Getting to the Bahamas From the Midwest Is About to Get Easier With a New Direct Flight

Delta Air Lines is bringing back winter seasonal service from its Detroit hub to one of the most popular Caribbean destinations. 

The new nonstop flight will launch on December 21 between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) in the Bahamas, Delta confirmed to Travel + Leisure. This represents the fourth city Delta will fly to Nassau from, in addition to existing services from major hubs at Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), and New York (JFK).

It has been over four years since Delta operated this route, which was discontinued at the start of the pandemic. Travelers can now book this seasonal route on Delta’s website, which will run once weekly on Saturdays through April 12, 2025, with the following schedule:

• Detroit to Nassau: 8:30 a.m. to 11:54 a.m.
• Nassau to Detroit: 1:14 p.m. to 4:35 p.m.

Delta’s newest flight will be roughly three and a half hours long and will be operated on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 16 first-class recliner seats and 144 economy seats. Once the service begins, Delta will be the only airline to operate nonstop flights between the two airports.  

Round-trip tickets start at $588 or can be booked by redeeming 42,000 SkyMiles per person. Travelers with an eligible Delta Amex credit card can even get a 15 percent discount on award flights operated by the airline, bringing down the mileage rates even lower. 

The addition of this winter service from Detroit comes as Delta announced its “largest-ever winter Latin schedule” just last month. Around the same time, the airline will launch other new flights to Aruba and St. Maarten from Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP). By the end of 2024, Delta also plans to finish rolling out fast, free Wi-Fi on all of its narrow-body aircraft, which should be a major upgrade for both business and leisure passengers.