ATLANTA, March 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) today issued the following statement:
"Delta thanks the U.S. Department of Transportation for its
tentative decision to allow the airline to continue its service
between Seattle and Haneda Airport
in Tokyo. After an extensive
review, the DOT concluded that Delta's Seattle-Haneda service
provides the best public use of the available slot pair between the
U.S. and Haneda Airport. Earlier this month, Delta resumed its
nonstop service between Seattle
and Haneda after a temporary seasonal suspension. Delta will
operate year-round, nonstop flights between Seattle and Haneda as we continue to grow
Delta's international gateway at Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport."
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 326 destinations in 59 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint
venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights,
with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston,
Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New
York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle
and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport
facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta,
Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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