Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) is adding more flights next year at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, in a bid to gain market share in one of the country’s fastest-growing airports.
The carrier plans to add 11 nonstop flights from Austin in April, giving it almost 50 peak-day flights, the airline said Friday.
Flight additions include Midland-Odessa and McAllen in Texas, as well as Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina, Nashville and Cincinnati.
It will also route connecting passengers through the hub, a shift for the Atlanta-based carrier.
Austin’s population has grown rapidly in recent years and the city has drawn investment from big companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and IBM (NYSE:IBM)
A company spokesman said both cities have strong business communities and tourism attractions.
Austin’s airport served more than 7.1 million passengers last year, up 11% from 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Passenger counts fell 5% in the U.S. overall during that period.
DAL shares opened Friday down 29 cents to $42.17.
