Delta Air Lines to offer direct flights from Fresno to Atlanta starting in 2024

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno Yosemite International Airport is getting a new destination connecting Central California to the East Coast.

Delta Air Lines will fly directly from Fresno to Atlanta starting next summer.

Starting in June 2024, the flights will leave Fresno at 10:50 pm and arrive in Atlanta at 6:26 am ET.

Atlanta is Delta's largest hub and the world's busiest airport, and passengers can connect in the "Big A" to one of Delta's nearly 200 destinations.

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer told Action News the new service is "icing on the cake."

"It's just one more opportunity for people to get to the East Coast to be able to use Atlanta as a connecting point to go to the Caribbean or to Europe," Dyer said.

"It's exciting that Delta's chosen another destination for us to fly out of, and that is Atlanta."

At the airport, traveler Trenton Whaley was heading to Jacksonville Friday morning. He said he is excited about the new service on Delta.

"I actually have a couple of friends out there I would love to meet," Whaley said. "Always been treated lovely at Delta. Never had any issues checking in bags."

Atlanta joins 14 cities that already have service from Fresno.

Domestic service is currently to Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Diego, and Seattle.

The Atlanta flight will be the longest and aboard a larger aircraft.

The red-eye flight will feature 160 seats, and there will even be 16 first-class seats for a better night's sleep.

With a new terminal coming in 2025, Mayor Dyer said he hopes there will soon be more destinations. He wants to see flights to Cabo, Orange County, and Hawaii.

The new Atlanta flight takes off on June 7, 2024.

Tickets go on sale Saturday.

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