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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Delta Offering More Trans-Atlantic Flying Than Ever
Memorial Day
weekend marked the start of
Delta’s biggest ever summer
on the trans-Atlantic. Some
11 routes - both new and
old favorites - will begin
over the next couple of days
connecting the U.S. and nine
countries in Europe.
Portugal is proving to be a
hot destination for U.S. vis
itors this summer and Delta
is responding by increas
ing capacity by more than
200 percent compared to
2017. Not only is it launch
ing service from Atlanta to
Lisbon, it is also spreading
its wings to the Azores for
the first time, flying five
times a week from New
York-JFK throughout the
summer. Delta is the only
airline to offer this route to
the Portuguese island archi
pelago, which has much to
offer including unspoiled
beaches, Portugal’s tallest
mountain, colonial villages
and home-grown food and
wines. These routes comple
ment the daily existing flight
from JFK to Lisbon, which
launched in summer 2017
and resumed on May 3 as a
year-round service.
“Portugal and the Azores are
growing in popularity with
U.S. tourists, as evidenced
by a 30 percent jump in
American visitor numbers
to Portugal last year. Del
ta’s significant growth in
the market will support this
upward trend and benefit
the local economy through
increased tourism,” Comeel
Koster, Senior Vice Presi
dent - Europe, Middle East,
Africa & India, told a press
conference in Lisbon.
Elsewhere on the
trans-Atlantic:
Indianapolis gets
its first European departure
when the inaugural flight
departs for Paris. The daily
operation starts just in time
for the Indy 500, bringing
motor-racing fans to the
heart of the action. And, as
a year-round service, the
flight will offer easy access
to their homeland for the
more than 40 French busi
nesses that have a presence
in Indianapolis.
Paris will welcome
back nonstop service from
Pittsburgh as well as an
additional frequency from
Detroit, bringing to 15 the
number of peak-day nonstop
services Delta offers to the
French capital. In the south
of the country, the long
standing JFK-Nice service
restarted last month in time
for the glitz and glamor of
the iconic Cannes Film Fes
tival.
“Hub-to-hub fly
ing is important to Delta on
the trans-Atlantic but travel
demand is so high during
the summer that we increase
our ‘point-to-point’ network
too,” said Dwight James,
Senior Vice President
-Transatlantic. “Through
out the summer season, we
are celebrating seven new
routes and remain the lead
ing carrier between the U.S.
and Europe.”
Completing the
lineup are additional fre
quencies to Amsterdam,
Athens and Rome plus the
restart of services to Dublin
from Atlanta and Boston.
These join year-round JFK
service to the Irish capital,
which will celebrate its 30-
year anniversary in June.
M.A.RXH.A., Inc. Presents Their 2018 Precious Gems
On Saturday, June 9lh. 20] 8 al 6:00 p.m„ Moving All Races To Higher Achievement. Incorporated (M.A.R.T.H.A.) will present the 2018
Precious Gems at their Junior Debutante cotillion to be held in the King-Frazicr Ballroom. Savannah Slate University, 32 19 College Street.
Savannah, GA 31404. This year's theme is "This Girl ts On Fire."
This year's Precious Gems are shown left to right Row One: Tamiia Monique Brown, the daughter of Randy and Charise Brown; Paris
Denise Glover, the daughter of Sltonte* Johnson and Tyrone Glover; Sanai Gabriel Jones, the daughter ofTnnika Johnson and Odell Jones,
Jr; Lcyla Lemon, the daughter of Phyllis Lemon; Rahnya J. Myers, the daughter of Rodney and Katina Myers; Row 2; Bethany Rebckah
Patterson, the daughter of Ebony Pough and H assart Patterson; Dclcciu Denise Pierce and Jayla Nicole Pierce, the daughters of Joseph and
Nicole Pierce; Taylor Alasia Riley, the daughter ofShaunceand Karla Riley; Row 3: McCalla L. Scott, the daughter of Dionna Scon and
Keith Craine; Alcxandrca Stafford and Mahnda Stafford, the daughters of Shannon Stafford and Alexander Lindsay; Mariah Amari Wall,
the daughter of Maritecis Wall and Ciena Kimble; and Daphnie Elaine Young, the daughter of Arthur and Stanola Young.
The Precious Gem mentoring program provides training for social, educational and Cultural growth for middle School age young ladies.
The Precious Gems meet monthly as they bond through sessions, activities, field trips and service projects. The program culminates in a
presentation pageant. Miss Precious Gem Junior Debutante Cotillion. This biennial fundraising pageant allows M.A.R.T.H.A. lo continue
to provide charitable Contributions to progams and services that assist in the growth and development of the communities within
Savannah-Chat ham county.
This event is open to the public for a donation of $10 per ticket. All proceeds support M.A.R.T.H.A. If you would like to make a fax
deductible contribution, send you donation to M.A.R.T.H.A., Inc, PO Box 23292, Savannah, GA 31403.
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