Delta Begins Daily Non-stop Detroit-Rome Service

January 2009
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It begins June 4, and will be operated by Northwest, now a Delta subsidiary, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, using Airbus 330 aircraft with 298 seats: 264 in economy, and 34 in Business Class that recline to 171 degrees. The flight departs Detroit at 7:45 pm, arriving in Rome at 11:00 am the next morning, and departs Rome at 1:00

[caption id="attachment_5134" align="alignright" width="300"]Delta/Northwest’s A330 Business Class seat Delta/Northwest’s A330 Business Class seat[/caption]

pm, arriving in Detroit at 5:50 pm.

New routes frequently offer abundant up-grade and award seat availability for the first few months, and the Detroit-Rome run is no exception. Our research shows premium award seat availability in both directions plentiful for July and August, good for June, and scattered for September and October.

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<small><strong>American AAdvantage.</strong> Program's Elite Qualifying Points are based on miles flown (as EQMs). Tickets between North America and Latin America booked on O fares are not eligible for EQPs. <strong>Continental OnePass.</strong> Offers calculation based on miles (EQM) or segments flown. Each segment is called a point (EQP). Discount economy fares Q, I, S, W, T, X, and L earn 100% EQMs/EQPs if purchased on Continental.com but only 50% EQMs/0 EQPs if purchased elsewhere. Full economy Y and H fares, and Business/First- R, A, C, D, J, and Z earn 2 EQPs per segment. Alaska Airlines flights earn 1 EQP on all fares, Delta flights earn 0 EQPs, Northwest economy fares V, L, T, and K earn 0.5 EQPs, all other fares earn 1 EQP. <strong>Delta SkyMiles.</strong> Offers calculations based on miles or segments. Delta and Northwest tickets earn 1 EQS per segment on all fares. <strong>Northwest WorldPerks.</strong> Offers calculations based on miles or segments. Northwest, Alaska, Continental, and Delta tickets earn 1 EQS per segment on all fares except Continental's Q, I, S, W, T, X, and L. <strong>United MileagePlus.</strong> Offers calculations based on miles or segments. All United and US Airways fares earn 1 EQS per segment for discount economy. Full economy, Business, and First Class earn 1.5 EQSs per segment. Note: Beginning Jan. 1, 2009, all Mileage Plus elites earn a minimum 500 EQMs per flight segment. <strong>US Airways Dividend Miles.</strong> Offers calculations based on miles or segments. EQS bonuses are the same as those for EQMs.</small>