en.Wedoany.com Reported - Delta Air Lines launched its first direct flight from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Olbia, Italy, on May 20. This route becomes Delta's 15th route to Italy, and no other airline has previously operated this route.
The route is operated by Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, with four flights per week, covering a distance of 3,626 nautical miles (6,715.4 kilometers). It is also the only planned North American route for Olbia this summer. The inaugural flight will depart from New York's JFK Airport at 6:10 p.m. Eastern Time. Delta is deploying its premium heavy airframe (configuration code 76K) on this route, with a total of 216 seats, including 26 Delta One suites (1-2-1 layout), 18 Delta Premium Select seats (2-2-2 layout), 21 Delta Comfort+ seats (2-3-2 layout), and 151 Main Cabin seats (2-3-2 layout).
According to Aviation Week, with the launch of the New York JFK-Olbia route, Delta's capacity share in the U.S.-Italy market has reached 27.9%, surpassing United Airlines' 22.4% and American Airlines' 22%. Historical data shows that Delta plans to offer 1.64 million seats to Italy this summer, a 6.5% increase from 1.54 million in summer 2025 and a 20.6% increase from 1.36 million in summer 2024. Italy has become the airline's fastest-growing European market.
Delta is deploying a record number of transatlantic services to Europe this summer, with planned capacity even exceeding that of its previously top-ranked U.S. peer, United Airlines. Delta currently operates 15 routes to six Italian destinations, with the most connected hub being New York's JFK Airport, linking to six Italian destinations, followed by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), connecting to four. Within Italy, the most connected destination is Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO), with Delta operating flights from six U.S. cities: Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, and Seattle, totaling over 50 weekly flights. The highest frequencies are from Atlanta with 17 weekly flights and from New York JFK with 14 weekly flights.
In addition to its own network, Delta also offers connecting services through SkyTeam and joint venture partners such as Air France and KLM, allowing passengers to further access Italy and the broader European market via partner hubs like Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) or Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG).
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