SALT LAKE CITY, July 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) customers traveling through Salt Lake City International Airport now experience a more spacious, convenient and efficient check-in thanks to state-of-the-art self-service technology throughout Delta's newly renovated lobby. The multi-million dollar overhaul supports Delta's commitment to providing customer-focused technology along with helpful, personal service as it continues to expand its reach from its fastest-growing domestic hub.
"This renovation continues to improve Delta's presence in Salt Lake City and ensures that our customers will have the most positive and modern travel experience we can offer," said Rich Cordell, Delta's senior vice president of airport customer service. "We're proud to deliver the technology and conveniences our customers value and expect."
With these improvements, Delta customers will enjoy:
-- Four additional check-in positions, 30 total, to support peak-day,
peak-season travel
-- Nine new "Baggage Drop" areas that provide speed and ease for
customers using either online or kiosk check-in through the lobby
and on to their flights
-- Helpful lobby information display units with vivid, full-color
screens that direct customers to check-in queues for faster service
-- Repositioned self-service kiosks that offer both domestic and
international check-in with language of choice (English, Spanish
and French)
Delta's Salt Lake City Airport operations offer customers 373 peak-day, non-stop flights to 114 destinations, and since June 2005, Delta has added more than 30 new markets, including seven new international destinations.
Delta Air Lines offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 333 destinations in 57 countries. With more than 60 new international routes introduced in the last year, Delta has added more international capacity than all other U.S. airlines combined and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 36 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers nearly 700 weekly flights to more than 60 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 15,000 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 479 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
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