A Delta Airlines jet is prepared for take-off at Seattle's SEATAC Internatinal Airport. The Atlanta-based carrier will be cancelling its Victoria-Seattle flights on September 2. Delta Airlines
Following United's departure from Victoria Intl., Delta Airlines to pull plug on Victoria-Seattle flights
CITIFIED.CA STAFF
Published March 7, 2019
Delta Airlines will be cancelling flights between Victoria International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEATAC) by late summer, Citified has learned.
The Atlanta-based carrier launched a Victoria-Seattle route in 2016 with three daily departures as part of efforts to establish a greater presence at SEATAC and compete with rival Alaska Airlines, which also flies between Victoria and Seattle.
Geoff Dickson, CEO of the Victoria Airport Authority, confirms Delta’s last flight out of Victoria International (YYJ) will take off on September 2. Reasons for the cancellation were not identified.
Delta is the second American carrier to nix services out of YYJ this year.
In January United Airlines discontinued its Victoria-San Francisco flights due to scheduling issues and a lack of suitable aircraft. YYJ’s connection with Silicon Valley and the Bay Area had spanned nearly 11 years.
United did intimate, however, that the company has plans to pursue a route between the B.C. Capital and Denver once that airport’s US$1.5 billion terminal expansion is completed.
Victoria International had a record-breaking year in 2018 in terms of passenger volumes, welcoming 2.05 million travellers and for the first time crossing the two million passenger threshold.
Unfortunately the growth wasn't enough to maintain a 10th place status among Canada's busiest airports. YYJ slipped to 11th place as Kelowna International eclipsed its performance for the first time. C
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