Delta announced today that they will expanding their Seattle service by adding four additional nonstop cities. The new cities will be Palm Springs, Phoenix, Tucson, and Jackson Hole which will begin later this year.

Delta’s new Seattle service beginning Dec. 20, 2014 includes:

• Five daily flights to Phoenix
• One daily seasonal flight to Palm Springs, Calif.
• Saturday seasonal service to Tucson, Ariz.
• Saturday seasonal service to Jackson Hole, Wyo.
• One additional nonstop flight to Honolulu for a total of two daily flights

Expanded seasonal service beginning in September includes:

• One new daily nonstop flight to Anchorage, Alaska for a total of two daily flights in September and three daily flights during the summer

Delta’s new service to Phoenix, Palm Springs and Tucson will be operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines using two-class, 76-seat aircraft, while Jackson Hole service will be operated with two-class, 65-seat aircraft.

The expanded Honolulu and Anchorage service will be operated by Delta using Boeing 757 and Boeing 737 aircraft, respectively.

Bottom Line

Delta is really trying to compete against Alaska Airlines and this is just another example by adding service to many of these cities which Alaska currently serves.

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