Delta has added a new long-haul route to the French Riviera and upgraded its long-haul Tel Aviv flight.

Delta Air Lines is making two exciting updates to its long-haul map.

The first is a new flight connecting the airline’s mega-hub in Atlanta with Nice, a popular summer destination for American tourists on the French Riviera.

The new 4,749-mile route will begin on May 12 and run daily through September 29. Delta will fly the new route with a 238-seat Boeing 767-400. , 28 extra-legroom Comfort+ seats and 156 standard main cabin seats.

The new flight will go on sale on Saturday, January 14.

Meanwhile, Delta is expanding previously announced service from Atlanta to Tel Aviv. Starting April 16 (after the Jewish holiday of Passover), the airline will upgrade this 6,437-mile route from thrice-weekly service to daily service.

The airline is increasing the frequency of the Tel Aviv route but is not changing the aircraft it flies – the Airbus A350 in the “35L” or former LATAM configuration.

These A350s were already in use when Delta took them over, and still feature the heritage cabin configuration.

In Business Class, travelers will find 30 lie-flat beds in a forward-looking 2-2-2 configuration, and there are no premium economy seats on the jet. The economy cabin has an excellent 63 Comfort+ seats and 246 standard seats.

Although the flight has not yet begun, this marks the second major upgrade Delta has made to Tel Aviv service.

First announced in July 2022, Delta plans to launch Atlanta to Tel Aviv on May 10. A few weeks later, the carrier plans to launch the flight on March 26, much earlier than planned.

Now, just days after American Airlines announced that it will (surprisingly) end service from Miami to Tel Aviv on March 24th, the upgrade to daily service comes.

Delta’s daily move to the market could be seen as a convenient way to use the traffic left behind by American’s cutback.

Delta can connect connections to Atlanta from cities in the Southeast, including Miami and the greater South Florida basin area.

In addition to serving Israel from Atlanta and New York, the airline also launched a new flight between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Tel Aviv last May. Clearly, something is being done for Delta to increase Israel service, while American continues to push its flights back in the market.

It should be noted that United is the undisputed leader among US airlines in Tel Aviv service. The Chicago-based carrier flies to the country from Chicago, Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In fact, United expanded connections from Chicago (four weekly flights) and San Francisco (upgraded to a higher-capacity Boeing 777-300ER). Latest schedule update.

Interestingly, Delta’s new flights from Atlanta to Nice and Tel Aviv technically mark the carrier’s relaunch. The airline last flew from Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Nice in September 2006 and to Tel Aviv in August 2011, serial schedules show.

By restarting flights from Atlanta, Delta will be able to offer more one-stop options to popular cities in Europe and the Middle East, giving passengers more exciting travel options.

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