Delta Airlines opens new Sky Deck
Delta Airlines has opened its second Sky Deck in the US at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport International Terminal.
A release issued to the Ghana News Agency on Friday in Accra, indicated that the 1,710-square-foot outdoor terrace would provide customers a distinctive space with unprecedented runway views at the world’s busiest airport.
It said, “the idea for this really come from thinking back to when we were kids, there are observation decks at many airports where people could watch the flights takeoff and land,” said Tim Mapes, SVP Marketing.
“The Sky Deck takes that concept one step further, providing a unique space where customers can step outside of the terminal, enjoy truly unique views and experience everything else the Delta Sky Club has to offer. It is yet another way we are being innovative and differentiating ourselves from the competition”, it added.
According to the release, the Atlanta Sky Deck boasts more than 35 seats and features work stations with power outlets, glass panel windows, an open rooftop with cabana and southern-themed vegetation.
The release noted that, the Sky Deck is part of Delta’s investment of more than $3 billion in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground sum.
Delta Airlines serves more than 160 million customers each year, and was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2011 World’s Most Admired Companies airline industry list.
With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 335 destinations in 59 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground.
Source: GNA