Delta, Air France, KLM Begin 14 Weekly Non-stop Flights from Florida to Europe

Posted: March 31st, 2011

Delta Air Lines and the Air France-KLM Group kick off a major international expansion this week with new flights connecting Florida with three major European cities: London, Paris and Amsterdam.

On March 21, KLM began new nonstop flights between Miami and its hub in Amsterdam four days weekly. Delta launched daily new nonstop service between Miami and London's Heathrow Airport on March 26. And on June 7, Air France will inaugurate new nonstop service between Orlando and its Paris hub three days weekly.

The airlines will operate the new Florida flights under their industry-leading trans-Atlantic joint venture, an agreement, which also includes Alitalia, that allows the partners to coordinate flights and share costs and revenues of the service. For customers, it means more choices for booking, destinations and schedules, additional opportunities to earn and redeem miles and consistent service regardless of which airline operates the flight.

"With Miami-Amsterdam, KLM is adding another nonstop service to the joint venture. This is the 20th trans-Atlantic route from Amsterdam served by KLM and Delta Air Lines. With more than 250 daily trans-Atlantic flights and a fleet of more than 130 aircraft, this joint venture offers our customers a generous network with higher frequencies, attractive prices and tailored schedules for trans-Atlantic travel," said Erik Varwijk, Air France-KLM's executive vice president – International and the Netherlands.

KLM's service launched on March 21 with a special inaugural flight from Amsterdam to Miami that was scheduled to accommodate members of the Dutch music community attending the Miami Ultra Music Festival starting March 25th. The airline's regular schedule, shown below, begins March 27.

Details of the service follows:

Miami – London Heathrow

Airline Departs Arrives Frequency Aircraft Begins
Delta Miami at 6:30 p.m. Heathrow at 8:30 a.m.
(next day)		 Daily Boeing 767-400 March 26
Delta Heathrow at 9:40 a.m. Miami at 3:05 p.m. Daily Boeing 767-400 March 27

Miami – Amsterdam
Airline Departs Arrives Frequency Aircraft Begins
KLM Miami at 9:30 p.m. Amsterdam at 12:20 p.m.
(next day)		 Sunday, Monday,
Wednesday, Friday		 MD-11 March 27
KLM Amsterdam at 3:10 p.m. Miami at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Monday,
Wednesday, Friday		 MD-11 March 27

Orlando – Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Airline Departs Arrives Frequency Aircraft Begins
Air France Orlando at 8:45 p.m. Paris at 11:10 a.m.
(next day)		 Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday		 Boeing 777-300ER June 7
Air France Paris at 1:45 p.m. 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday		 Boeing 777-300ER June 7

In conjunction with its new service between Miami and London, Delta is also adding new nonstop service between Miami and Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa. Those flights, operated by Delta Connection carrier Comair, begin March 26 and will provide convenient connecting service for Florida customers traveling to London-Heathrow.

Source: Delta Air Lines