Between August and December, Delta Air Lines plans an average of 113 daily departures from the US to long-haul destinations in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Compared to the same period last year, Delta’s offering has risen by 4%.
According to the SkyTeam member’s schedule submission to Cirium Diio, 118 long-haul routes are scheduled. While some links are no longer served, ten have joined or rejoined the carrier’s map. This includes Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), serving Tel Aviv. Having been suspended for three years due to the war, flights are due to resume in December.
While the Middle East is in Asia, they are usually considered separately in aviation. Due to the war, Delta currently does not fly to the region. The airline’s next Middle East-bound service is due to take place on September 6. A daily service will initially exist, rising to three daily services later in the year. When all US operators are considered, Delta has the second-highest number of departures to the Middle East, after United Airlines (due to return on September 8; an average of four daily flights through December).
Despite not being served in the full August-December 2026 period, Delta’s flights to the Middle East have risen by 24% year-over-year. This is due to the launch of ATL to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh (starts October 23; initially daily, then three weekly A350-900) and the return of ATL-TLV (December 19; three weekly A350-900). They will coexist with John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to TLV (flights due to resume on September 6; daily but later twice-daily A330-900).
Delta is also the second-largest US carrier to other parts of Asia. It has an average of 17 daily departures, behind United’s 29. Delta’s offering has risen by 9% year-over-year, two percentage points more than for United, although that carrier’s growth is from a notably larger foundation. On June 6, Delta took off from Los Angeles to Hong Kong (daily A350-900). The airline returned to the Pearl of the Orient having last flown there (from Seattle) in 2018.
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Delta is also the second-largest US carrier to Europe. Between August and December, the carrier has an average of 87 daily departures across the Atlantic, behind United (typically 90 daily services). Despite no longer flying from JFK to Brussels, Geneva, and London Gatwick, Delta’s European offering has risen by 3% in a year. While that might not seem much, it is from a strong existing base.
Seven new routes have contributed to Delta’s expansion, which are shown below. All but one is seasonal, and most are sub-daily. Some are of historical significance. For example, the airline now operates between JFK and Olbia, Italy, which was Sardinia’s first-ever scheduled transatlantic operation. Hopefully it performs better than United’s new San Francisco-Adelaide service. Olbia cemented Delta’s position as the top operator from the US to Italy, with flights up by 12% year-over-year. Six Italian airports are now served.
Delta has international long-haul flights from 12 hubs, focus cities, and other airports. Comparing August-December 2025 with what’s available in the same period in 2026 shows that ten of them have more departures than last year.
LAX has grown the most (41% more departures), with the carrier increasingly focusing on the hub. Eight long-haul routes are available: Auckland, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Paris CDG, Shanghai Pudong, Sydney, and Tokyo Haneda. LAX remains Delta’s seventh-largest airport for such activity.
Boston’s development is also notable. 11 international long-haul routes: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Madrid, Milan Malpensa, Nice, Paris CDG, and Rome. Due to 15% more flights year-over-year, Boston has leapfrogged Minneapolis and Seattle for the fourth spot.
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