Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic say they have transported 40 million passengers on transatlantic journeys between the United Kingdom and the United States in the past decade.
The airlines revealed this a statement to celebrate their 10 years of partnership.
The airlines stated that they had expanded their collaborative network, incorporating additional routes and flights connecting the two countries.
According to the airlines, the partnership has since grown through the expanded airline joint venture with Air France-KLM launched in 2020.
The Senior Vice President, EMEA, Delta Air Lines, Matteo Curcio, said, “Since we brought together our two brands, the partnership has gone from strength to strength thanks to a shared focus on customer service.
“Back in 2014, the partnership deal was a game changer for Delta enabling us to up competition on the most popular business routes between London Heathrow and the US. It also provided Virgin Atlantic unparalleled access to Delta’s network across North America.”
The statement noted that the airline joint venture had boosted choice and flexibility with a joint daily schedule of up to 86 daily nonstop flights in both directions, which was almost 40 per cent in 2014.
Virgin Atlantic joined SkyTeam in 2023 alongside Delta and Air France-KLM.
The airlines said they had together invested in technology for smoother travel solutions including automated bag drop at London Heathrow, real-time RFID bag tracking via the Fly Delta app, and biometric scanning at US gateways.
The airlines have co-located facilities at five US airports, as well as at London Heathrow, to make it easier for customers to connect between the two airlines.
The Executive Vice President of Commercial for Virgin Atlantic, Juha Jarvinen said, “Our two airlines have flown millions of customers across the Atlantic and driven forward meaningful change in service excellence and responsible travel over the last decade.”
