Delta Air Lines intends to add nine new routes and grow nonstop flights to in excess of 20 vacation destinations this summer as trust in air travel starts to rise, the airline declared on Friday.
Simultaneously, the carrier will likewise extend existing services to seven destinations that are “popular with adventurous travelers looking to explore and reconnect with the great outdoors,” such as Montana.
In doing as such, the aircraft says it will add more service this summer to Montana than some other carrier.
Nonetheless, flyers will have more access to a range of destinations around the country from Fresno, California and Rapid City, South Dakota to Hilton Head, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia.
The airline will likewise restart service to Caribbean markets this summer.
With the COVID-19 antibody being carried out across the county, air travel numbers are starting to bounce back.
Indeed, more than 1.4 million individuals were screened at security checkpoints the country over Thursday, denoting the eighth sequential day that checkpoint volume scored over 1 million.
This level of traffic has not been seen since about a year prior before the industry was left at a near-standstill because of widespread lockdowns and travel limitations intended to help curb the spread of the virus.
“The last time throughput was this high was on March 15, 2020, when 1,519,192 people passed through TSA checkpoints,” TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein tweeted.
All things considered, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are cautioning Americans to keep avoiding potential risk.
“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,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a press briefing Monday, according to the New York Post.
Despite the fact that the airline is increasing its flight alternatives, Delta authorities keep up safety is as yet a top priority.