DELTA AIR LINES ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL SEEK TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS FROM ATLANTA TO TORONTO UNDER THE THREE-YEAR PROVISIONS OF THE U.S.-CANADA BILATERAL AVIATION AGREEMENT.
DELTA TOLD THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT TWO ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES WILL ENABLE THE AIRLINE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY AGAINST AIR CANADA IN ATLANTA. AIR CANADA OPERATES A NORMAL SCHEDULE OF FOUR DAILY FLIGHTS VERSUS DELTA’S TWO DAILY NONSTOP FLIGHTS. THE EARLIEST DELTA WOULD BE ABLE TO INITIATE ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES WOULD BE FEBRUARY 1997, DUE TO BILATERAL RESTRICTIONS.
DELTA SAID ITS PROPOSED SERVICE WILL ALSO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN THE OVERALL CANADIAN MARKET THAT WILL SOON SEE THE IMPACT OF THE AMERICAN/CANADIAN AIRLINES ALLIANCE AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED UNITED/AIR CANADA ALLIANCE.
UP TO FOUR ADDITIONAL NEW ROUTES OR INCREASES IN DAILY FREQUENCIES MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE DOT UNDER THE THIRD-YEAR TERMS OF THE U.S.-CANADA BILATERAL AGREEMENT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL DELTA AIR LINES, (404) 715-2331.