Delta Air Lines is to deploy its Airbus A330-900neo on the Accra-New York JFK route effective October 27, 2024.
The development, which is in response to market demands for a more modern and comfortable plane, will add approximately 30 percent more capacity on the route.
The brand new A330-900neo aircraft will add nearly 1,000 more seat each week between Ghana and the US. It offers four distinctive experiences -Delta One Suites, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin.
The new equipment will also add additional 70 percent cargo capacity on the route, in a boost for Ghana-US trade relations. Ghana and the United States have a long-standing trade relations. In 2022, United States exported $938M to Ghana. The main products that United
States exported to Ghana are Cars ($130M), Petroleum Gas ($95.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($87M).
Ghana on the other hand exported to United States were Crude Petroleum ($2.36B), Cocoa Beans ($145M), and Cocoa Paste ($87.5M).
Matteo Curcio, Delta’s Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, speaking to journalists at a roundtable in Accra announced the deployment of the new plane on the route. “Delta has worked to deliver an enhanced travel experience in Ghana.
We look forward to welcoming customers onboard our A330-900 neo aircraft come October, offering exciting new products and services as they travel to and from the United States.” Delta to deploy A330-900neo on Accra-New York route
By Dominick Andoh| AviationGhana
