![]() Prior to the pandemic, the Star Alliance carrier served New York's John. airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the struggles and subsequent retrenchment of South African Airways. South Africa has become a big market for U.S. It is up to the DOT to decide which carrier wins this route authority. United hopes to launch service to Cape Town from its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). The Delta spokesperson confirmed that the triangle route's approval does not change the carrier's plans for this.įor its proposed Cape Town nonstop, Delta faces competition from United for the remaining South Africa "slots" that are available under the bilateral air service agreement between the two countries. Department of Transportation to operate a separate South Africa flight - an Atlanta-Cape Town nonstop. More: Delta Air Lines again applies for authority to operate Cape Town flightsĮven though Delta will serve Cape Town via its triangle routing, the airline is also pursuing approval from the U.S. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. Cape Town, on the other hand, is only 151 feet above sea level, which will allow Delta to maximize payload and fuel for the return trip to Atlanta without having to make any stops. On certain days this past Southern Hemisphere summer, Delta's nonstop to Atlanta sometimes required a technical stop in Boston (BOS) due to performance limitations. Takeoff at that elevation stretches the abilities of Delta’s A350-900 on the 8,439-mile flight because jet engines have more powerful performance at the higher atmospheric pressure found closer to sea level. Tambo International, is over a mile high in elevation - 5,558 feet to be exact. ![]() There are two big upsides for Delta to operate a triangle route.įirst, Johannesburg's airport, O.R. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG's free new biweekly Aviation newsletter.ĭelta currently operates a nonstop flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg three times a week. "We look forward to extending our new routing to serve South Africa later this year and offering more choice of travel between the U.S. "Delta is pleased that its application to operate its triangular route from Atlanta-Johannesburg-Cape Town-Atlanta has been approved," the spokesperson said in a statement about the recent approval by regulators. That approval finally came and service will launch later this year, a Delta spokesperson said. The Atlanta-based airline has tried for nearly two years to win approval from the South African government to operate an Atlanta (ATL)-Johannesburg (JNB)-Cape Town (CPT)-Atlanta service pattern on its Airbus A350. Delta is finally getting its South Africa triangle route.
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