Delta Expanding Cancun Service

By: - April 17th, 2014

Above: a Delta plane

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Delta Airlines has announced the expansion of its seasonal service to Cancun.

The new service is coming to 13 United States cities, following what the company called “an increased demand for more connections to this popular Mexican leisure destination” on peak days.

The service as new daily seasonal service from Cincinnati, Orlando and Salt Lake City, along with Saturday seasonal service from Hartford, Nashville, Boston, Columbus, Washington, DC, Indianapolis, Memphis, Milwaukee, Raleigh and Tampa.

Delta has been on an expansion push in Latin America and the Caribbean, and now services 29 countries and 50 destinations across 1,700 weekly flights in the region.

All of the new service will begin on Dec. 20, 2014.

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