Delta to launch JFK to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires service

  • Delta will operate seasonal winter service between New York-JFK and Rio de Janeiro starting Dec. 16, the third new route announced with Joint Venture partner LATAM Group.
  • Route to Rio adds to Delta and LATAM’s position as the No. 1 Joint Venture partnership for service between NYC and South America.
  • New York’s No. 1 airline to add seasonal New York-JFK-Buenos Aires** service on Oct. 29.

New Yorkers will soon be able to jet nonstop to another city that never sleeps, Rio de Janeiro, when Delta launches seasonal service between New York-JFK and Rio Galeão Airport (GIG) in Brazil starting Dec. 16. The new route — the third that Delta and LATAM have announced since the Joint Venture was approved in September 2022 — will operate daily on Delta’s Boeing 767-300 aircraft featuring Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin service.

Rio de Janeiro

SCHEDULE OF NEW SEASONAL SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK JFK AND RIO DE JANEIRO*

FlightDepartureArrival
DL245 JFK-GIG8:30 p.m.8:20 a.m. the next morning
DL244 GIG-JFK10:20 a.m.6:30 p.m.

*Seasonal service starts Dec. 16. Schedules subject to change.

JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOST FLIGHTS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND BRAZIL

Delta offers daily service between JFK and São Paulo, twice daily service between its Atlanta hub and São Paulo, and seasonal service between Atlanta and Rio de Janeiro. LATAM offers service between São Paulo and five U.S. gateways, including New York-JFK, Boston, Orlando, Miami and, starting this summer: new Los Angeles service that will operate three-times weekly beginning in the third quarter.

THE MOST SERVICE BETWEEN NYC AND SOUTH AMERICA

Delta and LATAM together are New York City’s #1 Joint Venture partnership, offering the most service between the Big Apple and South America with flights between JFK and São Paulo, Brazil; Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile; Bogota, Colombia and soon Rio de Janeiro.