DOT Grants Tentative Approval to Delta and United for Cape Town Service
Both carriers plan to begin flights in November >>
by: Harvey Chipkin
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted tentative approval to both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to launch service to Cape Town, South Africa. The two carriers had competed for rights to fly to the destination. The DOT said it had worked with South African authorities to obtain approval for both airlines to operate their desired services. Delta will offer a nonstop flight three times a week between its hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Cape Town International Airport. Flights will start on or around Nov. 17, using the airline’s Airbus A350-900. United will operate a nonstop flight three times a week between its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport and Cape Town, starting on or around Nov. 17; the flights will use a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Brett Hart, United’s president, said the carrier has steadily grown its flight offerings to South Africa and across the continent. These new direct flights, he said, “will promote competition and provide affordable and consistent service to Africa for US travelers.” And Delta said in a statement that it hopes “to provide our customers with more choice of travel between the US and South Africa later this year.”
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