ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines' customers in five cities across the East Coast and Midwest will enjoy the ease of non-stop flights between their hometowns and one of the world's favorite vacation destinations - Orlando - just in time for summer travel. Effective from late May through early September 2006, Delta will offer customers in Bloomington, Ill., Moline, Ill., Rochester, N.Y., Newport News/Williamsburg, Va., and Wichita, Kan., new non-stop, round-trip flights to Orlando International Airport, complementing existing connecting service between these cities and Orlando via Delta's hubs.
"Delta is excited to offer our customers in these markets increased choices for travel to their favorite attractions in Orlando directly from their hometown airports," said Bob Cortelyou, vice president - Network Planning. "Delta has long been known as Florida's airline, offering the most flights to the most Florida destinations from more U.S. states than any other airline, and it is especially gratifying to expand this convenience to customers in five more new markets."
With the increased service, customers in Bloomington, Moline, Rochester, Newport News/Williamsburg and Wichita will be able to choose to fly non-stop to the heart of Florida for summer travel as well as continue to enjoy the convenience of year-round flights to Delta's hubs where they can connect hundreds of worldwide destinations. Delta's summer schedule features six daily round-trip flights to the world's largest airline hub in Atlanta from Newport News and Rochester, three daily round-trip flights between Bloomington and Atlanta, and four daily round-trip flights between Moline and Atlanta. Additionally, customers in Rochester will continue to enjoy round-trip flights to Delta's Cincinnati hub with three daily flights.
Delta's new flights to Orlando will be operated by Delta Connection carriers Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and Freedom Airlines using 50-seat regional jets. These quiet, comfortable aircraft feature a seating configuration where every seat is a window or an aisle, with no middle seats.
With its summer schedule, Delta will operate 121 daily flights from Orlando to 52 destinations in the United States and the Bahamas. Additionally, Delta offers daily service to 17 other Florida cities.
Delta's new daily service(a) between Bloomington, Ill. and Orlando, effective May 25 through Sept. 4, 2006 Flight Departs Arrives -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 6139 Bloomington at 12:03 p.m. Orlando at 3:28 p.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 6139 Orlando at 10:00 a.m. Bloomington at 11:38 a.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- (a) Operated by Delta Connection carrier Freedom Airlines Delta's new daily service(b) between Moline, Ill. and Orlando, effective May 25 through Sept. 4, 2006 -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- Flight Departs Arrives -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 5176(1) Moline at 7:30 a.m. Orlando at 11:06 a.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 5172 Orlando at 11:05 a.m. Moline at 12:50 p.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- (b) Operated by Delta Connection carrier Comair (1) Flight operates May 26 through Sept. 5, 2006 Delta's new daily service(a) between Newport News/Williamsburg, Va. and Orlando, effective May 25 through Sept. 4, 2006 -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- Flight Departs Arrives -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 6091(1) Newport News at 7:45 a.m. Orlando at 9:43 a.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 6142 Orlando at 5:21 p.m. Newport News at 7:17 p.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- (a) Operated by Delta Connection carrier Freedom Airlines (1) Flight operates May 26 through Sept. 5, 2006 Delta's new daily service(b) between Rochester, N.Y. and Orlando, effective May 25 through Sept. 4, 2006 -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- Flight Departs Arrives -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 5221(1) Rochester at 7:55 a.m. Orlando at 10:42 a.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 5224 Orlando at 4:58 p.m. Rochester at 7:38 p.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- (b) Operated by Delta Connection carrier Comair (1) Flight operates May 26 through Sept. 5, 2006 Delta's new Saturday service(c) between Wichita, Kan. and Orlando, effective May 27 through Sept. 2, 2006 -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- Flight Departs Arrives -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 4150 Wichita at 10:45 a.m. Orlando at 2:30 p.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- 4150 Orlando at 3 p.m. Wichita at 5 p.m. -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- (c) Operated by Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines
A portion of travel on some itineraries may be provided by the Delta Connection(r) carriers: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair or Freedom Airlines.
Delta Air Lines (Other OTC:DALRQ) is the world's second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried, offering daily flights to 503 destinations in 94 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. In summer 2006, Delta will be the world's leading carrier across the Atlantic as it launches flights on 11 new European routes from its Atlanta and New York-JFK hubs. Delta also is a major carrier to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean, with more than 35 routes announced, added or applied to serve since Jan. 1, 2005. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles 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.
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