In 2024, Delta Air Lines served more than 200 million customers, according to Delta Air Lines Corporate Statistics and Facts. The airline’s largest hub is in Atlanta, but Delta allows passengers to fly to more than 1,000 destinations in more than 60 countries.
Soon, however, some travelers will find that the flights they once relied on are no longer offered. Because Delta Airlines is permanently canceling some flights.
Delta’s cancellations will begin to take effect in January 2026.
Here’s what travelers need to know about upcoming Delta flights that will no longer operate.
Simple Flying reports on upcoming Delta Air Lines flight cancellations. The flights are part of the airline’s domestic network and include:
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Atlanta to Santa Barbara: The flight spans 1,757 nautical miles, and Delta has flown this route for more than a year.
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Salt Lake City to Fairbanks: This seasonal flight will not resume.
According to Simple Flying, Delta plans to fly from Atlanta to Santa Barbara throughout 2026. However, this changed in mid-November based on updates to Cirium Diio and OAG.
Delta plans to discontinue the Atlanta to Santa Barbara flight starting in January.
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The last flight from Atlanta to Santa Barbara will operate on January 19, 2026.
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The last return flight from Santa Barbara to Atlanta will be the next day on January 20, 2026.
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This flight has already been removed from the airline’s booking platform, so it is no longer possible to book it.
The Salt Lake City to Fairbanks route, on the other hand, was scheduled to resume in June of 2026, but will not return. This flight has always been seasonal, unlike the year-round Santa Barbara flight.
Delta typically cancels flights for strategic reasons, based on hubs it wants to prioritize or based on market demand.
In this case, the Santa Barbara to Atlanta flight may have been canceled due to lack of demand, as between July 2023 and June 2024, the flight carried only 11,800 round-trip passengers, according to Simple Flying.
Adhat Santa Barbara also indicated that the Salt Lake City to Fairbanks route ended due to performance problems, not enough people choosing to fly it.
The cancellation of these flights will especially affect travelers in the Santa Barbara area, as Delta flights are the longest route to the Santa Barbara airport, IDAHT reported.
