Delta plans more route cuts

Citing the recession, rising fuel costs and weak demand stemming from the H1N1 virus, Delta announced plans to suspend several international routes, beginning in September. Flights to Mexico City from Detroit and Atlanta will be reduced and service between New York and Edinburgh, Scotland, Atlanta-Seoul, Atlanta-Shanghai from the Cincinnati hub to Frankfurt and London will be eliminated.

Delta says it is committed to adding other international routes to its network this year including Atlanta-Johannesburg, Salt Lake City-Tokyo and Detroit-Shanghai. Three other routes will begin in the second half of the year, beginning with Los Angeles-Sydney on July 1, followed by New York-Prague and Pittsburgh-Paris.