Delta Air Lines CEO Comments on ALPA Vote

Delta Air Lines CEO Comments on ALPA Vote

ATLANTA, May 14, 2008 – The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) today informed Delta (NYSE: DAL) that Delta pilots overwhelmingly approved Letter of Agreement 19.

The agreement facilitates the realization of revenue synergies from the combination of Delta and Northwest Airlines, once the merger is completed.

Delta CEO Richard Anderson commented on the vote: "We are pleased with the Delta pilots' decision to ratify a modification to their current contract, marking an important step towards combining our two great airlines.

We remain committed to working with the ALPA leadership of both the Delta and Northwest pilots to reach a joint pilot agreement before the closing of the merger.”

Delta in April announced that it is combining with Northwest in an all-stock transaction to create America’s premier global airline.

The new company will be called Delta and will be headquartered in Atlanta. Combined, the company and its regional partners will provide customers access to more than 390 destinations in 67 countries.

Together, Delta and Northwest will have more than $35 billion in aggregate annual revenues, operate a mainline fleet of nearly 800 aircraft, employ approximately 75,000 people worldwide, and have one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry, with expected liquidity of nearly $7 billion at closing.

The merger is subject to the approval of Delta and Northwest shareholders and regulatory approvals, which are expected to be completed later this year.

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 305 destinations in 58 countries.

Delta has added more international capacity than any major U.S. airline during the last two years and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 38 trans-Atlantic markets.

To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 478 weekly flights to 58 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 16,000 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 474 worldwide destinations in 104 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.

(From Delta)

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