Delta and United got a bigger piece of the pie. Delta has been cleared to operate service from Atlanta, while United has been cleared to operate service from Washington.
Three weekly flights between Cape Town and Washington Dulles will be operated by United Airlines.
The news was Heralded by United PresidentBrett Hart.
“We extend our sincere gratitude to the Department of Transportation, as well as the numerous government and community leaders, airports, customers and employees who supported this application, for recognizing the tremendous benefits to tourism, commerce, and diplomacy that a direct link between Cape Town and Washington DC provides. United has steadily grown its flight offerings to South Africa and across the continent. These new direct flights will promote competition and provide affordable and consistent service to Africa for U.S. travelers.”
United tells Live and Let's Fly it will start selling tickets soon. There will be a 787-9.
The Newark service is now year-round. The Dulles route is going to be around for a long time.
Delta has been given the go-ahead to operate three flights per week from its Atlanta hub during the year.
The triangle idea was scrapped due to the lack of regulatory approval from South Africa, but Delta will use an A350-900 on the route.
Delta Air Lines was denied permission to fly to Cape Town.
There will be two new longhaul routes from the USA to Cape Town, with six weekly flights, split between Delta and United.
Delta and United both requested three slots for new service from the USA to Cape Town. The baby didn't have to be divided because South Africa gave each of them three slots they asked for.
The DOT order can be reviewed here.
There is a picture of Delta.
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