Delta Airlines - The only airline that flies to Africa

Delta Airlines is a United States airline that is based in Atlanta in Georgia. Delta Airlines has its headquarters in Atlanta too. Delta Airlines operates both domestic and international flights and covers North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East and the Caribbean. Delta Airlines covers three hundred and thirty two different destinations that are spread over fifty seven different countries. Delta Airlines is very special as it is the only United States airline that flies out to Africa. The Delta Airlines was founded in 1924 and it started its operations on 17th July 1929.  The Delta Airlines operates hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport.

The Delta Airlines is the second largest airline in the United States of America in terms of carrying passengers and it is the third largest American airline in terms of revenue passenger miles. The Delta Airlines, in terms of total revenue, is the sixth largest in the whole wide world. The Delta Airlines serves 240 domestic cities in 49 states and operates in 57 different countries. The Delta Airlines operates around 1,632 flights per day and it is the only airline in the world that serves almost 310 destinations. The Delta Airlines even had a merger with the Northwest airlines. Throughout its history the Delta Airlines has purchased Boeings of which the major one is Boeing 747. In order to avoid bankruptcy, the Delta carried out the “Operation Clockwork”. There was even a time when the US Airways tried to takeover the Delta Airlines but later the attempt was withdrawn and the takeover failed.

The Delta Airlines has over 324 destinations, the key people in this airline would be Richard Anderson who is the CEO and Edward Bastian who is the president and CFO. It has allied with Sky Team and the concerned subsidiaries are Comair, Delta Shuttle, and Delta Air Elite. Its focus cities would be LaGuardia Airport, Logan International Airport, Los Angeles International airport and Orlando International airport. The Delta Airlines is the frequent flyer to Sky Miles. Business elite is the international business class of the Delta Airlines also there is domestic first class which is actually first class on domestic flights then there is the international economy class and domestic economy class. In the international economy class, the passengers who aboard this would have complimentary meals with beverages and refreshments as well as a mid flight snack. Crown Room Club is the airport lounge of the Delta Airlines located in 34 airports. Membership available with benefits varying from the location. The Delta Airlines and the Alaska Airlines are the only surviving US airlines that operated the Convair 880.

The Delta Airlines has an all-Boeing fleet and it is known to be the last major airlines to operate the original Boeing 737-200 models. It even has the largest fleets of Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft than any airline and is the second largest operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80. The Delta Airlines with code share various agreements with some airlines of which some are Alaska Airlines, American Eagle, Avianca, China Airlines and Royal Air Maroc. If you want to book a flight on the Delta Airways then its official website could easily be visited or by using keywords on the search engine would help too.