News...Delta to STI

[stewart]

My brother works for Delta. he sent me this
Delta Newsroom
Looks like they will be flying daily from ATL to STI.
Works for me. I hate JFK anyway.

[santobonao]

Bro I just put that thread already

[El Tigre]

Originally Posted by stewart

My brother works for Delta. he sent me this
Delta Newsroom
Looks like they will be flying daily from ATL to STI.
Works for me. I hate JFK anyway.

You are only ONE person in ATL that travels to STI. NYC has 800,000 Dominicans (last time I checked). Hate JFK for other reasons, not because you had to fly Delta from JFK to STI. Sorry, i'm just suffering too much by this news.

[toneloc24]

From what I've been told, the JFK-SDQ and JFK-STI route suspensions/cancellations, also have to do with the "drug" issues on both ends of each route. Delta hasn't been able to get a handle on that part of their operations yet. ATL is much more difficult to pull that off from, than JFK. Performance had been good, but way too difficult to be profitable on DR routes, due to landing costs and now fuel costs.

Yes, there are many more Dominicans in NYC than ATL, but much better connections and management out of Atlanta.

ATL-POP was increased back to 5x weekly for now, but appears to be next in line for the chopping block (Sept.). I was off by a few months.

[AZB]

Originally Posted by El Tigre

You are only ONE person in ATL that travels to STI. NYC has 800,000 Dominicans (last time I checked). Hate JFK for other reasons, not because you had to fly Delta from JFK to STI. Sorry, i'm just suffering too much by this news.

I am the other one who travels to atlanta every 2-3 months from sti. I am so glad to see this new route opening up from sti. The flight time is like 2 hrs and 45 minutes. Now no more JFK stopover.
One thing: they have to do something about immigration and baggage delays in atl during DR flights arrival times (6:30pm). Its a mad house there when it comes to immigration lines. Don't ever fly out of ATL on Monday morning. The lines to security are just ridiculous.
AZB

[Latino2002]

Originally Posted by El Tigre

You are only ONE person in ATL that travels to STI. NYC has 800,000 Dominicans (last time I checked). Hate JFK for other reasons, not because you had to fly Delta from JFK to STI. Sorry, i'm just suffering too much by this news.

I know there is 800,00 dominicans in NYC.....But Delta still no making any Money out of NYC...That's why JFK-SDQ and JFK STI will be discontinued.

Now Atlanta to Santo Domingo is Doing very well, better than JFK-SDQ and Atlanta only have about 15000 dominican, but in this route you may see more gringos than local's, I flew this route yesterday (sunday) flight full and 85% were american's.
Now Delta will try it againg ATL-STI...but if the load factor is not good ..then...they will closed STI base as is was plans for this year.
Sorry guys...The airline industry is not the same as 10 years ago. Business is business...and with the high fuel and the operation cost..DL must survive and that's why they are looking for a merge with NW.

[aviastar]

info about flights ATL STI is just rumors, nothing confirmed, no timetables etc.

[AZB]

Its been confirmed by delta and there is a time table issued along with flight times and frequency.
AZB

[toneloc24]

Originally Posted by aviastar

info about flights ATL STI is just rumors, nothing confirmed, no timetables etc.

Delta Shines in the Caribbean with New Nonstop Daily Service to the Heart of the Dominican Republic : Santiago

New flights from Atlanta to Santiago start just in time to spend next winter in the warmth

ATLANTA, March 25, 2008 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) continues its expansion in the Caribbean with new daily nonstop service from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Santiago, Dominican Republic, starting on Dec. 20, 2008.*

Santiago is one of the main cultural and educational centers of the Dominican Republic , as well as a thriving industrial zone for rum, textile and leather goods manufacturing. It is located in the Cibao Valley , the wealthiest region per capita in the country.

New Atlanta-Santiago service complements Delta’s existing nonstop service between Atlanta and Santo Domingo , Puerto Plata and Punta Cana. With approximately 1,000 flights a day, Atlanta provides the best connecting options for customers traveling between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic .

“Delta continues to open new routes in the Caribbean, and this new service to Santiago is an extension of the growing network of destinations available to business and leisure passengers,” said Christophe Didier, vice president of Sales and Government Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean for Delta.

Delta’s schedule between Atlanta and Santiago , Dominican Republic :

Flight
Departs
Arrives
Frequency

DL501
Atlanta at 10:25 a.m.
Santiago at 2:33 p.m.
Daily

DL502
Santiago at 3:35 p.m.
Atlanta at 6:18 p.m.
Daily


To celebrate the new service to Santiago , Delta is offering a special one-way introductory fare of $249** for travel beginning Jan. 8, 2009. Customers should act fast, as the fare is only available until April 8, 2008. The fare is one-way based on round-trip purchase.** Additional taxes/fees/restrictions apply. Additional details are below.

Delta’s expanded nonstop service to the Dominican Republic is part of a series of more than 40 new routes added or announced by Delta in the last year a part of the largest international expansion in the airline’s history.

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 315 destinations in 59 countries. Delta has added more international capacity than any major U.S. airline during the last two years and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 36 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean , Delta offers more than 650 weekly flights to 65 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 744 worldwide destinations in 151 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.