Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announces that it will offer a new dockside check-in service at the Port of Barcelona, Spain, for passengers returning from cruise trips and traveling back to the United States with Delta.

Customers arriving at the port’s cruise Terminal B on Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Holland America Line ships will be able to check-in for their Delta flights, check baggage and obtain their boarding passes at six dockside check-in areas.  The service will be available to customers traveling on Delta’s two daily nonstop flights from Barcelona (DL95 to New York–JFK and DL115 to Atlanta).

Delta is the first airline in Barcelona to offer the dockside service, which expedites the check-in process and brings added convenience to customers.  Delta plans to offer the service on a permanent basis, eventually rolling it out to all cruise ships.

Asunción Perez, Commercial Director, Delta Air Lines, said: “Delta is committed to simplifying the travel experience of our customers.  We are very grateful to the Port of Barcelona and Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA), who have supported us in developing the dockside check-in infrastructure. Checking-in at the cruise terminal will allow Delta passengers to easily transition between their cruise and their flight home.”

Delta customers wishing to determine if dockside check-in capability in Barcelona applies to their cruise should contact their travel agent or local Delta reservations number.

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 327 destinations in 62 countries. Delta has added more international capacity than any major U.S. airline during the last two years and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 44 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers 609 weekly flights to 62 destinations. Delta’s marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 16,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 499 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.