Travelers flying on Delta from Santiago and Santo Domingo to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport need to know that as of 5 November, Delta flight 487 from Las Americas International in Santo Domingo (SDQ) to JFK in New York City will depart in the morning, at 9am, instead of at 9:20pm in the evening. Likewise, Delta flight 488 from JFK to Santo Domingo will depart at 2:48pm instead of at 2:15am.
Other changes for the next peak Christmas travel season is that the Delta 555 flight from JFK to Santiago that left at 8:58pm will now take off at 9:15am and Delta 556 from Santiago will be changed from a 2:22am departure to 3:06pm.
The new schedules are:
JFK to SDQ: Flight 493 departs 7:41am, arrives 12:32pm. Return is Flight 494 departing SDQ at 1:32pm arriving 4:30pm. And Flight 487 departs 9am, arrives 1:48pm, and 488 departs 2:48pm and arrives 5:46pm.
JFK to STI: Flight 549 departs 7:20am, arrives 12:07pm. Return is Flight 550 that departs 1:07pm and arrives 3:55pm. And Flight 555 departs 9:15am and arrives 2:02pm. Return is Flight 556 departing 3:06pm and arriving 6pm.
Maria Fernanda Price, regional manager for Delta for the Caribbean and Central America says that changes give customers more flexibility especially for continuing flights. Delta recently announced its long-term alliance with Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, and with Aeromexico and Aerolineas Argentinas.