December 20, 2007
Vickie Pleus, APR
Community Information Specialist
Delta Connection
carrier Comair to offer daily nonstop service New York's LaGuardia
Airport beginning Feb 14
Delta Air Lines has announced they will offer daily nonstop jet service
between Daytona Beach International Airport and New York’s LaGuardia
Airport beginning Feb. 14. In addition, Delta has scheduled seasonal
daily nonstop service to LaGuardia between Dec. 22 and Jan. 2. Both
flight schedules will be operated by Delta Connection Carrier Comair, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Flights can be booked at
delta.com.
“Many local residents have family, friends and business connections in
the New York City area, and they will benefit from this nonstop
service,” said Airport Director Dennis McGee. “This is great news for
area travelers.” New York’s LaGuardia Airport is a centrally located
downtown airport with proximity to Connecticut, Long Island and New York
City.
Delta’s seasonal holiday flight that begins Dec. 22 and ends Jan. 2 will
depart New York’s LaGuardia Airport at 11:40 a.m. and arrive in Daytona
Beach at 2:34 p.m. The return flight will depart Daytona Beach at 3:05
p.m. arriving at LaGuardia Airport at 5:34 p.m. Delta Connection Carrier
Comair will use its popular 50 passenger CRJ-100 aircraft for the
flights.
Beginning Feb. 14 the new daily
nonstop flight will depart New York’s LaGuardia Airport at 9:30 a.m. and
arrive in Daytona Beach at 12:24 p.m. The return flight to LaGuardia
will depart Daytona Beach at 1 p.m. arriving at LaGuardia Airport at
3:29 p.m. The new daily nonstop LaGuardia service will be provided by
Delta Connection Carrier Comair using a 76-passenger CRJ-900 aircraft.
The airport plans to promote the new service to the public over the next
several months.
For additional information, please contact Stephen J. Cooke, Daytona
Beach International Airport Director of Business Development, at
386-248-8030, ext. 8309.