Delta shines in the Caribbean

Delta Air Lines continues its expansion in the Caribbean with new daily nonstop service from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Santiago, Dominican Republic, starting on December 20, 2008.

Santiago is one of the main cultural and educational centers of the Dominican Republic, as well as a thriving industrial zone for rum, textile and leather goods manufacturing. It is located in the Cibao Valley, the wealthiest region per capita in the country.

New Atlanta-Santiago service complements Delta’s existing nonstop service between Atlanta and Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata and Punta Cana. With approximately 1,000 flights a day, Atlanta provides the best connecting options for customers traveling between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic.

“Delta continues to open new routes in the Caribbean, and this new service to Santiago is an extension of the growing network of destinations available to business and leisure passengers,” said Christophe Didier, vice president of Sales and Government Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean for Delta.

To celebrate the new service to Santiago, Delta is offering a special one-way introductory fare of $249 for travel beginning Jan. 8, 2009. Customers should act fast, as the fare is only available until April 8, 2008. The fare is one-way based on round-trip purchase. Additional taxes/fees/restrictions apply.

Delta’s expanded nonstop service to the Dominican Republic is part of a series of more than 40 new routes added or announced by Delta in the last year a part of the largest international expansion in the airline’s history.

For more information visit Delta.com.