OREANDA-NEWS.    Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) supports the Puerto Rico Tourism Company’s summer campaign, which highlights the island as a prime Caribbean destination for luxury leisure travelers. Delta increased its capacity to five daily flights from New York’s JFK International Airport during peak summer season, offering 1,600 round trip seats per day, with 10 percent of those in Delta’s Business class.

“Delta’s commitment to Puerto Rico is as strong as ever as the airline works to become the best U.S. airline in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Maria Fernanda Price, Delta’s regional manager for the Caribbean. “We are proud to partner with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and invite New Yorkers and the over 900,000 people of Puerto Rican descent living in the Big Apple to experience Puerto Rico as a preferred destination for the luxury traveler.” 

Delta’s commitment to the economic development of the island, in particular to the travel and tourism sector, has withstood the test of time as the airline has served the island for 62 years. Delta continues to adapt to the demands of the business and tourism sector because Puerto Rico is key for the growth of Delta’s Latin American network and for its success in the New York market. 

“Puerto Rico has much to offer to travelers looking to explore Puerto Rico under a different light and in luxurious accommodations,” said Gabriel R. Emanuelli, PRTC’s director of global sales. “Our Summer is Easy campaign highlights hotels like the Royal Isabela, The Ritz Carlton Reserve in Dorado, The St. Regis in Rio Grande, the W Hotel in Vieques and the soon to be open Vanderbilt Hotel in El Condado. All of these properties have unique appeal and are the perfect start to a journey of discovery in Puerto Rico.”

“It is crucial that we meet the travel needs of Puerto Ricans on the mainland as well as on the island both for business as well as leisure,” added Price. “Because Puerto Rico is crucial to New York’s success we are diligently working to meet our customers’ expectations by offering increased connectivity, enhanced on-board services and state-of-the-art technology applied to travel.”

Two years ago Delta tripled the number of flights it operates between John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and San Juan, increasing connectivity also to 48 international destinations served by Delta from JFK-New York. This summer, a fifth daily flight between JFK and San Juan further expands options for Delta’s customers who also enjoy the benefits of the USD 1.4 billion expansion and enhancement of Terminal 4 at JFK. The new terminal provides increased international access to customers from Puerto Rico traveling to New York and will offer a state of the art facility to those wishing to visit the island.

Delta also connects Puerto Rico to its Atlanta hub with 21 to 35 weekly frequencies depending on seasonality. From Atlanta, Puerto Ricans have access to the more than 977 daily flights to 222 destinations that Delta operates, including nonstop service to 67 international destinations.