From East to West, and from North
to South of Africa, Delta Airlines is permeating the continent's
air transport market with direct servings as one of its key unique
selling points.
Delta Air Lines says it has launched its first direct flight
between Liberia and the United States. The service will operate
weekly between Roberts Intern-ational Airport in Monrovia and
Delta's hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport,
with an inter-mediate stop in Accra, Ghana. Monrovia becomes the
seventh African destination served by Delta from the United
States.
The flight will be operated using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. In
addition to convenient direct service between Liberia and the US,
customers can connect to about 150 connections throughout the
United States and beyond from Atlanta, to cities including New
York-JFK, Washington, D.C., Boston and Chicago.
"Our new flight between Monrovia and Atlanta significantly expands
international travel options for our Liberian customers, and
underscores Delta's ongoing commitment to Africa," Cantarutti said.
"We are proud to launch the only direct service to the United
States from Liberia, which will serve to strengthen bus-iness and
tourism links between the U.S. and this fast-growing African
economy." Delta launched its first service to Africa in 2006. Delta
also intends to serve Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Nairobi, Kenya;
and Luanda, Angola once government approvals are received.
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