Delta is giving Boston customers even more trans-Atlantic choices beginning next summer when the airline inaugurates new nonstop service to both Edinburgh, Ireland and Lisbon, Portugal on May 23. These routes will be the eighth and ninth nonstop trans-Atlantic destinations from Boston on Delta and its partners during the summer 2019 season.
“Delta has significantly grown Boston’s direct access to the world in the past five years, including popular tourism destinations like Dublin and now Lisbon, as well as flights to major international hubs offering onward travel to hundreds more destinations,” said Roberto Ioriatti, Vice President — Trans-Atlantic. “Business and leisure travelers will both enjoy convenient nonstop service between Boston and Scotland, delivered with Delta’s unmatched reliability and renowned customer service.”
The new Dublin route complements Delta’s existing service between Boston and the U.K., which includes flights to London-Heathrow, offered both on Delta and joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic, as well as Virgin Atlantic’s service to Manchester. Lisbon flying complements existing Delta service to London-Heathrow, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin.
BOSTON-EDINBURGH (Effective May 23, 2019)
Departs Boston at 10:15 p.m., arrives Edinburgh at 9:25 a.m. (next day)
Departs Edinburgh at 10:55 a.m., arrives Boston at 1:02 p.m.
The onboard Delta experience will be on Boeing 757 aircraft equipped with 16 seats in Delta One, 44 seats Delta Comfort+ and 108 seats in the Main Cabin. Meanwhile, Delta’s Boston-Dublin service, which debuted in 2017, will operate on larger 767-300ER aircraft in 2019 due to increased demand.
BOSTON-LISBON (Effective May 23 – September 3, 2019)
Departs Boston at 9:45 p.m., arrives Edinburgh at 9:15 a.m. (next day)
Departs Edinburgh at 10:45 a.m., arrives Boston at 1:15 p.m.
The onboard Delta experience will be on Boeing 757 aircraft equipped with 20 seats in Delta Premium Select, 29 seats Delta Comfort+ and 150 seats in the Main Cabin.
Along with its partners, Delta operates 118 peak-day departures from Boston, an increase of 12 departures compared with 2017 and up 32 departures over 2016. Earlier this month, Delta marked its 49th and 50th nonstop destinations from Boston to Las Vegas and Philadelphia respectively – up from just 32 destinations from Boston in 2016.
Delta will serve a total of 16 international destinations from Boston in 2019. Additional Boston service enhancements made in 2018 include new service to Charleston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Savannah; additional flights to top business markets Jacksonville, Atlanta, Tampa, Kansas City, Nashville, and Pittsburgh; and continued leisure expansion with new Saturday service to Aruba, marking Delta’s sixth destination in the Caribbean from Boston. Delta’s partner Virgin Atlantic offers service to London-Heathrow; partner KLM will begin nonstop Amsterdam service in March; and partner Korean Air will begin service to Seoul-Incheon in April.
Visit Delta.com for complete details.
Image: Lisbon, photographer Sally Wilson
