The Port of Seattle welcomes the beginning of a new international service over the weekend as Delta Air Lines began daily nonstop flights to London-Heathrow from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The new service continues to highlight Delta’s growing commitment to making Seattle the West Coast gateway for one of the world’s largest airlines.
“These international connections promote trade and business development to generate good jobs throughout the Pacific Northwest and additional tourism connections,” said Mark Reis, Managing Director of Sea-Tac Airport. “Delta is building Seattle as their premiere West Coast gateway. This new London flight underscores Sea-Tac’s status as the fastest growing intercontinental airport on the West Coast.”
Flight Details for Seattle-London Heathrow Service
Delta will operate Seattle-London Heathrow service using a 208-seat Boeing 767-300ER aircraft featuring 36 full flat-bed seats in BusinessElite, 32 seats in Economy Comfort and 143 Economy class seats.
The new Delta flight schedule is as follows:
| Flight |
Departs |
Arrives |
Service Begins |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 |
SEA at 6:40 p.m. |
LHR at 12:05 p.m. (following day) |
March 29, 2014 |
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| 36 |
LHR at 12:20 p.m. |
SEA at 2:40 p.m. (same day) |
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Delta is the largest operator of intercontinental services at Sea-Tac, serving 10 flights daily by this summer when they add service to Seoul and Hong Kong in June. Overall, Delta offers nonstop service from Seattle to Paris, London and Amsterdam (twice daily in the summer) in Europe as well as Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo-Nartia, Tokyo-Haneda, Seoul and Hong Kong (coming in June) in Asia. By August, Delta will operate more than 50 daily flights to 26 cities from Seattle.
For more information, visit Delta’s website at http://news.delta.com/
More Details on International Flights at Sea-Tac
With the addition of the new Delta – London flight and their upcoming additions to Seoul and Hong Kong, 13 new intercontinental services will have been added at Sea-Tac since 2007: Air France (2007 to Paris, transitioned to Delta, 2012), Lufthansa (2008 to Frankfurt), Hainan (2008 to Beijing), Icelandair (2009 to Reykjavik), Delta (2010 to Beijing, 2013 to Shanghai and Tokyo-Haneda, plus London, Seoul and Hong Kong beginning 2014), Condor (2011 to Frankfurt), Emirates (2012 to Dubai) and ANA (2012 to Tokyo).
Including Delta’s new services, Sea-Tac currently has 19 intercontinental nonstop services to six cities in Asia (Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo), five cities in Europe (Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris, and Reykjavik) and Dubai.
About Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Operated by the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, KSEA) is ranked as the 15th busiest U.S. airport, serving more than 34.7 million passengers and more than 292,000 metric tons of air cargo in 2013. With a regional economic impact of more than $13.2 billion in business revenue, Sea-Tac generates more than 138,000 jobs (89,902 direct jobs) representing more than $2.2 billion in direct earnings and $412.4 million in state and local taxes. Twenty-four airlines serve 71 non-stop domestic and 19 international destinations.
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