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News / Delta Air Lines celebrates return to Rio amid growth in demand for travel
The resumption of Atlanta-Rio de Janeiro seasonal daily route and a second seasonal second daily flight between Atlanta and São Paulo launched on December 17
Just in time for the holidays and the upcoming carnival season, Delta Air Lines resumed its popular seasonal route between its Atlanta hub and Rio de Janeiro's Galeão International Airport (GIG) on December 17. Customers in Rio who boarded the airline's first flight to Atlanta received a surprise gift of classic brigadeiros (Brazilian chocolate truffles) and a welcome note from Delta as the airline celebrated restarting the service.
The service between Rio and Atlanta is now operating daily with Boeing 767-300 aircraft featuring Delta One, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin service. Delta has grown its network in Brazil as demand for travel continues to increase, connecting more of the United States to South America's largest market and doing so with award-winning customer service. A seasonal second daily flight between Atlanta and Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) also launched on December 17 and is operating with Airbus A330 aircraft offering Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin service. Both the GIG-ATL and second seasonal GRU-ATL flights depart Brazil during daytime hours, making Delta the only US carrier to offer this convenient option to Brazilian customers.
In addition, Delta's route between its New York JFK hub and São Paulo increased to daily service on October 29 and is operating with Airbus A330-300 aircraft featuring Delta One, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin. With the expanded service, Delta is offering 28 weekly flights between the U.S. and Brazil, providing customers with convenient connection opportunities to destinations worldwide through Delta's Atlanta and New York JFK hubs and through its partnership with LATAM.
More of Brazil, South America and the U.S. with Delta and LATAM partnership
The Joint Venture between Delta and LATAM is already improving the travel experience for customers in select markets between North and South America, delivering benefits such as faster connections to access more than 300 destinations between the US/Canada and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) and the earning of miles/points in each other's frequent flyer programs. The partners recently announced new service between São Paulo and Los Angeles as their first joint market, launching on July 1, 2023. To book flights to and from Brazil, visit delta.com.
Schedule of daily service between Atlanta and São Paulo, including new second seasonal flight
Flight | Departure | Arrival |
| DL 0269* | Atlanta at 9:50 p.m. | São Paulo at 9:30 a.m. +1 |
| DL 0270* | São Paulo at 9:55 a.m. | Atlanta at 5:50 p.m. |
| DL 0105 | Atlanta at 7:05 p.m. | São Paulo at 5:40 a.m. +1 |
| DL 0104 | São Paulo at 10:50 p.m. | Atlanta at 7:35 a.m. +1 |
Schedules subject to change.
Schedule of service between New York - JFK and São Paulo
Flight | Departure | Arrival |
| DL 0227 | New York at 9:29 p.m. | São Paulo at 9:40 a.m.+1 |
| DL 0226 | São Paulo at 9:15 p.m. | New York at 5:20 a.m.+1 |
Schedules subject to change.
Schedule of seasonal service between Atlanta and Rio de Janeiro
Flight | Departure | Arrival |
| DL 061 | Atlanta at 7:25 p.m. | Rio de Janeiro at 7:00 a.m. +1 |
| DL 060 | Rio de Janeiro at 9:00 a.m. | Atlanta at 5:00 p.m. |
Schedules subject to change.
