by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 8:00 AM ET, Thu September 27, 2018
Delta will kick-off non-stop service between Detroit and Honolulu next June.
The new route, which will be served by a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, will available for sale on September 29, and flights will begin June 29.
"We're pleased to add a nonstop link to Hawaii from our Detroit hub as we know it's a destination our customers in our hub city and beyond have asked for," Ed Bastian, Delta's CEO said in a statement. "It will also bring convenient, one-stop connections to Honolulu for many customers in dozens of other cities we serve in the Upper Midwest and Northeast U.S."
The Boeing 767-300ER aircraft is equipped with 25 fully flat-bed seats in Delta One, 29 seats Delta Comfort+ and 171 seats in the Main Cabin. The onboard experience also includes access to Wi-Fi, free personal in-flight seatback entertainment screens and power ports in every seat.
The added service between Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport and Daniel K. Inouye Honolulu International Airport comes on the heels of an announcement from Delta that it will also begin non-stop service to San Jose, California as of November 15.
In addition, Delta is planning to expand its service to London-Heathrow from Detroit to twice daily beginning May 2019. Additional schedule details are to be released at a later date.
"Non-stop service to Honolulu is wonderful news for Detroit Metropolitan Airport," Wayne County Airport Authority Interim CEO Chad Newton, said in a statement. "Until now, Honolulu was our third largest market without non-stop service from Detroit. It is a destination that our customers repeatedly ask for on social media, so we are excited to offer direct access to such a beautiful place."
The new Detroit service marks Delta's ninth U.S. gateway to Honolulu, joining current core service from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Seattle in addition to seasonal service from New York-JFK, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon.
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