Every summer, we see the global US carriers announce new routes to Europe, given the amount of seasonal leisure demand that exists. A few days ago, Delta announced two new transatlantic flights for 2026, from one of its growing long haul hubs. I want to provide an update, as the schedules for these flights have just been published, and tickets should go on sale shortly.
Delta adding two new Europe routes from Boston
Delta has announced that it plans to add two new summer seasonal long haul routes from Boston Logan (BOS) as of the summer 2026 season, to Madrid (MAD) and Nice (NCE).
As of May 16, 2026, Delta will operate a daily flight from Boston to Madrid, with the following schedule:
DL62 Boston to Madrid departing 6:40PM arriving 7:40AM (+1 day)
DL63 Madrid to Boston departing 3:10PM arriving 5:05PM
The 3,410-mile route is blocked at 7hr eastbound and 7hr40min westbound.
As of May 17, 2026, Delta will operate a 3x weekly flight from Boston to Nice, with the following schedule:
DL276 Boston to Nice departing 8:00PM arriving 9:35AM (+1 day)
DL277 Nice to Boston departing 11:45AM arriving 2:25PM
The 3,807-mile route is blocked at 7hr35min eastbound and 8hr40min westbound.
Separately, Delta has also revealed that it will increase frequencies next summer on its route from Boston to Barcelona (BCN) — rather than operating 3x weekly, it’ll instead operate daily.
Delta claims that both its Madrid and Nice flights will be operated by Airbus A330-900neos, featuring 281 seats, including 29 business class (Delta One) seats, 28 premium economy (Premium Select) seats, 56 extra legroom economy (Comfort+) seats, and 168 economy (Main Cabin) seats. However, as of now the flights have been loaded into the schedule as being operated by Airbus A330-300s. So we’ll see how that plays out.
Here’s how Paul Baldoni, Delta’s SVP of Network Planning, describes these additions:
“As Boston’s leading airline, Delta plays a vital role in connecting the city to the world. By adding nonstop service to Madrid and Nice, we’re enhancing our European network and continuing our commitment to providing an exceptional travel experience from start to finish.”
“As a cornerstone of Delta’s global network, Boston plays a vital role in connecting our customers to the world. By adding nonstop service to Madrid and Nice, we’re enhancing our European network and continuing our commitment to providing an exceptional travel experience from start to finish.”
Delta will serve 12 European destinations from Boston
It’s cool to see Delta’s continued European expansion, given that the only other US carrier operating any meaningful long haul service from there is JetBlue.
With these latest route additions, Delta will serve a total of a dozen European destinations out of Boston next summer. These include Amsterdam (AMS), Athens (ATH), Barcelona (BCN), Dublin (DUB), Edinburgh (EDI), Lisbon (LIS), London (LHR), Madrid (MAD), Milan (MXP), Nice (NCE), Paris (CDG), and Rome (FCO). That’s quite an impressive network… and that small Delta One Lounge Boston is about to be very crowded!
These are among Delta’s first new European route announcements for 2026. So far, the airline has only otherwise revealed plans to fly from Seattle (SEA) to Barcelona and Rome, and that was clearly a competitive response to Alaska, given the carrier’s growth there.
On top of that, Delta is letting SkyMiles members vote on the carrier’s new European destination, with the choices being Ibiza, Malta, or Sardinia. Something tells me the airline might just announce all three of them, but I guess we’ll see…
Bottom line
Delta has announced two new seasonal European routes from Boston, as the airline will fly to both Madrid and Nice. This complements 10 existing destinations, meaning that Delta will serve a total of a dozen European destinations from Boston next summer.
I don’t think there’s anything surprising here — you can’t go wrong with adding service to Spain and France — and Boston seems like a logical gateway out of which to add this service.
What do you make of Delta’s European expansion from Boston?
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