Delta Air Lines is eliminating nonstop service to two Central American destinations from a key West Coast hub but launching two new routes for the summer months.
Starting in early May, the Atlanta-based airline will end scheduled flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Guatemala City and San Salvador.
Meanwhile, Delta is beefing up its West Coast flights during the summer months by bringing LAX flights back to Anchorage, Alaska, for the first time in several years. The airline will do the same to restore service from Las Vegas to San Jose, California.
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Here’s what you should know about the changes.
Delta cuts 2 LAX routes to Central America
Delta will end the two flights from Los Angeles to El Salvador and Guatemala within the first days of May, the airline confirmed this week.
Delta’s last nonstop LAX to El Salvador International Airport (SAL) departs on May 4, and the last northbound flight will return a day later on May 5.
The end of the airline’s service between Southern California and Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport (GUA) will come a day later, with the last southbound flight on May 5 and the last northbound flight on May 6.
“This adjustment aligns with demand and supports the increase in domestic flights from Los Angeles,” an airline spokesperson said in a statement Friday.
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It is worth noting that LAX will continue to have a direct link to both San Salvador and Guatemala City.
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Alaska Airlines, Avianca, United and Volaris Costa Rica serve the LAX-GUA route, according to Cirium.
Avianca, United and Volaris El Salvador fly the LAX-SAL route.
Delta itself will continue to provide service to both Central American destinations through its hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
New Delta service to Alaska
Elsewhere, Delta will launch services between Los Angeles and Alaska later this year.
Beginning May 24 (the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend), the airline will begin weekly nonstop flights to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).
Delta will operate the flights with its Boeing 737-900ER, which has 20 lie-flat first class seats and 27 Delta Comfort Plus seats.
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The service will be operational until August 30, the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
Delta will compete directly on the route with Alaska Airlines.
The airline last flew between LAX and Anchorage in 2021, Cirium data shows.
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Recovering LAS-SJC
Finally, Delta will restore daily nonstop service from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas to Mineta International Airport (SJC) in San Jose, California, during the summer months.
Starting June 8, Delta will fly the route with a 76-seat Embraer 175 regional jet flying under the Delta Connection brand.
Delta last flew regularly scheduled service between the two cities in 2020, Cirium shows.
Several airlines already fly the route, including Alaska, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United and Southwest Airlines.
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