Delta Air Lines is flexing its muscles against the budding American Airlines-JetBlue alliance with plans to bolster service out of Boston and New York.
On Oct. 4, the carrier is launching twice-daily service from Boston to Dallas-Fort Worth and three daily flights from Boston to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, both American Airlines hubs. Delta will use Embraer 175 aircraft for the Charlotte service and 109-seat Airbus A220-100 aircraft for the Dallas-Fort Worth service.
In addition, Delta will upgrade its service from Boston to Cincinnati to the A220-100 aircraft on Oct. 4, and it plans to add the aircraft to other business routes in the fall, including Boston to Raleigh-Durham and New York's LaGuardia to Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
The carrier also is adding new service to Toronto out of the Northeast this fall, with three daily flights from Boston starting Oct. 4 and two daily flights from LaGuardia starting Aug. 5. Delta is using Embraer 175 aircraft on both routes and plans to bump up the LaGuardia route to six times a day later in the fall as demand returns and border restrictions ease.
Delta's Northeast build-up will take on the new American-JetBlue alliance, which announced its own service plans for Boston and New York last month. "As demand grows, our commitment to Boston and New York is stronger than ever, which is why we're continuing to invest in these communities to offer more nonstops and greater connectivity to top markets," Delta SVP of network planning Joe Esposito said in a statement.