The flight was conducted by a special Delta Air Lines Olympic LA28 livery emblazoned Airbus A350-900, celebrating the connection between the two cities’ sequential Olympic hosting – Los Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032.

The landing of DL93 was livestreamed by Brisbane Airport, with 10, 314 viewers tuning in. 

“We are over the moon that Brisbane is Delta’s second destination in Australia. The arrival of one of the world’s largest carriers speaks volumes about this city’s growing prominence as a global destination,” Brisbane Airport CEO Gert Jan de Graaff said. 

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Delta’s LAX-to-Brisbane route is the latest in a series of investments the airline is making in the South Pacific region. In winter 2022, Delta introduced a second service from LAX to Sydney, providing customers access to Sydney through 14 flights per week.  

The airline also launched daily service from LAX to Auckland, New Zealand, in October 2023 and three-times-weekly flights to Tahiti in December 2022. 

Flight Centre Corporate COO Melissa Elf said the fleet of new services introduced in recent years connecting Brisbane to Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, placed Brisbane as one of Australia’s biggest growth hubs to the United States.

“The growth rate in capacity between Brisbane and North America tells us that the need for connectivity between our two nations is at an all-time high,” Elf said.

“This will be the fourth North American aviation giant to touchdown at Brisbane Airport, and for Delta, this will mark its most extensive schedule to the South Pacific in its history.

“With 31 flights to North America every week, the competition has never been so fierce, and it couldn’t be a clearer indicator of the value in connectivity for both Australians and our US counterparts.”

The landing of flight DL93, captured with Brisbane Airport’s world-first live runway-cam, can be watched here.