Delta Air Lines launches flights from Los Angeles to Oakland

January 22, 2023 admin 0 Comments

The North American airline plans to offer its first-ever route to New Zealand.

Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 — Photo: Airbus

Delta Air Lines (DL) is looking to take advantage of the Southern Hemisphere summer as the airline plans to offer its first-ever route to New Zealand, operating daily from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) direct to Auckland International Airport (AKL).

The airline is looking to expand its range Pacific Arrival, complementing direct Delta services already provided from Los Angeles to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) and Papeete Faa International Airport, Tahiti (PPT).

that Airbus A350-900 Service to Aotearoa (New Zealand) is expected to operate seven days a week, with a capacity of 306 passengers. 32 in Delta One Business, 48 in Premium Economy, 36 in Delta Comfort, and 190 in the main cabin.

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More options from Los Angeles

Delta is deepening its relationship with the LAX World Center. Los Angeles World Airports CEO Justin Erpaci commented on the route announcement:

LAX continues to grow its global network of destinations connecting Angelenos to every corner of the globe, and Delta’s addition of continuous service from Los Angeles to New Zealand is in line with the airline’s commitment to expanding and improving service to our region,

Along with Delta’s international additions to Sydney and Tahiti, this is another exciting result of the ongoing and strong collaboration between LAX and Delta Air Lines as we connect more people across the Pacific and beyond.”

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On sale from January 21

Road tickets will go on sale from January 21, with the first flight south scheduled to take off on October 28. As the Southern Hemisphere heads into warmer temperatures, it is expected that Delta will hope to use LAX as a connection point from the north. American network for those heading south.

Being the only US airline operating directly from LAX to Auckland, it will no doubt face stiff competition from Air New Zealand. Oakland currently welcomes three more US carriers to its shores, United Airlines direct from San Francisco, American Airlines direct from Dallas, and Hawaiian Airlines direct from Honolulu.

Before the pandemic, American Airlines also offered direct LAX service to Oakland, and this didn’t materialize even as travel restrictions thawed. American (AA) was also poised to offer the first North American connection for the South Island, from LAX directly to Christchurch International Airport (CHC); However, COVID-19 has halted Christchurch’s aspirations.

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Stiff competition from Air New Zealand

New Zealand’s national carrier, Air New Zealand, has been running a route to Los Angeles for decades. Delta’s daily service will compete with Air New Zealand’s nine weekly services Boeing 777-300.

Here is a list of current direct options from North America to New Zealand:

Air Canada (AC)

Seasonal service from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)

Air New Zealand (New Zealand)

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)
Honolulu Daniel K Inoue International Airport (HNL) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)
New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Oakland International Airport (AKL)