ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- In addition to brilliant fall foliage, Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) is giving customers another reason to visit the scenic mountains of western North Carolina this autumn: special low fares. Plus, customers can earn 1,000 bonus miles for each flown roundtrip ticket purchased at Delta's Web site, delta.com.
For a limited time, Delta is offering special fall fares as low as $79 each way, based on a round-trip purchase, for travel to and from Hickory, N.C., between Sept. 15 and Nov. 20, 2005. Additional taxes/fees/restrictions apply. Fares shown are available for purchase only on delta.com or from a travel agent. See below for more details. Customers should act fast, though, as tickets must be purchased by Sept. 23, 2005. Fares shown are available for purchase only on delta.com or from a travel agent. See below for more details.
Sample one-way fall fares (based on a round-trip purchase): Between Hickory and . . . Special fall fare Atlanta $79 Tampa, Fla. $84 Orlando, Fla. $84 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. $94 Miami $94 West Palm Beach, Fla. $94 Dallas/Fort Worth $109 Phoenix $139 Los Angeles $139 Denver $139 San Antonio, Texas $139 Additional taxes/fees/restrictions apply. Fares shown are available for purchase only on delta.com or from a travel agent. See below for more details.
In addition to three daily flights to Hickory operated by Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Delta and the Delta Connection offer customers 124 daily flights to seven other North Carolina cities: Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, Kinston, Raleigh-Durham and Wilmington. For flight schedules to all these destinations, visit delta.com.
Delta Air Lines is the world's second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering daily flights to 487 destinations in 88 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta's marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than 14,000 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. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
A portion of travel for some itineraries may be on the Delta Connection carriers: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Chautauqua, Comair, Freedom Airlines, Shuttle America, and SkyWest; codeshare partners Alaska Airlines, American Eagle, Continental Airlines, ExpressJet, Horizon Air Industries, Mesaba, Northwest Airlines, and Pinnacle Airlines; or on Song, Delta's low-fare service.
Restrictions: Fares shown are available for purchase only on delta.com or from your travel agent. Tickets cost $10 more if purchased from Delta over the telephone or $15 more if purchased at an airport or city ticket office, and these amounts are nonrefundable. Travel agents may impose an additional service charge for ticketing. Tickets are non-transferable. Seats are limited and fares may not be available on all flights or in all markets. Tickets: Fares shown are one-way. Round-trip purchase required. Tickets must be purchased at least 7 days prior to departure, but no later than September 23, 2005. See delta.com for online ticket purchase requirements and restrictions. Travel Period: Travel may begin on/after September 15, 2005 and must be completed by November 20, 2005. Blackout Dates: None. Fare Validity: Fares are valid in the Economy (Coach) cabin on Delta/Delta Connection carrier, certain codeshare partner, and Song flights only. Minimum Stay: One night. Maximum Stay: November 20, 2005. Cancellations/Refunds/Changes: Fares are nonrefundable. Delta may permit you to apply a portion of the fare value to future travel upon payment of applicable fees and fare difference, otherwise the ticket will have no value. Delta may allow you to cancel certain tickets until midnight of the day after purchase (or midnight of the departure date of the first flight, whichever comes first) without penalty if purchased at the time of reservation directly from Delta. Contact a Delta agent or visit delta.com for details. Taxes/Fees: Fares do not include a $3.20 Federal Excise Tax which will be imposed on each flight segment in the passenger's ticketed itinerary. A flight segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Fares do not include Passenger Facility Charge(s) of up to $18.00, depending on itinerary or September 11th Security Fee of up to $10 per round-trip. These taxes and fees are the responsibility of the passenger and must be paid at the time the ticket is purchased. Miscellaneous: Fares and rules are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Bonus SkyMiles: Earn 1000 bonus miles for each flown roundtrip ticket purchased at delta.com. All SkyMiles program rules apply. To review the rules, visit delta.com/skymiles. (c) 2005 Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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