Delta launches Boston–Nice nonstop service

Delta Air Lines said on August 27, 2025 that it would add nonstop service between Boston Logan International Airport and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport starting May 17, 2026. The airline said the route will operate three times a week as part of a broader summer 2026 buildout in Boston that also includes a new Madrid flight and expanded service to Barcelona and Milan. The Nice flight is Delta’s first nonstop link between Boston and the French Riviera, according to the carrier. The move adds another Europe destination to a Boston network that Delta has been enlarging for several years. ### When does the Boston–Nice flight start, and how often will it run? May 17, 2026 is the planned start date for the new Boston–Nice service, Delta said in its route announcement. The airline said the flight will operate three times weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Nice Côte d’Azur Airport repeated the same operating pattern in its own announcement, calling the service a new direct route between Nice and Boston beginning on May 17, 2026. (news.delta.com) The airport said Delta disclosed the launch on August 27, 2025. ### How does this fit into Delta’s broader Boston expansion? Delta said the Nice route is one of two new Boston-Europe nonstops for summer 2026, alongside Madrid. (news.delta.com) The carrier said Madrid service begins in May 2026 and that Barcelona and Milan flights would also return earlier in the season. Boston is a growing international gateway for Delta, according to the airline’s August 2025 announcement. (nice.aeroport.fr) Delta said it had nearly tripled service in Boston over two decades, growing from 25 destinations to about 70 worldwide, and that it and its partners now offer around 20 daily international flights from the city. ### What does the new route add for travelers in Boston and Nice? (news.delta.com) The Boston–Nice flight gives Delta a nonstop option from New England to the Côte d’Azur that Boston Logan does not otherwise list among its current international nonstop destinations. Massport’s current destination pages show Madrid, Milan and Paris among nonstop European points from Logan, but not Nice. (news.delta.com) Franck Goldnadel, chairman of the board of Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur, said the service strengthens the airport group’s U.S. network and the “economic, tourist, and cultural links” tied to the region. Nice airport said it handled 14.8 million commercial passengers in 2024 and offers 122 direct destinations in 45 countries. (massport.com) ### How large is Delta’s transatlantic push for summer 2026? Delta said in November 2025 that summer 2026 would be its largest transatlantic schedule to date. The airline said it planned to operate more than 650 weekly flights to nearly 30 destinations across Europe, with Boston–Nice included among seven newly added Europe routes for the season. (nice.aeroport.fr) The same Delta update listed Boston–Nice among new or newly highlighted summer 2026 services alongside Boston–Madrid, Seattle–Rome, Seattle–Barcelona, New York–Olbia, New York–Porto and New York–Malta. Delta described that lineup as part of continued growth across its Atlantic network. ### What comes next for the route? May 17, 2026 is the scheduled launch date Delta has published for the first Boston–Nice departure. (news.delta.com) Delta said the service will be seasonal and has directed customers to its booking channels as the summer 2026 schedule rolls out. Boston Logan’s flight listings and Delta’s own schedule pages are the named places where travelers can track operating details as the start date approaches. (news.delta.com) Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has also published the route details and frequency for the launch. (massport.com) (news.delta.com)