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Delta Air Lines plans to add nine new routes this summer and expand uninterrupted flights to more than 20 holiday destinations as confidence in air travel begins to increase, the airline announced Friday.
| Ticker | Safety | Last | Alter | Alter% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | DELTA AIR LINES INC. | 48.94 | -0.23 | -0.47% |
At the same time, the carrier will also expand existing services to seven destinations that are ‘popular with adventurous travelers who want to explore the outdoors and reconnect’, such as Montana.
Thus, the airline says it will provide Montana with more service than any other airline.
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However, flyers will have more access to a variety of destinations across the country from Fresno, California and Rapid City, South Dakota to Hilton Head, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia.
The airline will also launch the Caribbean market again this summer.
A passenger wears a face mask while waiting for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on February 18, 2021. (AP Photo / Charlie Riedel, File)
As the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out across the country, the numbers for air travel are starting to recover again.
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In fact, more than 1.4 million people were screened at security checkpoints in the country on Thursday, which was the eighth consecutive day that the volume of the checkpoint dropped above 1 million.
This traffic level was not seen about a year ago before the industry was almost shut down due to the large lock-in and travel restrictions to limit the spread of the virus.
“The last time turnover was that high was on March 15, 2020, when 1,519,192 people moved through the TSA checkpoints,” TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein tweeted.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to warn Americans to take precautionary measures.
“These should be warning signs for all of us. Cases climbed last spring, they climbed again in the summer, they will climb now if we stop taking precautions,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, said according to a press release on Monday. New York Post.
Although the airline is improving its flight options, keeping Delta officials full of safety is still a top priority.