Delta will launch seasonal flights from New York JFK to Munich and Naples, Italy, next summer.<\/p>\n
The carrier will also resume seasonal JFK-Shannon, Ireland, service for the first time since 2019 and, from its Atlanta hub, will resume summer service to Zurich after a five-year hiatus.<\/p>\n
The new and resuming routes were unveiled by Delta Friday as part of a broader overview of what it says will be its largest ever transatlantic schedule next summer. Delta had also previously announced plans to begin one other European route next summer: Minneapolis-Dublin.<\/p>\n
More Delta news:<\/strong><\/p>\n Some advisors find Delta’s loyalty program change unrewarding<\/p>\n Delta to implement new rules for gaining status, accessing lounges<\/p>\n Delta will fly JFK-Naples daily from May 23 through Oct. 25. No other airline flies that route, but Delta will compete for connecting flyers against American’s recently announced Philadelphia-Naples service.\u00a0<\/p>\n Delta will operate JFK-Munich three-times weekly from April 9 through Oct. 24, competing against Lufthansa, Cirium flight schedule data shows. In addition, Lufthansa and its joint venture partner United fly to Munich from Newark.\u00a0<\/p>\n Delta will compete against Ireland’s Aer Lingus on JFK-Shannon. That route will be operated daily between May 23 and Oct. 6. United also flies to Shannon from Newark.\u00a0<\/p>\n From Atlanta, Delta will fly four-times weekly to Zurich from Atlanta and will be the lone airline in the market.<\/p>\n The carrier will operate JFK-Shannon with a single-aisle Boeing 757 aircraft and the other three routes with widebody Boeing 767 planes.\u00a0<\/p>\n With the additions in JFK, Delta will operate flights from New York to 29 destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East next summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n Delta, on Friday, also announced frequency increases for next summer on six transatlantic routes.\u00a0<\/p>\n And in the transpacific market, the airline said it will make its planned Los Angeles-Auckland, New Zealand, route year-round. The carrier is launching that route on Oct. 28 with daily service through March. From April through October the frequency will be three-times weekly.<\/p>\n