Edinburgh Airport have announced they will be extending their range of flights to the US with a brand new route to Atlanta to begin next year.
Working with Delta Air Lines, the two cities will now be connected five times a week when the service begins operating for summer 2023.
Running from May 25 to September 4, Atlanta is known to be one of the airline's biggest hub airports in the US, opening up other destinations such as New Orleans, Las Vegas and Mexico City to Scottish passengers.
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Delta has also confirmed it will expand its seasonal Edinburgh to Boston route to a daily service, operating from May 8 to October 28. This is an increase on the current five times a week service. Delta have also confirmed they will grow the frequency of its New York JFK service.
Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport said: “This is a route we have worked towards for a number of years and it is incredibly pleasing to see that hard work come to fruition with this announcement.
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“It’s fantastic to see another direct route from the capital to the US and this also opens up Scotland to Atlanta and the hub network it operates, expanding the internal and external reach that our country has and deserves.
“Delta’s decision to expand its overall offering from Edinburgh Airport shows great confidence in the Edinburgh market and its ability to provide for airline and passenger. We’re proud to see partners work with us to offer greater choice to Scotland.”
Nicolas Ferri, Delta’s vice president Europe, Middle East, Africa and India said: “This summer saw extremely high demand for travel to the U.S.. Edinburgh is an important market for Delta and connecting the capital with Atlanta, our leading U.S. hub will offer business and leisure travellers many important new travel options and convenient connections to destinations throughout the US, Latin America and the Caribbean.”
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