Spokane-Los Angeles Nonstop Service

Delta Airlines Announces NEW Spokane-Los Angeles Nonstop Service

(Spokane, WA) – Lawrence Krauter, Chief Executive Officer, announced today that Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop service to Los Angeles (LAX) effective June 10, 2013.  Delta currently provides year round nonstop service to Salt Lake City (SLC) and Minneapolis (MSP).

Krauter, stated, “On behalf of the Spokane Airport Board and 1.5 million customers that live in the three States and two Canadian Provinces we serve, I would like to thank Delta Air Lines for adding nonstop service to Los Angeles and Southern California.  Each year, over 200,000 people or over 300 passengers per day, each way from our regional market travel to and from Los Angeles.  We have concentrated our air service development efforts, including applying for and receiving the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Small Community Air Service Development Grant” to assist in securing today’s announcement.”  The new daily service is available for booking now online at www.delta.com or by calling 1.800.221.1212.

“Delta is pleased to offer daily wifi-enabled, two-class, non-stop service from Spokane to Los Angeles, the largest air service market on the West Coast,” said Joe Esposito, Managing Director of Domestic Network Planning at Delta Air Lines.  “This flight allows local customers the ability to conduct business in Los Angeles and return in the same day, or connect to other key regional destinations.”

DEPARTS                                         ARRIVES                               EFFECTIVE                            AIRCRAFT              
Spokane 6:45 a.m.        Los Angeles 9:20 a.m.            June 10, 2013                CRJ-900, 76 seats

Los Angeles 7:50 p.m.  Spokane 10:26 p.m.                June 10, 2013               CRJ-900, 76 seats

Spokane International Airport annually serves over 3 million total travelers and has an economic impact of nearly $1 billion.  Passenger service provided by seven (7) airlines including Alaska, Allegiant, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United and US Airways.  Nonstop service from Spokane is provided to thirteen major commercial centers including Boise, Chicago (seasonally), Denver, Honolulu (weekly), Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Oakland, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Seattle. For more information regarding Spokane International and flight service, please visit the airport’s web site at www.spokaneairports.net.