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Delta Air Lines plans to add nine new routes and expand nonstop flights to more than 20 vacation destinations this summer, as confidence in air travel begins to increase, the airline announced on Friday.
| Ticker | Safety | Last | Change | Change % |
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| DAL | DELTA AIR LINES INC. | 48.94 | -0.23 | -0.47% |
At the same time, the operator will also expand existing services to seven destinations that are “popular with adventurous travelers looking to explore and reconnect with the outdoors,” such as Montana.
In doing so, the airline says it will add more services to Montana this summer than any other operator.
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However, passengers will have more access to a variety of destinations across the country, from Fresno, California and Rapid City, South Dakota, to Hilton Head, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia.
The airline will also restart services to Caribbean markets this summer.
A passenger wears a face mask while waiting for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on February 18, 2021. (AP Photo / Charlie Riedel, Archive)
With the COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out across the county, the number of air travel is starting to recover.
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In fact, more than 1.4 million people were screened at security checkpoints across the country on Thursday, marking the eighth consecutive day that the volume of checkpoints has exceeded 1 million.
That level of traffic had not been seen for about a year, before the industry was almost paralyzed due to widespread roadblocks and travel restrictions designed to help stem the spread of the virus.
“The last time the transfer rate was so high was on March 15, 2020, when 1,519,192 people passed TSA checkpoints,” tweeted TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein.
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Still, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning Americans to continue taking precautions.
“These should be warning signs for all of us. Cases went up last spring, they went up again in the summer, they will go up now if we stop taking precautions,” said CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky during a news conference. on Monday, according to the New York Post.
Even though the airline is increasing its flight options, Delta employees maintain safety is still a priority.