Special Delta Sale Fares Encourage Customers to Travel before the Holiday Rush

Low fares are perfect for late fall getaways throughout the U.S., Canada, Caribbean

ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2005 – As it adds more new routes all across the country as part of its accelerated transformation, Delta Air Lines invites customers to plan a trip to their favorite destinations before the hustle and bustle of the year-end holidays arrives. Beginning today, Delta customers can purchase tickets at discounted prices for travel to Florida and hundreds of other Delta destinations within the continental United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

Tickets must be purchased by Nov. 10, 2005, and travel may begin as early as Nov. 8, 2005.

Some sample one-way sale fares (based on a roundtrip purchase)
for travel between:
New York (LaGuardia) and Tampa, Fla. $59

Boston and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. $59

New York (JFK) and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. $59

Jacksonville, Fla. and New York (LaGuardia) $69

Greensboro, N.C. and Orlando, Fla. $79

Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale $79

Santa Barbara, Calif. and Salt Lake City $99

Cincinnati and Myrtle Beach, S.C. $99

New York (JFK) and Los Angeles $119

Atlanta and Orange County, Calif. $139

Austin, Texas and Atlanta $139

Cincinnati and Colorado Springs, Colo. $149


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 these special rates, customers can visit delta.com for more great fares to other exciting destinations in Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean. Delta, Song and the Delta Connection carriers offer low fares on more than 550 routes nationwide.

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 506 destinations in 91 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 Airlines, Comair, Freedom Airlines, Shuttle America, and SkyWest; codeshare partners Alaska Airlines, American Eagle, Continental Airlines, ExpressJet, Horizon Air, Mesaba, Northwest Airlines, and Pinnacle Airlines; 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 is required. Tickets must be purchased at least seven days prior to departure, but no later than Nov. 10, 2005. See delta.com for online ticket purchase requirements and restrictions. Travel Period: Travel may begin on or after Nov. 8, 2005, and must be completed by Dec. 15, 2005. Blackout Dates: Travel is not permitted Nov. 23, 27, or 28, 2005. Fare Validity: Fares are valid in the Economy (Coach) cabin on Delta/Delta Connection carrier, certain codeshare partners, and Song flights only. Fares shown apply for travel Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday. Higher fares apply on other days of the week. Minimum Stay: Two nights for travel commencing from point of origin Sunday through Friday or Saturday night for travel commencing from point of origin on Saturday. Maximum Stay: Dec. 15, 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 electronic 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. For travel to/from Alaska, U.S. International Air Transportation tax of up to $14.00 round-trip applies. 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. © 2005 Delta Air Lines, Inc.

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