Delta to launch Salt Lake City-Heathrow and JFK-Edinburgh flights

Nat Pieper, Delta’s senior vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “Our new flights from Edinburgh will offer more connections to destinations throughout the US and beyond”.

Delta notes that passengers traveling in the first-class Delta One cabin will “enjoy full flat-bed seats and a range of personalized dining options”.

The Salt Lake City-Heathrow flight will begin May 1, the airline said.

The Delta Air Lines Inc. and Virgin Atlantic joint venture will start nonstop service…

“Delta and Virgin Atlantic are committed to offering an extensive network on the trans-Atlantic and our new flights from London and Edinburgh will offer more connections to destinations throughout the U.S. and beyond”.

Outbound flight DL488 (VS4026) will depart JFK at 2015 and arrive in Edinburgh at 0840 the next day, with return leg DL489 (VS4027) leaving Edinburgh at 1030 and landing in New York at 1301.

The airline will operate a 163-seat, Boeing 757-200 aircraft on the route.

Delta’s service will be part of its partnership with Virgin Atlantic, which flies three times a week between Glasgow and Orlando in Florida.