ATLANTA, March 21, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines this summer will offer customers the most extensive schedule ever from its flagship hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with more than 1,000 peak-day departures to nearly 230 worldwide destinations. This June, Delta will offer customers service to 30 more destinations than compared to June 2005.
The most recent additions, scheduled to begin in May and June 2006, include expanded service to 22 high-demand non-stop destinations from Atlanta, including:
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Additional Total
Round-Trip Round-Trip
flights Flights Effective
Market from Atlanta from Atlanta Date
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Baltimore 1 11 June 8, 2006
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Bloomington, Ill. 1 4 May 1, 2006
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Buffalo, N.Y. 1 7 May 1, 2006
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Dayton, Ohio 1 8 June 8, 2006
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Dallas-Ft. Worth 2 11 June 8, 2006
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Denver 1 9 June 8, 2006
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Flint, Mich. 1 5 May 1, 2006
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Fort Myers 1 7 June 8, 2006
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Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss. 2 8 May 1, 2006
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Indianapolis 1 8 June 8, 2006
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Jacksonville, Fla. 1 9 June 8, 2006
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Kansas City, Mo. 1 9 June 8, 2006
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Los Angeles 2 13 June 8, 2006
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Milwaukee 1 7 June 8, 2006
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Myrtle Beach, S.C. 1 6 June 8, 2006
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Newport News, Va. 1 7 May 1, 2006
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Pensacola, Fla. 1 8 May 1, 2006
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Philadelphia 1 10 May 1, 2006
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Raleigh-Durham 1 11 June 8, 2006
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Sarasota, Fla. 1 7 June 8, 2006
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Seattle 1 7 May 25, 2006
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Tampa 1 10 June 8, 2006
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"As we prepare for Delta's busiest summer travel season ever, we are seeing increased demand for travel via Atlanta as more customers choose the convenience of flying through Delta's largest hub to connect to nearly 230 worldwide destinations," said Bob Cortelyou, vice president - Network Planning. "Delta will fly to more destinations this summer from Atlanta than any other previous year, including seven new destinations across Europe and Israel, 18 new destinations across Latin America and the Caribbean and five new domestic and Canadian destinations as compared to summer 2005.
"Delta continues to respond to customer demand for more flights from our most popular hub and customers are giving us a positive response to both the changes in our network and the ongoing high levels of customer service they have come to expect from Delta," Cortelyou said.
Additional service to Bloomington, Buffalo, Flint, Gulfport/Biloxi, Newport News, Pensacola, Philadelphia and Seattle is available for sale today on delta.com. Additional service to Baltimore, Dayton, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Fort Myers, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh-Durham, Sarasota and Tampa will be available for sale April 1, 2006 on delta.com.
Delta's flagship hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's largest airline hub. With its summer 2006 schedule, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers will offer more than 1,000 daily departures to nearly 230 non-stop destinations from Atlanta -- more non-stop flights and destinations than any airline hub in the world. Delta's Atlanta hub is the fastest growing international gateway in the United States, with more than 24 new international markets announced since September 2005. Delta also continues to expand the number of domestic destinations it serves from Atlanta, including 18 non-stop destinations added or announced since September 2005. This December, Delta will make history in Atlanta again as it enters a new continent from the hub for the first time since 1997 with new service to Dakar, Senegal and Johannesburg, South Africa (via Dakar) (subject to foreign government approvals).
Other recently announced non-stop routes from Atlanta planned for June include Atlantic City, N.J., Aguadilla and Ponce, Puerto Rico, Calgary, Canada, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bangor, Maine, and Traverse City, Mich.
Delta Air Lines is one of the world's fastest growing international carriers with more than 50 new international routes added or announced in the last year. Delta offers 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 plans to offer customers more destinations and departures between the U.S., Europe, India and Israel than any global airline (see Note), including service on 11 new transatlantic 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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Note: From the U.S., based on July 2006 OAG.
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.