Summary
- Atlanta to Fresno and Santa Barbara are new to Delta’s network.
- The others are resumptions; all last served sometime between 2019 and 2023.
- Of the seven markets, Atlanta-Oakland had the most point-to-point passengers last year.
Atlanta remains the world’s number one airport by multiple measures, including passengers, flights, and seats for sale. However, when airline hubs are considered, Delta at Atlanta is number two by daily flights, behind American at Dallas/Fort Worth.
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Half of them still have fewer services than in 2019.
June 7 and 8: two days, seven routes
The following table summarizes them. Notice the Airbus A220-300. Until June 7, Delta had not regularly flown the 130-seat aircraft, part of its mainline fleet, from Atlanta. OAG data shows that the variant was last used between Atlanta and Minneapolis on December 24, 25, and 31, 2021.
Photo: Delta Air Lines
Santa Barbara is particularly notable, as the California city was unserved by Delta between 2021 and 2023. On June 7, the city was again part of the airline’s network with its brand-new Atlanta service and Salt Lake City’s return.
|
Delta from Atlanta to… |
Flights* (equipment) |
Served before? |
|---|---|---|
|
Burbank |
Daily (A220-300) |
Yes: 2005-2006 (757-200), then 2019-2020 (737-700) |
|
Fresno |
Daily (737-800) |
No: brand-new |
|
Jackson Hole |
Daily (757-200) |
Yes: last served in April 2024 (757-200) |
|
Oakland |
Daily (737-900ER) |
Yes: until 2010 (mainly the 737-800, 757-200), then from 2016-2019 (737-800, 737-900ER) |
|
Reno |
Daily (757-200) |
Yes: until 2010 (757-200), then from 2016-2022 (757-200) |
|
Santa Barbara |
Daily (A220-300) |
No: brand-new |
|
Traverse City |
Mainly twice-weekly (717)** |
Yes: summer-seasonally until September 2023 (717, CRJ-900) |
|
* June-July ** Five-weekly in the first week of July |
Up to 71,000 point-to-point passengers
Obviously, the seven routes will revolve around transit traffic over Atlanta. But what about point-to-point (P2P) passengers? After all, they often underpin new routes because such passengers are higher-yielding and less costly to carry as there’s one flight rather than two (or more).
Photo: Vincenzo Pace I Simple Flying
Booking data shows that, in 2023, they had the following P2P roundtrip passengers. Passengers daily each way (PDEW) are also included year-round, but most would have meaningfully higher numbers in the summer. The figures exclude passengers leaked to other airports, which is much more relevant for some markets than others.
- Atlanta-Oakland: 71,000 P2P roundtrip passengers (PDEW: 97)
- Atlanta-Reno: 48,000 (PDEW: 66)
- Atlanta-Burbank: 33,000 (PDEW: 45)
- Atlanta-Jackson Hole: 31,000 (PDEW: 42)
- Atlanta-Fresno: 28,000 (PDEW: 38)
- Atlanta-Santa Barbara: 12,000 (PDEW: 16)
- Atlanta-Traverse City: 9,500 (PDEW: 13)
Image: GCMap
Atlanta-Reno
One of the two 757-operated routes mentioned in this article is this 1,732 nautical mile (3,208 km) link to Nevada. The year-round service is scheduled as follows, with all times local. It was last flown in January 2022. Yes, it does have the same flight number in both directions.
- Atlanta-Reno: DL391, 19:33-21:08 (4h 35m)
- Reno-Atlanta: DL391, 22:25-05:47+1 (4h 22m)
Photo: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
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