Delta Air Lines is putting two more European cities on its 2027 summer map. The carrier will fly nonstop from Boston to Venice starting May 7 and from Detroit to Athens starting June 8, with both routes running through late October alongside the previously announced daily Austin–Paris service that launches March 27.
The Boston–Venice flight operates four times weekly on an Airbus A330-300, with Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort, and Delta Main cabins. Venice becomes Delta’s 13th long-haul summer destination out of Boston and its third U.S. gateway to the city, feeding connections to nearly 20 domestic markets. Delta is also bumping Boston–Milan to daily next year, part of an Italy schedule that tops out at 17 peak-day departures and more than 30,000 nonstop seats a week.
“Italy continues to be an incredibly popular destination for New England travelers, and we are excited to add Venice to our growing list of international destinations,” said Sharon Williams, Massport’s executive director of aviation. “This new service provides our passengers with another opportunity to experience Italy’s incredible culture, history and tourism while strengthening the ties between our two regions. We’re grateful to Delta for continuing to invest in Boston and expand choices for our passengers.”
Detroit–Athens runs three times weekly on an A330-200 with the same four-cabin configuration, and it marks Detroit’s first nonstop to Greece. The route gives Delta a fourth U.S. gateway to Athens and connects to more than 40 domestic destinations through the Detroit hub.
“For the first time at DTW, travelers in Southeast Michigan will have nonstop access to Athens, one of the world’s most iconic destinations,” said Chad Newton, CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority. “We appreciate Delta Air Lines’ continued investment in Detroit and are excited about the new opportunities this service will create for tourism, business and cultural connections.”
The Austin–Paris flight, Austin’s first nonstop to the French capital, flies daily on an A330-900neo and opens one-stop access to nearly 70 cities across Europe, India, and Africa via Delta’s Air France-KLM partnership.
Delta is also stretching its transatlantic season in both directions. Rome service from Minneapolis-St. Paul and Detroit returns in early March, followed by Seattle–Rome in April. Earlier starts are coming for New York-JFK flights to Catania, Porto, Prague, and Copenhagen, for Boston and Seattle to Barcelona, and for Atlanta–Edinburgh. Detroit–Rome and JFK–Copenhagen move to daily when they resume, and Cincinnati–Paris keeps flying three times weekly from January through March.
“Customers continue to seek more flexibility, convenience and choice when traveling to Europe, whether they are planning a spring escape, a summer vacation or a fall getaway,” said Jeff Arinder, Delta’s vice president of international network planning. “By adding new European destinations from Detroit and Boston, establishing Austin as a new gateway to Europe and extending service on several popular routes, we’re giving customers more choice, greater flexibility and more opportunities to travel when and how they want.”
For advisors, the takeaway is a longer selling window on the routes clients ask about most, with shoulder-season Rome, Barcelona, and Copenhagen now bookable weeks earlier than in 2026.
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