Of the major US carriers, there's no denying that Delta is by far creating the most comprehensive global network. I'm not just talking about airlines they partner with through alliances, but rather airlines with which they have either joint ventures or even equity stakes. This is something they've been heavily focused on the past few…
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This will be good news at least for people north of the border trying to get out of the Air Canada domination.
WestJet is getting lie-flats with their new 787s to be delivered! This will be a great partnership!
"Delta historically hasn’t been that strong in Canada"
Umm, NW was the leading US carrier to Canada and they merged with DL. Lots of history there.
“Delta historically hasn’t been that strong in Canada”. Incorrect. Delta has the most Canadian connections of any US airline.
Delta flies to 12 destinations in Canada. From West to East: Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Sault Ste Marie, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, and Halifax.
United flies to 10 destinations in Canada. All the same as Delta minus Sault Ste Marie and Saskatoon. American even less than that.
Other major US carriers like Southwest and Jetblue don't fly to Canada at all.
Great news for YQB (Quebec City) who lost their only delta flight YQB-JFK last month. I had a good laugh when they tried to rebook my 1.5 hour flight with a 3 connection 7.5 hour itinerary connecting through Toronto and Detroit!!!
daaamnnnnn Delta, back at it again with the joint ventures.
Have a useless mileage program, blame the ME3 = profit??
Then buy stakes in partner airlines, joint venture all the airlines, and happy cheerleaders from the states of Georgia, Utah, Michigan and Ohio.
Great news, really, since Delta routes and Westjet routes complement each other so well.
The important question is now whether you can now get lounge access as an elite on an international flight to Canada. I always got denied flying LGA-YYZ on a DL codeshare operated by WestJet.