Delta Air Lines is one of only two airlines still flying the Boeing 717.
They also have the world’s largest active fleet of the type, making them your best opportunity to take a flight on the 717 if you haven’t already.
This month, Delta is operating 64 Boeing 717s out of three of its main hubs: Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Internationa, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, and Minneapolis St Paul.
These are the routes you can fly a Delta 717
ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON to:
- Asheville
- Augusta
- Baton Rouge
- Charleston
- Charlotte Douglas
- Chattanooga
- Columbia
- Dallas Love Field
- Dayton
- Daytona Beach
- Des Moines
- Destin Fort Walton Beach
- Gainesville
- Greensboro
- Greenville-Spartanburg
- Gulfport
- Harrisburg
- Houston Hobby
- Huntsville
- Jackson, MS
- Knoxville
- Lexington
- Little Rock
- Louisville
- Madison
- Melbourne, FL
- Memphis
- Mobile
- Myrtle Beach
- Nashville
- Oklahoma City
- Panama City, FL
- Pittsburgh
- Queretaro
- Panama City, FL
- Savannah
- Tallahassee
- Tulsa
- White Plains
- Wichita
- Wilmington
DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY to:
- Baltimore Washington
- Buffalo
- Charlotte Douglas
- Chicago O’Hare
- Kansas City
- Memphis
- Milwaukee
- Nashville
- Newark Liberty
- Philadelphia
- Raleigh-Durham
- St Louis
- Windsor Locks
MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL to:
- Charlotte Douglas
- Chicago O’Hare
- Detroit
- Grand Rapids
- Kansas City
- Memphis
- Milwaukee
- Newark Liberty
- St Louis
How Long Will Delta Fly the 717?
While Delta still has a large active fleet of Boeing 717s, the type is not thought to be in imminent danger of retirement for at least two years.
The airline is taking deliveries of new Airbus A220 and A321 aircraft which are taking over many regional services, and many are also operated by Delta Connection.
Delta has also retired around 20 of its 717s so far.
However, no firm date on a final retirement has been announced yet.
Delta Boeing 717 Trip Report
Recently I took a flight on a Boeing 717 for the first time, with Delta from Atlanta to Washington Dulles.
You can read the report here:
Have you ever flown on a Boeing 717? Which airline and what route? Leave a comment below!
