Delta to Relaunch JFK-NRT in June 2009

[Iberia A340-600]

DELTA - nwa NY - Tokyo from Jun 2009
DELTA subsidiary nwa is to relaunch Daily New York JFK - Tokyo route from 04JUN09, operating with DELTA 777

NW799 JFK1350 - 1700+1NRT 777 D
NW798 NRT1525 - 1505JFK 777 D

[T-Bird76]

Wow can that press release be anymore confusing? LOL Delta is relaunching JFK-NRT using its subsidiary NWA operated by a Delta 777..... Hell why not just say Delta is restarting JFK-NRT by restarting NWA's JFK-NRT route (which sounds like it is since the subsidiary is flying it...I think) with subsidiary NWA operated with a Delta 777.

[ChrisW]

This has already been announced, back in November. Any expansion in/out of NRT would require the use of existing NW slots.
Trans-Pacific: Delta plans to add three new nonstop trans-Pacific flights between the United States and Tokyo-Narita, Japan, including new nonstop flights from Salt Lake City1,3 and New York-JFK1, a second daily flight from Atlanta1,3, and daily service connecting customers beyond Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1,3.

Africa: Delta will expand its industry-leading position in Africa with new flights between Atlanta and Nairobi, Kenya1 and Cape Town, South Africa1,5 (via Dakar, Senegal); between Atlanta and Monrovia, Liberia1; Abuja, Nigeria1; Luanda, Angola1; and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea1 (all via Sal Island, Cape Verde); and between New York-JFK and Lagos, Nigeria1. Delta also will introduce its first daily nonstop service to South Africa with flights between Atlanta and Johannesburg1,2.

Europe/Middle East: Delta will expand its leading position across the Atlantic with the only nonstop flights operated to Gothenberg, Sweden1 and Valencia, Spain1, both from New York-JFK. Delta also will expand its service at New York-JFK with nonstop service to Prague, Czech Republic1 and Zurich, Switzerland (seasonal); as well as the addition of a second nonstop flight between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv1.http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11185

[Delta777LR]

Im glad to see that DL is going to do the route..