Delta Enhances Africa Service with Nigeria Restart, Fleet Upgrades
Delta Air Lines is bolstering its standing as the largest US carrier serving Africa this winter season. The airline is relaunching daily service between New York-JFK and Lagos, Nigeria from 1st December, complementing existing daily Atlanta-Lagos flights. This provides up to 14 weekly Nigeria frequencies during peak periods over December and early January before reducing to 10 weekly flights.
Further strengthening its African network, Delta is upgrading aircraft deployed on routes to Ghana and South Africa. From late October, the New York-Accra service will utilise the modern A330-900neo, boosting capacity by 30% with nearly 1,000 extra seats weekly across four cabin experiences including Delta One Suites.
The Atlanta-Johannesburg and Atlanta-Cape Town routes will also benefit from aircraft enhancements from June and September respectively, with the introduction of the premium A350-900 offering an additional eight Delta One suites per flight. These investments reflect Delta's dedication to meeting evolving customer needs and delivering an elevated hospitality experience across its industry-leading African network, providing more premium seats, amenities and service enhancements.
Source: Delta