Delta Air Lines inaugurated its nonstop flights between New York JFK and Munich, the airline’s third route in the Bavarian capital, in addition to Atlanta and Detroit. With this new route, the airline will offer connections to other U.S. cities, South America and the Caribbean. The airline will compete in this segment with Lufthansa’s daily operation.
Flight DL 238 was operated in a Boeing 767 registered as N1200K. The aircraft took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport at 18:22 local time on April 9 and landed at Munich Airport at 07:51 the following day, after seven hours and 30 minutes.
Flight schedule
- New York JFK – Munich Flight DL 238 JFK 18:15 – MUC 08:25+1 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
- Munich – New York JFK Flight DL 239 MUC 11:45 – JFK 15:00 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Flights are operated on Boeing 767-300ER aircraft with a total of 216 seats, including 26 seats in Delta One, 18 in Premium Economy, 21 in Comfort Plus and 151 in Economy. The Delta Studios in-flight entertainment program provides a wide range of German-language programs.
«We are delighted that Delta Airlines is adding New York as a new destination to its flight offering. This makes three airlines now take off from Munich Airport, with a total of 24 weekly departures to the two New York airports, John F. Kennedy and Newark. This brings Bavaria and the U.S. East Coast even closer together – good news for business travelers, tourism and private travel,» said Jost Lammers, CEO of Flughafen München GmbH.
This summer, Delta will also start new flights from New York JFK to Naples and Shannon, from Atlanta to Zurich and from Minneapolis to Dublin.
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