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New: Delta Air Lines Adds Embraer E175 Flights Between Austin & New Orleans

The carrier will offer up a challenge to Southwest Airlines, which dominates the route.

The new flight will travel to central California at night and return to Mexico in the morning.

The carrier was the exclusive operator of the route for nearly a year after its launch.

The aircraft types will collectively handle more than 170 flights between the nations capital and the Windy City.

The last time the aircraft exclusively handled flights between the two cities was late last year.

The transborder route will be among the airline’s longest on the aircraft type.

It is unclear when the route will return.

The equipment change represents a downgrade in the carrier’s premium product on the route.

It comes as Spring Break travel ramps up in a matter of weeks.

The change represents a decrease of more than 3,000 seats per month.