Delta Adds Seasonal Non-Stops to Orlando

Date:  January 19, 2006
Contact: Ivonne Ortiz, Marketing Representative, Delta Connection
E-mail: Ivonne.Ortiz@delta.com
: (404) 766-1400

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 Saturday service* between Wichita, Kan. and Orlando, effective May 27 through Sept. 2, 2006 -  Flight 4150 departs Wichita at 10:45 a.m. arrives Orlando at 2:30 p.m.; Flight 4150 departs Orlando at 3 p.m. and arrives Wichita at 5 p.m.

*Operated by Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines

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