Delta Air Lines will relaunch daily service to Lagos, Nigeria from New York-JFK on Dec. 1; in addition, fleet enhancements to Accra, Ghana and South Africa are scheduled. The airline, according to an announcement, carries more than half a million customers between the US and Africa each year on more than 34 weekly flights.

Delta currently operates daily service between Atlanta and Lagos and, with the resumption of the daily New York-JFK service, will offer a total of 14 weekly flights to Nigeria in December through the first half of January and 10 weekly flights for the remainder of winter 2024. (This route will initially fly daily, shifting to three times weekly on Jan.
16, 2025.) Customers on this flight will have a choice of Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin experiences on the Airbus A330-200.

in late October, Delta will upgrade its aircraft serving Ghana to the 281-seat Airbus A330-900neo, adding nearly 1,000 more seats each week, providing 30% more capacity between Ghana and the US. The aircraft features four cabin experiences: Delta One Suites, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin.

Delta is also upgrading its aircraft from Atlanta to South Africa, where it operates 10 weekly flights year-round to Johannesburg and Cape Town. With the introduction of the higher-premium 35H Airbus A350-900, the upgrade will provide an additional eight Delta One Suite seats, bringing the total to 40, along with improved operational performance. Customers can expect these changes for Johannesburg on Jun. 20 and Cape Town on Sept. 9.

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