Delta expands service at Boston

By BA Staff

Delta Air Lines will increase service at Boston's Logan International Airport with daily year-round and seasonal service to the following seven destinations, including three new markets.

Their services will include:

• New daily service to Jacksonville, Fla. and Richmond, Va., operated by Delta Connection carrier Endeavor Air using 76-seat, two-class CRJ-900s, effective March 3, 2014 and March 6, 2014
• New service to Las Vegas with three flights per week operating a Boeing 737-800, effective March 6, 2014
• Expanding service to Los Angeles with one additional flight for a total of two daily operating a Boeing 737-800, effective April 7, 2014
• New Saturday-only summer seasonal service to Nassau, Bahamas, operated by Delta Connection carrier Shuttle America using 76-seat, two-class E-175s as well as the Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands using an Airbus 320, effective March 8, 2014
• Extended service to Cancun, previously scheduled to end April 26, 2014, now ending Aug. 30, 2014

Bob Cortelyou, senior vice president –Network Planning said:

"We continue to see a growing demand in Boston and increased flights next year will give our customers more direct service at more convenient times. Boston is a key domestic city in our network, and we are committed to providing service that continues to keep us the preferred airline of our customers."

Delta and joint venture partner, Virgin Atlantic, recently announced they will coordinate schedules and retime their respective Boston to Heathrow flights.

Delta currently operates 70 peak-day departures from Logan International Airport to 16 nonstop destinations.

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Video: Pilot asked to hold for "VIP movement" responds "We're more important than they are"

A humorous way to start the week.

All of us in India has experienced a disruption in our lives due to "VIP movement".

This video from Jenf777 on a humorous exchange between the air traffic controller at Boston's Logan airport and the pilot of American Airlines 573. After hearing the exchange, all I could think, we need to get some more pilots like him in India, may then Indian airports will not be shut down for hours whenever there is a "VIP movement".

ATC: American 573 Roger. Uh...let's see. Hold your push [back]. Stay with me. You'll be number three to push ...... due to VIP movement ...... the airport's stopped.

AA573 Pilot: Due to what??

ATC: Uh..VIP movement.

AA573: What's that?

ATC: That's a Very Important Person that's moving and nobody else can move.

AA573. We're more important than they are.

ATC:  I wouldn't argue with you, but you've got to stop right there for now.

Another ATC controller (which the AA pilot can hear): Air Force One [The US President's plane] Boston Tower good morning. Winds three-two-zero at one three, runway four right, cleared for take-off.

Air Force One pilot: Air Force One cleared for take off four right, thanks.

What would be your rejoinder to the American Airlines pilot if you were the air traffic controller? Post a comment. Keep it humorous in the spirit of the story.

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