PS: vado a documentarmi. Sono certo che le americane in Chapter 11 hanno tutte avuto come priorità assoluta ridisegnare le divise. A seguire, sviluppo rotte secondo il modello sopra descritto. Ecc.
DELTA nel 2006 apriva una serie corposa di nuove rotte internazionali (tra cui una italiana), la più grande espansione della loro storia fino a quel momento, ed era ancora in CH11.
Sotto alcuni estratti e a seguire comunicato completo.
Speaking to a group of European journalists assembled this week for a Delta media conference in Atlanta, Delta Chief Operating Officer Jim Whitehurst said, “Increasing the scope of Delta’s international operations is a key element of our business plan, which is designed to enable Delta to emerge from Chapter 11 protection next year and to position our airline for long-term success.”
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Since January 2005, Delta has added or announced plans to add more than 50 new routes between the United States and international destinations, including 11 new routes across the Atlantic slated to begin by June.
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Delta’s international expansion was initially announced on Oct. 18, 2005. New routes across the Atlantic planned for 2006 include:
Atlanta-Tel Aviv, Israel (to begin March 27)
Atlanta-Düsseldorf, Germany (to begin April 3)
Atlanta-Copenhagen, Denmark* (to begin May 1)
New York (JFK)-Budapest, Hungary (to begin May 8)
Atlanta-Nice, France (to begin May 9)
New York (JFK)-Dublin/Shannon, Ireland (to begin May 15)
New York (JFK)-Manchester, England (to begin May 15)
Atlanta-Athens, Greece (to begin May 29)
New York (JFK)-Kiev, Ukraine* (to begin June 1)
Atlanta-Edinburgh, Scotland (to begin June 5)
Atlanta-Venice, Italy (to begin June 6)
Atlanta to Dakar, Senegal* (to begin Dec. 4)
Atlanta to Johannesburg, South Africa* (via Dakar) (to begin Dec. 4)
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