Delta Launches New Flights

Delta Air Lines, the world’s largest airline, announced the start of two additional nonstop flights between France and the United States with the airline’s first-ever nonstop service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and Pittsburgh.

Delta will make history in Pittsburgh and Raleigh-Durham with its new flights. The new trans-Atlantic route from Pittsburgh will be the only nonstop transatlantic service offered by any airline from the city. The new route from Raleigh-Durham will be Delta’s first-ever nonstop trans-Atlantic flight offered from North Carolina and will be operated from Raleigh’s terminal 2, the airport’s newest terminal, which opened Oct. 26.

The new nonstop service from both markets will be launched in June 2009. The routes will be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft, with seating for up to 174 passengers, including 16 seats in Delta’s BusinessElite and 158 in economy class.

Delta flights between France and both Raleigh-Durham and Pittsburgh are available for booking now online at delta.com. Flight schedules are as follows:

Delta's new service between Raleigh-Durham and Paris

Flight	Departs	Arrives	Effective	Frequency
204	Raleigh-Durham at 6:20 p.m.	Paris at 8:35 a.m. (next day)	June 2, 2009	Daily (except Monday and Thursday)
205	Paris at 10:30 a.m.	Raleigh-Durham at 2:15 p.m.	June 4, 2009	Daily (except Wednesday and Saturday)

Delta's new service between Pittsburgh and Paris

Flight	Departs	Arrives	Effective	Frequency
188	Pittsburgh at 6:15 p.m.	Paris at 8:20 a.m. (next day)	June 3, 2009	Daily (except Tuesday and Friday)
189	Paris at 10:40 a.m.	Pittsburgh at 1:55 p.m.	June 3, 2009	Daily (except Tuesday and Friday)

To celebrate the new service Delta is offering a one-way special fare of $599 from Raleigh-Durham to Paris and from Pittsburgh to Paris (based on a round-trip purchase) for travel through June 30, 2009. However, customers should act fast as availability is limited and tickets at these fares must be purchased by Nov. 21, 2008.