Delta bets on Puerto Rico in high season

The increased flights will have an economic impact of about $18 million.

Puerto Rican Tourism, CTPR, CEO, Carlos Mercado Santiago, announced today that effective December 17, 2022, Delta Air Lines will increase its services to Luis Muñoz Marine International Airport, beginning direct flights from the cities of Boston, Massachusetts. and Detroit, Michigan.

These new flights represent more than 25,000 additional seats and an estimated economic impact of more than $18 million between December 2022 and April 2023.

For CTPR, diversifying and expanding air access is a priority in the midst of a leftover operating environment due to staff shortages and increased competition between destinations. Given the high winter season, we’re celebrating that Delta is betting hard on Puerto Rico by starting flights from Boston and retaking the Detroit route. With this expansion, it will serve the San Juan Delta from five airports, thus increasing connectivity to the destination and positively impacting our economic development, Mercado Santiago said.

Service from Detroit and Boston to San Juan will be available starting December 17.

The new line between Boston Logan International Airport and San Juan will have one daily flight frequency until April 23, 2023.

The flight will resume from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, one of the airline’s main hubs, on a weekly basis every Saturday through April 8.

“Puerto Rico is one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean, especially for Delta customers,” said Amy Martin, Vice President of International Network Planning for Delta Air Lines.

Now clients Delta In San Juan, they will have access to two additional flight hubs in the United States, where they can easily connect to more destinations around the world. We will continue to work to provide our customers with more flight options along with Delta’s renowned hospitality and reliability.

For his part, Aerostar CEO Jorge Hernandez stated, “At Aerostar, we consider it excellent news that Delta has decided to create new flights and we celebrate the impact these flights will have on Puerto Rico. We recognize the challenges facing the industry and the fierce competition that different destinations maintain. To attract flights and visitors.We will continue efforts to expand seat capacity, frequencies and destinations for the benefit of our passengers.This is why it is important to continue to successfully promote our overseas destination and we will cooperate with other initiatives that will allow us to achieve this goal.

Similarly, Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, emphasized that “this shows that despite the many economic challenges facing our industry, airlines like Delta are betting on our destination and seeing opportunities in light of the impressive results that attract visitors. These additional trips help get better direct access to the main markets for Puerto Rican tourism and allow us to stimulate and increase demand in our market, resulting in more visitors that benefit our economy and more and better jobs for our workers.

The company will use a B739 aircraft with a capacity of 180 passengers on both routes. Routes add to existing services from Atlanta, New York JFK, and Minneapolis.

CTPR Executive Director confirmed the commitment of Puerto Rican Governor, Pedro R. Puerto Rico.

Delta is the longest operating airline on the island, serving San Juan for nearly seven decades, and this commitment shows that we share the same vision of the growth potential of our tourism industry and the attractions that Puerto Rico offers as a tourism destination of excellence in the Caribbean.

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