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Delta Pares Ghana Flights by 20% on Decline in African Demand Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL), the U.S. carrier with the most service to Africa, is cutting flights to Accra, Ghana, by about 20 percent as the Ebola outbreak in nearby countries damps travel demand. The third-biggest U.S. airline wouldnt say yesterday whether the epidemic in West Africa was turning away consumers. Airlines including British Airways and Emirates have cited the virus in canceling trips to the hardest-hit regions, which dont include Ghana. Round trips between New Yorks John F. Kennedy International Airport and Accras Kotoka International Airport were pared to 18 in November from 22 a year earlier, said Anthony Black, a spokesman. Delta cut one flight per week from the route starting in November and expects the reduced schedule to continue indefinitely, Black said. |