Delta Air Lines Forges New Ties Between Ireland and the US
Matteo Curcio Senior Vice President EMEAI, Delta
Matteo Curcio, Delta’s Senior Vice President EMEAI, talks network growth, enhanced products and sustainable goals.
What are Delta’s plans for Ireland?
After a successful 2023 in the transatlantic region, Delta has set its sights on growth in Ireland this year to serve the strong demand for travel between the two countries.
At Delta, we believe: “No One Better Connects the World”. We’re excited to make a significant contribution to tourism and trade between Ireland and the United States by offering over 1,000 daily seats this summer between the two countries.
Starting 10 May, Delta will launch a daily service between Dublin and Minneapolis-St. Paul. This marks the first time Delta customers will have non-stop service from Dublin to four U.S. gateways including Atlanta, Boston, and New York-JFK. We are also looking forward to returning to Shannon for the first time since 2019, flying daily to New York-JFK, effective 25 May. Overall, Delta will operate up to 33 weekly peak season flights from Ireland to the U.S. in summer 2024 – up 57 percent year-over-year.
What can customers expect?
We want to make every customer’s experience on a Delta flight feel exciting whether they’re a first-time flyer or a million miler. This is why Delta continues to invest in our onboard product.
Most* flights from Dublin will feature Delta’s four product experiences: Delta One®, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+® and Main Cabin. Delta Premium Select is our newest premium cabin, available on even more transatlantic routes this summer. This cabin offers wider seats with more legroom and recline as well as an elevated dining experience. As always, customers in all cabins can enjoy free entertainment on the largest seat-back equipped fleet in the world.
We know how important it is for customers to stay connected during their journey. That’s why Delta offers customers free messaging on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and iMessage and in 2023, we launched free Wi-Fi for Sky Miles members on all domestic flights. With these Wi-Fi enhancements, customers have access to Delta Sync, a new personalized digital experience with exclusive content and offers onboard. Customers flying internationally can look forward to the roll out of free Wi-Fi and Delta Sync soon.
How is Delta working towards sustainable aviation?
Sustainability isn’t only good for our planet, it’s a business imperative. Delta’s sustainability goals are organized under two pillars: embedding sustainability in everything we do and eliminating our climate impact from flying.
Our dedication to the environment is woven into our onboard experience with the use of eco-conscious products including pillows and blankets in Delta One made from 100% recycled materials and service ware. We are always innovating and in fact are now in the final stages of trialing paper cups that, once approved and implemented throughout our operations, will help eliminate nearly 7 million pounds of single-use plastic every year.
As we look to build a more sustainable future, we’re also retiring older aircraft and replacing them with planes that are around 25% more fuel efficient than the aircraft they replace. Furthermore, we are working towards a goal of 10 percent sustainable aviation fuel use by the end of 2030.
* Delta Premium Select is not available on flights between Dublin, Ireland (DUB) and Atlanta, GA (ATL) on A350 aircraft March through October.
