Delta starting Africa service

Pending government approval, Delta Airlines will start direct flights to the African continent by the end of 2006 or sooner. The daily flight routing would be between Atlanta and Johannesburg, South Africa, with a fuel stop in Dakar, Senegal, making Delta the only U.S. carrier to serve the continent with direct service.

Domestic carriers are expanding their international route systems, as they discover that the yields are much higher on these flights and the competition typically much lower.