Marie ForceWe are celebrating the launch of new service to 9 international cities in 10 days (June 2-12) and our 55th year of international service, so thought it would be fun to look back to the start of that service abroad.
Delta acquired its first international service from a merger with Chicago and Southern (C & S) Air Lines in May 1953. The ticket jacket above and this luggage label promote tourist travel to C & S’ first international destination– Havana, Cuba–launched in November 1946. Flights originated in Chicago and stopped in St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans on their way to Havana.
On its early flights to Havana, C & S operated 56-passenger Douglas DC-4 aircraft, which were converted World War II military C-54 Skymasters. For more information about these aircraft, see the Boeing website.
Enjoy your flights around the world this summer!
Marie Force
Archives Manager
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June 9th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
what is new service to 9 international cities in 10 days?
June 11th, 2008 at 10:52 am
For details about Delta’s latest international inaugurals, see this press release: http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11081
June 11th, 2008 at 10:57 am
And for a sneak peek at tomorrow’s article on our new service, check out pictures at our Flickr account