Top 5 routes by seat miles available

Delta Air Lines is the largest airline by revenue and second in fleet size and number of passengers carried. Founded in 1925, it is one of the oldest operating airlines. The airline is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and offers scheduled flights to more than 325 destinations worldwide.

Delta Air Lines is one of the few airlines operating the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. Simple Flying examines the company’s five busiest A330-900neo routes in April, based on the following data:Kiriuman aviation analytics company.

Five Los Angeles (LAX) <> London Heathrow (LHR)

Number of ASMs in April: 45.9 million

Delta’s daily service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR), the UK’s busiest airport, is at the bottom of the list. This late night Delta flight leaves Los Angeles International Airport at 20:05, and after a 10 hour and 45 minute flight, he arrives at LHR at 14:50 pm the next day. The return flight will depart from LHR at 16:50 and arrive at LAX at 20:25 local time on the same day. Round trip flight time is 11 hours and 35 minutes.

In addition to 1 Delta flight, there are an average of 10 flights on this popular route every day. Traditional U.S.-based airlines American Airlines and United Airlines, as well as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, operate multiple daily flights between popular cities.

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Four Los Angeles (LAX) <> Tokyo Haneda (HND)

Number of ASMs in April: 46.2 million

Delta Air Lines operates daily flights between LAX and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) using its A330-900neo fleet. The morning flight departs LAX at 09:45 and arrives at HND at 14:00 the next day, spending 12 hours and 15 minutes in the air. The return flight departs LHR at 16:45 and arrives at LAX at 11:10 local time on the same day. Round trip flight time is 10 hours and 25 minutes.

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In addition to Delta Airlines, there are an average of 6 flights per day on this route. American Airlines and Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) operate his two daily flights, while United Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) operate his daily flights between the two cities.

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3 Seattle (SEA) <> Shanghai, China (PVG)

Number of ASMs in April: 48.2 million

Delta Air Lines operates one flight per day between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Shanghai (PVG). This morning’s long-haul trip will depart from Southeast Asia at 10:55am and arrive in PVG at 15:15pm local time the next day after a 13h 20m flight. The return flight will depart from PVG at 17:30 and arrive in SEA at 14:05 local time on the same day. Round trip flight time is 11 hours and 35 minutes.

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No other airlines fly this route. But thanks to a codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines, China Southern and China Eastern advertise their routes with flight numbers.

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2 Minneapolis (MSP) <> Tokyo Haneda (HND)

Number of ASMs in April: 50.4 million

Runner up on our list is Delta Air Lines’ service from Minneapolis (MSP) to HND, offering over 50 million ASM in April. Delta’s morning flight leaves MSP at 11:05am and arrives at HND at 14:20pm the next day, with a flight time of 13 hours and 15 minutes. The return flight will depart from HND at 16:05 and he will arrive at MSP at 14:00 local time on the same day. Return flight time is 11 hours and 55 minutes.

Since this route is only served by Delta Air Lines, Vietnam Airlines promotes this route through a codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines.

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1 Seattle (SEA) <> Amsterdam (AMS)

Number of ASMs in April: 82.4 million

Delta’s twice-daily service between SEA and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) tops this list, delivering a whopping 82.4 million ASM in April. The afternoon flight departs from Southeast Asia at 13:30 and arrives at AMS at 08:15 the next morning local time, after a 9 hour and 45 minute flight. The return flight will depart from AMS at 09:00 and arrive in SEA at 10:20 local time on the same day.

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The evening flight departs from Southeast Asia at 18:10 and arrives at AMS at 13:00 local time the next day, with a flight time of 9 hours and 50 minutes. The return flight will depart from AMS at 15:15 and arrive in SEA at 16:40 local time on the same day. This round trip flight takes 10 hours and 25 minutes.

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No other airlines fly this route. However, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic codeshare with Delta on this route.

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