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Today we will talk about one of the traditional North American airlines that operate daily to Ecuador, Delta Airlines and its flights to Quito from Atlanta that operate uninterruptedly from the 2006 with a daily flight.
Delta Airlines, that it should be indicated is a legacy or traditional airline, is the only airline currently flying between its hub in Atlanta, Georgia to Ecuador with up to 7 weekly frequencies.
Here we will talk about its history as an airline and its operation in Ecuador with itineraries, flights and about Boeing planes 737, Boeing 757 y Boeing 767 that operate towards the Middle of the World.
About Delta Airlines
History
Delta (THERE IT IS: DL, ICAO DAL), began operations on 17 June 1929. Its main HUB is located at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with subbases in Detroit, The Angels, New York, Boston, Cincinnati and others.
Together they are its subsidiary airlines, operates more than 5.400 Daily flights, flying over 325 domestic destinations in the United States and international.
Part of and founder of the SkyTeam global alliance, the airline is one of the 5 legacy airlines of the United States and the oldest of all those currently operating in that country.
Currently, with a fleet of more than 857 planes, and others 330 on orders, between CRJ models, McDonnell Douglas, Airbus, Boeing y pronto CSeries.
It is one of the largest in the world and even, at 2013, was the largest in passengers carried with more than 120 million passengers in that year.
history in ecuador
The airline began operations to Quito from Atlanta in the year 2006 and since then the airline has rotated its operation, mainly between Boeing aircraft 737-700 with capacity for 124 passengers in three classes, Boeing 737-800 with capacity for 160 passengers in three classes and Boeing 757-200 with a capacity for up to 199 passengers in 3 classes according to configuration.
According to demand and season, the airline defines the type of aircraft with which it operates to Quito and it is possible that from this year the Boeing model can also be seen 737-900 that the airline will begin to receive in the next few years and that they will have a configuration to 180 passengers also in 3 lessons.
La aeronave Boeing 767 it is also part of the planes that the airline has authorized in its regular operating permit to Quito.
Same year 2006, Delta started flights to Guayaquil, as a growth and positioning plan in Ecuador, but after 4 years of operation and as it was known in the year 2010, due to low demand, the route was permanently closed by the airline.
Fleet and destinations
As discussed above, Delta Airlines has one of the largest airlines in the world, occupying the third position behind United Airlines and American Airlines which occupies the first position.
Their 861 Current aircraft are mainly from the Boeing family with the models and their variations 737, 757, 767 and 777, while in the Airbus family, the airline has the models 319, 320, 321, 330 and 350. The planes that are leaving are the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 models..
Precisely, McDonnell Douglas models to be replaced by Airbus A321 aircraft orders, A321neo and Bombardier CS100 up to the year 2020.
The Bombardier CS100 will begin to arrive from this 2018 out of a total order of 75 planes, 34 of Boeing 737-900ER models, 16 Airbus A350-900, 25 Airbus A330-900neo, 100 Airbus A321neo y 81 Airbus 321-200 fill out the airline order form.
Delta operates at 57 countries in 5 continents and in Latin America it operates in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, chili and others. In South America only it does not operate in Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay and recently, Venezuela.
Delta Airlines operation
The airline operates 1 daily flight from Monday to Sunday from Atlanta to Quito on Boeing aircraft 737 with its variants and in Boeing 757-200.
Delta Airlines Quito Itinerary
The route to Quito has a duration of 5 hours with 16 minutes and operates at the following times:
- Takes off from Atlanta at 17:55pm and lands in Quito at 11:13pm.
- The return flight takes off from Quito at 12:30am and land back in Georgia at 5:46am the next day.
Recently, the airline requested before the National Civil Aviation Council – CNAC, the renewal of your regular operating permit to Quito as detailed:
In the order, It is highlighted that the airline requests to renew its permit on the Atlanta route – Quito and/or Guayaquil and vice versa with 7 weekly frequencies with third and fourth air freedom traffic rights.
The planes that Delta Airlines will use in the service are Boeing 737, 757 and 767, Therefore, no news is presented in your request and it will maintain the operation as it has been operating until today..
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It would be interesting if they return to Guayaquil (GYE) they already have more efficient equipment such as the Boeing 737-900ER and the Airbus A321neo , even the new Airbus A220s have enough range to fly to GYE
If the market continues to grow, could be, but a lot will depend on your previous experience and let's say, desire, to return after the experience that was not fruitful.
Hopefully this time they allow delta to reach Guayaquil because they didn't let it before
The MIAMI Guayaquil flight would be a success for it to compete with AMERICAN that how it is alone gives a lousy service
Delta has already arrived in Guayaquil, flew and closed due to low demand, same as united, no one has stopped them.
I have a question if the flight from Atlanta to UIO arrives 11:30 pm, and the return one comes out 12:30 am, the same plane and same pilots are used?
Yes, it's the same plane, but change the whole crew.
Unfortunately, the staff that work in delta uio are outsourced, having a lower remuneration than a basic salary, If it weren't for that, work would be a paradise..
Excellent flight, I used it on a trip to Miami, although the itinerary was heavy, the giant Atlanta airport was worth it
Interesting to fly to Atlanta and then go down to Miami, I assume it was a good fee.
I live in England and in the distance I see the flights on flightradar24. Thanks for the clarification Nicholas..
I tell you that on the Delta page when operating in alliance with KLM the purchase of my ticket I also saw on a date in November 2016 O 2017 operated by MD-88 the Atlanta route – Quito. Equal, it must have been a system error then.
Definitely, system error, what happens is that the MD-88 make the flight DLA673 New York – Atlanta – Quito, so sometimes the system takes what the ATL does – UIO, but they really operate Boeing.
correction, domingo 28 from January 2018. 😉
Confirmed, it was a system error, did not arrive in Quito, it was just a programming error, but operated Boeing 757 that day.
A Delta MD-88 arrived in Quito the last week of January 2018, on Sunday 29. Registration N987DL, distance 3810 km in 5 hours, 25 minutes by flight from Atlanta:
https://www.flightera.net/flight/Delta+Air+Lines/DL673?offset=20180130
I saw it myself on Flightradar24.
It seems to me that Delta is the best option to fly to the USA of the American airlines that arrive in Quito. Your home network from Atlanta is fabulous, the staff is friendly and has the best IFE I have ever seen, although the night flight is somewhat tiring. They always do something extra, they feed you constantly (even on domestic flights) and they offer Starbucks coffee ?
Thanks for commenting John!
On certain occasions Delta has operated with the MD-88 on one of its flights or daily frequencies from Atlanta to Quito as I was able to follow on Flightradar24.com, a few months ago. As you say, Nicolás, the MDs will be replaced by B737 NG, A321 Neos y CSeries. Currently, according to its configuration, it is an intermediate aircraft between the B737-700 and B757-200 that operates to Quito..
Delta will operate the B737-900NG and hopefully we will see these visiting Ecuador or the B767-300ER or who knows the B767-400 in high demand season.
When? I never saw them in Quito, I would think that the performance is restrictive because of the height. Do you have the date when it came??
It could be an error of Flightradar24
Surely.
I work for DL and I assure you that he has never come! as data, it could be the case that he comes 767 in any of its versions. As for the 737(old or new) At the moment there are no plans for the ATL UIO Atl route
Kind regards