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Delta Air Lines launched its first nonstop flight from Salt Lake City to Lima, Peru, on Thursday.

The service will operate daily until Jan. 25, 2026, which will help boost Utah-Peru connections.

Delta's move reflects confidence in both Utah's and Peru's market, especially thanks to a full inaugural flight.

LIMA — Aviation has celebrated several historic firsts over the past 122 years, including:

Orville and Wilbur Wright's first engine-powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903.

Charles Lindbergh successfully completing the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927.

And in 1976, the Concorde taking flight, cutting through the skies at twice the speed of sound.

Now Peruvians in Utah — and many more connected to the South American c

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