This year, the joint venture of Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM, and Virgin Atlantic reached its five-year anniversary, continuing to improve transatlantic travel through expanded connectivity and premier customer benefits.  

As the leading transatlantic partnership, Delta, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic continue to update their premium product and global network offerings this winter. Together, we remain committed to providing seamless connectivity and world-class customer experiences for business and leisure travelers across the Atlantic and beyond.

Explore expanded global routes and new destinations this winter

• Delta continues to offer customers more choice and flexibility for travel across the Atlantic. Popular routes connecting Amsterdam with Orlando and Tampa will remain active throughout the winter season, featuring daily flights to Orlando and four weekly departures to Tampa.

• This winter, Air France is expanding its network with more destinations and increased flight frequencies. The Paris–Orlando route, inaugurated in summer 2025, will offer five flights per week. Meanwhile, service between Paris and both Raleigh-Durham (U.S.) and Cancun (Mexico) will increase to daily flights. Customers traveling to French Polynesia will also benefit from up to seven weekly flights between Paris and Papeete (via Los Angeles).

• KLM is further strengthening its network, offering customers more choices and improved connectivity. Enjoy additional flights between Amsterdam and popular cities like Boston, Miami, Portland, and San Francisco. And there’s more: a direct service between Amsterdam and vibrant San Diego takes off on 21 February 2026, opening up new travel possibilities. 

• Dip your toe into Toronto, a waterfront city that has it all, with Virgin Atlantic’s three flights a week direct between London Heathrow and Toronto.  Or, if you’re seeking beaches, fly direct between London Heathrow and Cancun, Mexico with Virgin Atlantic's direct seasonal service that operates three days a week. 

For a full list of destinations and frequencies per carrier please refer to our transatlantic network map.

Experience comfort and innovation in transatlantic cabin products

Our joint venture is committed to providing a variety of  world-class onboard experiences, ensuring comfort, convenience and exceptional service for customers in all our cabins. 

Delta offers a premium travel experience with Delta One, featuring lie-flat seats and a chef-curated dining experience. Delta and Missoni, the renowned Italian fashion brand, have also partnered to launch a luxurious Delta One collection, including a Missoni bedding set and refreshed Delta One amenity kit.  Now all customers flying across Delta’s trans-Atlantic network from the UK and European stay connected with fast, free Delta Sync Wi-Fi presented by T-Mobile. In Delta Main, customers now have the choice of Basic, Classic and Extra travel experiences.

Air France is redefining luxury travel with its new La Première suites, now available on flights from between Paris-CDG to and Los Angeles, Miami, and New York-JFK. These four ultra-private suites offer the ultimate in comfort, privacy, and personalized service, marking a significant milestone in Air France’s strategy to strengthen its premium offerings on key North American routes. In Economy cabin, customers can enjoy French service with comfortable seating, featuring adjustable headrests and reclining seat backs. New this year in Business cabin, customers can enjoy an enhanced inflight experience with the Sofitel MY BED mattress topper, specially designed to make the journey even more comfortable and relaxing.

KLM has completed the upgrade of its entire Boeing 777's fleet with new World Business Class seats, now offering every traveler direct aisle access and enhanced privacy with individual doors. These modern seats have quickly become a favorite among passengers. In Economy Class, customers can enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks, recharge their phones with a USB-A connection, and connect to Wi-Fi with free messaging.* Looking for a little more choice, convenience, and comfort? Try KLM’s Premium Comfort Class and enjoy more space in a separate cabin on intercontinental flights. 

Virgin Atlantic’s economy class customers can choose three ways to fly – Economy Classic, Economy Light and Economy Delight. Customers who pack light might be interested in Economy Light, where a seat will be assigned at check in. Or customers who want to select a seat and take a checked bag may enjoy more flexibility in Economy Classic. Those seeking extra legroom, premium check in and priority boarding may be interested in booking Economy Delight. All customers onboard Virgin Atlantic’s trans-Atlantic flights can 300+ hours of TV and film and complimentary food and drink options. Virgin Atlantic is also partnering with Starlink to offer free, high-speed Wi-Fi across its entire fleet. Rollout begins now and completes by 2027.

Looking ahead

As we wrap up five years of our Joint Venture partnership and look ahead to many more, we remain focused on delivering world-class customer experiences, award-winning service, seamless connections and some of the best cabins in the sky.

*USB-A and Wi-Fi available on most flights