Delta has offered direct flights between Atlanta and Johannesburg since 2016, but from 18 December it will be expanding its direct service with three weekly direct flights between Atlanta and Cape Town.
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Delta Air Lines will launch its first nonstop flights to Cape Town this Saturday, part of a broader expansion of its service to South Africa. The route is in addition to Atlanta-based Delta's nonstop flights to Johannesburg.
The basics of Delta's Cape Town service plansThe 8,130-mile flight will be operated eastbound on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and westbound on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
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17, Delta operates seven weekly nonstop flights from both Atlanta and Cape Town, in addition to the airline's existing daily service from Atlanta to Johannesburg, both on Delta's flagship A350 aircraft. The expanded Cape Town service represents a 67% increase in capacity to South Africa over last year.
The nonstop Atlanta-Cape Town route on Airbus A350-900 jets will operate three days a week, while the triangle route operates four times a week. Delta in 2020 submitted an application to serve Cape Town via Johannesburg, but initially ran into challenges getting approval from South Africa's government.
Sept. 22, 2023, 9:30 a.m. The latest lineup bolsters Delta's nonstop connections from its Atlanta hub to cities in the U.S. West. The airline will also launch a new Dallas-Seattle route and resume some additional flying from Salt Lake City and Detroit.
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Johannesburg is South Africa's gateway and an entry point for direct flights from the U.S. All direct flights from the U.S. land in Johannesburg from Atlanta (ATL), New York (JFK), and Washington, D.C. (IAD).
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