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Delta Air Lines is currently undertaking a strategic rebalancing of its flight schedule. On the one hand, the American airline is suspending 17 international routes deemed less profitable; on the other, it is injecting new capacity on five routes departing from Los Angeles, its West Coast hub.
Delta strengthens its presence on the West Coast
The choice of Los Angeles is not insignificant. With these additions, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) becomes the gateway to a total of 64 routes operated by Delta.
The five new services combine domestic and international flights:
|
Flight |
Frequency | flight start date | Aircraft |
| Los Angeles – Monterey | Daily | from November 19, 2026 |
Embraer E175 |
|
Los Angeles – Vancouver |
Daily | from November 21, 2026 | Airbus A319-100 |
| Los Angeles–Palm Beach | Daily | from November 21, 2026 |
Airbus A321neo |
|
Los Angeles–Newark
|
Daily | from April 12, 2027 | Airbus A321neo |
| Los Angeles – Manila | Weekly | From June 7, 2027 |
Airbus A350-900 |
The strengthening of the local program is accompanied, in parallel, by a fairly clear decline in Delta’s international presence. The seventeen routes affected by cancellations or discontinuations already confirmed cover a wide area: Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Oceania.