boost connectivity to the US, helping our customers to reach global export markets, attract Foreign Direct Investment and bring international visitors to the West of Ireland – all of which help drive economic activity.”
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