Delta’s New Summer Schedule Directly Connects the East Coast to Sicily

Following the success of Delta’s 2024 European summer schedule, the airline will significantly expand its European network next year by introducing seven new routes and increasing capacity on several existing ones.

Joe Esposito, Delta’s senior vice president of network planning, says the airline will operate 700 weekly flights to 33 European destinations during the summer of 2025, making it the largest transatlantic schedule in its history. “We’re expanding access to key cities like Barcelona and Dublin with new routes, while introducing our first-ever non-stop service to Catania, Sicily,” Esposito adds.

A daily direct flight to Sicily from New York (JFK) will start in May 2025, making this an excellent connection for those on the East Coast to the ancient port city of Catania. Sitting under the shadow of Mount Etna, Catania is the second largest city on Sicily. Built on the edge of the Ionian sea on the eastern seaboard of the island, Catania’s culture is influenced by Italy, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. Which means a lot of exciting things, but most important a incredible food scene. And it’s seaside position makes easy to beach hop, or flop and drop at one of the many exceptional resorts or Airbnbs.

To make the rest of Italy even more accessible, Delta will also launch three other new services to the country, including routes from Atlanta to Naples (four flights per week), Minneapolis-St Paul to Rome (four flights per week), Boston to Milan (four flights per week). The airline is the largest US carrier to Italy with a service increasing 10 percent annually.

Delta are also increasing their connectability to Spain, Ireland, and Belgium with three weekly flights from Boston to Barcelona, Detroit to Dublin (four per week), and Atlanta to Brussels (three per week).

In addition to these exciting new destinations, the airline will up its capacity on five existing European routes: flights from Atlanta to Athens will rise to 11 per week, Atlanta-Barcelona will go up to 10 weekly services, and the Atlanta-Rome route will see 17 flights per week. The airline will also upgrade its Atlanta to Zurich route to a daily service and increase flights between Detroit and Munich to daily as well.

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