Gail Grimmett,Delta's senior vice president New York stated that the new flight to Iceland is an additional milestone in their efforts to be the chief domestic and international carrier in New York.He also added that they have always succeeded in offering a huge number of exclusive destinations from the JFK hub to offer customers suitable access to growing global markets. The inclusion of Reykjavik also marks the first service in Iceland for SkyTeam, the foremost global airline alliance that includes Delta, Air France-KLM, Alitalia as well as nine other airlines.

Delta Airlines added the fresh service does not influence formerly announced capacity guidance for 2011.The new Reykjavik flight will be operated as an element of Delta's trans-Atlantic combined venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia, that offers clientele access to a faultless network of connections in North America and the European Union.