Delta, United Airlines agree on transfer of London-New York route authority; government OK would allow Delta to begin nonstop flights later this year
NEW YORK, July 28, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines -- the world's largest airline between the United States and Europe -- has reached a definitive agreement with United Airlines to acquire the route authority to serve London nonstop from its fast-growing hub at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The agreement, which is subject to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approval and certain other closing conditions, will allow Delta for the first time to operate daily round-trip flights between New York-JFK and London's Gatwick Airport. The first daily round-trip flight would begin later this year with a second flight beginning in spring 2007.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines -- the world's largest airline between the United States and Europe -- has reached a definitive agreement with United Airlines to acquire the route authority to serve London nonstop from its fast-growing hub at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The agreement, which is subject to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approval and certain other closing conditions, will allow Delta for the first time to operate daily round-trip flights between New York-JFK and London's Gatwick Airport. The first daily round-trip flight would begin later this year with a second flight beginning in spring 2007.
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