Next month Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) will mark the fifth anniversary of service between Ghana and the United States. Delta launched service between the United States and Africa in December 2006, introducing routes to Senegal, South Africa and Ghana, with the start of service from Accra to New York-JFK. Since the start of service Delta has carried nearly 450,000 passengers between Ghana and the United States. Delta’s has also grown its presence in Ghana with the launch of service from Accra to Atlanta in June 2010 and intra-Africa service between Accra and Monrovia, Liberia in February 2011. “As the leading U.S. airline to Ghana, we’re delighted to soon be marking the fifth anniversary of service boosting travel and tourism between our two nations and increasing travel choice for Ghanaians,” said Bobby Bryan, Delta’s commercial manager for West and East Africa. “As the only airline to operate nonstop service from Accra to two cities in the U.S – Atlanta and New York, as well as service to Liberia we continue to be committed to service to Ghana for many years to come.” Delta now operates service to six African cities in five countries, having grown from 22 weekly departures to and from Africa in December 2006 to more than 44 planned for winter 2011. Through the hubs in Atlanta and New York-JFK, Delta offers an unsurpassed network of hundreds of convenient onward connections to destinations throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America and Canada.