Delta to start new Atlanta-Moscow service on 1 June

Airline Industry Information, March 28, 2005

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Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has confirmed that it will launch a new nonstop service from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport on 1 June 2005.

The new flight, which has been approved by the US Department of Transportation and the Russian government, will use Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, seating up to 204 passengers in a two-class configuration.

Delta also offers a daily nonstop service to Moscow from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The airline is the only US carrier that operates service to Russia.

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