![]() ![]() So far, the carrier hasn’t had much to say about its renewed commitment to serving travelers in Utah. (Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Delta Air Lines employees check boarding passengers at Salt Lake City International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. “Airline commits to a long-term stay and level of operations,” he wrote in an email, “which commits to a lease and landing fee payment stream, which allows the airport to bond out infrastructure improvements.” Carrier has big plans The company, he said, made a similar move in New York. “Salt Lake City is strategically positioned, and Delta is in a unique position as the hub carrier in Salt Lake City,” he said, “to take advantage of that and really provide good service.”Īirline industry analyst Bob Mann sees nothing surprising about Delta’s contract extension in Utah’s capital. “If they weren’t extending the lease,” Edwards said, “or if they were doing it for, say, five years, it would be a red flag for me that maybe Salt Lake City is not as important to Delta as it once was.”Īnd Salt Lake City is important, Russell said, because it is Delta’s only hub that connects passengers in the West to the East Coast, and is one of only two hubs in the Intermountain West. 12, 2022.Įdward Russell, editor of Skift’s Airline Weekly, said the lease extension is confirmation of the importance of Salt Lake City to Delta and assures travelers of the carrier’s long-term commitment to the Beehive State. ![]() (Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Delta Air Lines signage at the baggage claim area in Salt Lake City International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. ![]()
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