Delta Air Lines returns to Gatwick with New York route

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Major US airline Delta Air Lines is returning to Gatwick from April next year, bringing a route to New York’s JFK airport.

Delta hasn’t run a route from the airport since 2012, when it was flying to Atlanta, Georgia. From 10 April 2023 the carrier will operate one flight per day, with the first return leaving Gatwick the next day.

Stewart Wingate, CEO of Gatwick Airport said: “We are thrilled to welcome Delta Air Lines back to Gatwick. It means that we will expand furthermore our connectivity to the US.

"This trust from such a network carrier as Delta underlines the competitiveness and the operational capabilities of Gatwick.

“Delta is a huge name in the transatlantic market and being able to offer passengers across London and the South East the opportunity to travel with them between Gatwick and New York City is fantastic, providing not only wider choice, but further competition.

"It also demonstrates the strong pull of Gatwick as an airport for big name, long-haul airlines.”

In the summer of 2023, the airline plans to operate up to 15 flights per day between the US and UK, adding an Edinburgh to Atlanta route fives times per week and a daily flight between Heathrow and Los Angeles.

Nicholas Ferri, vice president EMEAI of Delta Air Lines said: “Delta is delighted to be returning service to London Gatwick which is where we first started our flights from the UK to the United States over 40 years ago.

“Next summer our daily Gatwick to New York JFK flight will offer a convenient option for those customers going to America on holiday or business.”

It has been a reasonably successful summer for the airport, which announced last month that it has returned to profit for the first time since the pandemic.

Back in July, it added a new route to Vietnam through Bamboo Airways which is due to start flying from 30 October.

Sam Pither

Sam is the Regional Editor of Biz News, responsible for both Hampshire and Dorset. A new recruit to journalism, Sam started writing for the Business Magazine as a freelancer in May of 2022 after completing his degree in English at University College London. His passion for local businesses and ability to tell a story soon caught the attention of the publication’s management team and have led to his meteoric rise. Sam, who lives in central Reading, takes a particular interest in technology, gaming and food and drink, having been a chef before starting his degree.