Delta Offers Enhanced Service on Latin America, Caribbean Flights

Delta Air Lines unveiled a series of onboard service enhancements as part of its continued growth strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Delta also announced increased flight frequencies between three Caribbean destinations and New York-JFK.

Among the service enhancements offered to customers on Delta's Latin American flights will be new meals in the BusinessElite cabin inspired by South American cuisine and designed by renowned international Chef Michelle Bernstein, who has an Argentinean heritage.

Chilean Chardonnay and Syrah wines selected by Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson will be featured in the International Economy Cabin on flights to Latin American destinations. Desserts reflecting regional preferences such as dulce de leche will be offered on flights from Argentina, and the Brazilian soft drink Kuat will be offered in all flights from Brazil

This month Delta announced increases in its daily flight frequency between New York-JFK and San Juan, Puerto Rico, with three daily flights, and between New York-JFK, Santiago de Caballeros and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with two daily flights.

Delta also will offer music from top Latin American performers as customers board. Juanes and Andrea Echeverri, two internationally acclaimed Colombian singers, will be featured during the month of April, leading an all-star group of artists. Juanes is a leading rock star who has won Grammy and Latin Grammy awards and sold over 12 million albums.

On March 1, Delta also launched Despegando, an eight-page section in Sky Magazine. The March edition features Colombian actress Sofía Vergara, highlights places to discover, explores style and inspiration and offers travel advice and celebrity interviews among other features tailored to Delta's Spanish-speaking customer

Delta said it is working towards becoming the best U.S. carrier in Latin America and the Caribbean. As part of that goal, Delta has established a long-term exclusive alliance with GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, investing more than $100 million in GOL.

Likewise, Delta has invested more than $65 million in Aeromexico as part of a long-term exclusive commercial alliance and entered a code sharing agreement with Aerolíneas Argentinas solidifying its footprint in Latin America.

Delta provides service in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, to 32 countries and 54 destinations in the region, offering more than 1,000 weekly flights. Delta customers can receive assistance in Spanish on Twitter through @DeltaAssist_ES, which provides real-time, on-the-go travel assistance from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET.