Delta Air Lines says it is cutting two routes at Detroit Metro Airport this summer until 2027.
Weekend service between DTW and Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) is being shifted to summer 2027, and a route between DTW and Sacramento International Airport (SMF) will be paused beginning June 1, and will return in March 2027.
The two Michigan routes are among seven Delta Air Lines routes facing scheduling changes across the U.S. and Caribbean this season.
The Atlanta-based airline says the decision is based on a number of operational factors, and did not specify fuel, but many airlines have been working to boost revenue and trim expenses amid surging fuel prices since the start of the war in Iran.
“Delta routinely adjusts its network as part of its normal planning process,” the airline said in a statement to USA TODAY. “As part of our summer planning, we’ve made select adjustments across a small number of routes. Delta evaluates a range of factors when making these decisions and continues to offer extensive service for customers. We will directly contact any impacted customers with alternate options.”
Here’s what to know about Delta Air Lines changes at Detroit Metro Airport.
How will Michigan Delta Air Lines flights change?
Delta Air Lines will adjust the following routes flying to and from Detroit Metro Airport this season:
Where is Detroit Metro Airport?
Detroit Metropolitan Airport is located in Romulus, in the metro Detroit area in southeast Michigan.
What is Delta Air Lines?
Delta Air Lines is an American airline company based in Atlanta running up to 4,000 daily flights and a network of over 1,000 global destinations, its website says.
Delta Air Lines also flies to Grand Rapids, Lansing, Traverse City, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Marquette, Midland-Bay City-Saginaw and Pellston.
USA TODAY contributed.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Delta says it’s cutting back 2 Detroit routes into 2027
Reporting by Jenna Prestininzi, Zach Wichter and Eve Chen, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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