Delta gains 3 Heathrow routes...

[delta777]

* Atlanta to London-Heathrow (once daily, effective March 29, 2008);
* New York-JFK to London-Heathrow (twice daily, effective March 29, 2008);
* New York-JFK to Paris-Orly (four times weekly, effective June 2, 2008); and
* New York-JFK to Lyon (once daily, effective July 15, 2008).


As part of an expanded partnership with Air France.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/delt...=TQP_Mod_pressN

 

[FutureUScapt]

Most of the Gatwick service will stay intact too. The only cut planned as of now is 1 of the 2 JFK-LGW runs

 

[JFK777]

Delta got to Heathrow, after 30 years of flying to the UK. The JFK schedule is odd since there is a day flight to London with an 8:00 return from LHR to JFK. The second flight is an overnight with a late 5:00pm return to JFK from LHR, really a schedule to allow no connections beyond JFK. ITs a start with 3 767-300ER daily, but a start with a high muntain to climb.

 

[FA Mikey]

At this point you have to work with the slots you are able to get. The day flight out of JFK can be good, they are heavy on the premium cabins.

 

[BABABOOY]

DL05 JFK - LHR 0805 - 2020
DL06 LHR - JFK 0815 - 1105

DL156 JFK - LHR 2055 - 0925
DL157 LHR - JFK 1705 - 2010

DL178 ATL - LHR 2300 - 1230
DL179 LHR - ATL 1325 - 1805


Just a few thoughts:

I am surprised that they don't swap out the flight numbers of the JFK-LGW (flight 1, 3)
to LHR. JFK-LHR should be flight 001. and the LHR-JFK should be flight 002.


I guess DL156 flight would return as DL179 to ATL and DL178 as DL157 to JFK,

PanAm use to have a daylight flight to London and it was a senior 2 day trip!
It looks as like Delta will do the same 🙂

Delta will have in total 7 daily flights to London next summer:

2 daily JFK-LHR
1 daily ATL-LHR
2 daily ATL-LGW
1 daily JFK-LGW
1 daily CVG-LGW

 

[FA Mikey]

Delta's morning flight is going up against one AA flight at 0830 and two from British one at 0820 and 1055.

 

[JFK777]

Virgin Atlantic also has a morning flight to LHR.

 

[FutureUScapt]

I am surprised that they don't swap out the flight numbers of the JFK-LGW (flight 1, 3)
to LHR. JFK-LHR should be flight 001. and the LHR-JFK should be flight 002.

FWIW, they've since renumbered the flights. JFK-LHR will be flights 001 and 005. JFK-LGW will be 003.

 

[Busdrvr]

Delta got to Heathrow, after 30 years of flying to the UK. The JFK schedule is odd since there is a day flight to London with an 8:00 return from LHR to JFK. The second flight is an overnight with a late 5:00pm return to JFK from LHR, really a schedule to allow no connections beyond JFK. ITs a start with 3 767-300ER daily, but a start with a high muntain to climb.

Who is it (which airline) that you would expect DAL passengers to connect on?

 

[USAir757]

Who is it (which airline) that you would expect DAL passengers to connect on?

There are several regional connections that a 1700 arrival from LHR could connect to at JFK, and also DL transcons (LAX, SFO, SEA, SLC...), plus Florida routes (FLL, TPA, MCO...)

 

[JFK777]

There are several regional connections that a 1700 arrival from LHR could connect to at JFK, and also DL transcons (LAX, SFO, SEA, SLC...), plus Florida routes (FLL, TPA, MCO...)

Its a 5:00pm departure from LHR with an 8:00PM arrival at JFK, a little late for any connections.