Delta Air Lines launches only non-stop service between Atlanta and Antigua
Twice-weekly service begins December 18 with special introductory fare
Atlanta, Georgia, USA (October 12, 2005) – Delta Air Lines’ customers in the United States soon will be able to leave the chill of December for the warm trade winds of a new tropical destination. As part of its significant international expansion into new markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta will launch the only non-stop service between Atlanta and the island of Antigua on December 18, 2005. A special introductory fare will make a visit even more inviting.
Beginning today for a limited time, customers may take advantage of a special introductory fare of $198 each way, based on a round-trip purchase, for travel between December 18, 2005, and April 26, 2006. Additional taxes, fees, and restrictions apply. The fare is available for purchase only on Delta’s website or from a travel agent. Customers should start planning because tickets must be purchased no later than November 30, 2005.
Delta’s new non-stop service between Atlanta and Antigua operates Sunday and Wednesday, effective December 18. Flight 1613 departs Atlanta at 10:20am and arrives in Antigua at 3:30pm. Flight 1616 departs Antigua at 4:30pm and arrives in Atlanta at 8:10pm. Delta will operate this new service with Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
“This new service to Antigua reaffirms our efforts to establish Atlanta as the most convenient gateway for service to and from the Caribbean,” says James Sarvis, Delta’s director for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Atlanta’s excellent geographical location and unequalled number of connecting opportunities will benefit customers in both our nations.”
“We are indeed delighted to welcome Delta service to Antigua, and we celebrate this partnership as a major accomplishment for our islands,” says the Hon. Harold Lovell, Antigua’s Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation. “This service benefits all of us by increasing accessibility for consumers through Delta’s domestic and international network and by allowing us to expand our number of visitors.”
Antigua and neighboring Barbuda, in the Leeward Caribbean islands, offer visitors the quintessential tropical experience, with beautiful white-sand beaches and tall, swaying palms. The coral reefs and calm, clear waters that ring the islands provide spectacular opportunities for scuba and snorkel enthusiasts to view the brightly colored Caribbean marine life. Nights in Antigua are accented by some of the best steel bands in the Caribbean, with limbo dancers and calypso singers to complete the picture.
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