ATL-JNB - One Year Later

One year ago this week flights between Atlanta and Johannesburg, South Africa, stopping en route in Dakar, Senegal started. The launch of the new route - Dec. 4, 2006, from Atlanta and Dec. 5 from JNB - marked a major milestone in Delta's history as they first ventured into the African continent. Delta remains the only U.S. carrier to offer service from South Africa.

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“The launch of our Atlanta-Dakar-Johannesburg service, a first for any U.S. carrier, was the most successful ever in our history,” said Glen Hauenstein, e.v.p.-Network Planning and Revenue Management. “With an average of 84 percent, it had the largest load factor of any of the new markets we started this year.”

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Yearly average load factor: 84%.
Passengers boarded thus far: approx. 120,000.

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Because of the high loads on the ATL-JNB flight during the December holiday period, the Pass Bureau advises nonrevenue flyers and buddy pass riders not to travel on the route at this time.

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You know a route is kicking butt when non-rev travelers are warned about the risks of flying the route! The flight recently switched equipment to internationally-configured 767-400ERs, with AVOD IFE in every seat.

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Originally Posted by ChrisW

The flight recently switched equipment to internationally-configured 767-400ERs, with AVOD IFE in every seat.

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Is that the same system as on the ex-Song 757s? I saw that for the first time over Thanksgiving...I was pretty impressed. It'd keep me busy through a flight that long if there were enough good movies :)

Yes, same system. It kept me busy all the way to Tokyo on the 777 (also cabin-wide). It really is a great system.

I can't wait for our flight in Feb - going to be interesting on the B764 - first time I get to fly on one too!!!