Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Delta operates an expansive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.
Delta flies to over 332 destinations in 57 countries (excluding codeshare), across 5 continents. Delta is the only major U.S. carrier that flies to Africa.
On April 14, 2008, Northwest Airlines announced it would be merging with Delta to form the new Delta Air Lines[4]. If approved, the "new" Delta would become the world's largest carrier.
Delta operates hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport; Delta's Atlanta hub is the largest/busiest airline hub in the world. Delta also maintains a secondary hub at Los Angeles International Airport. Delta has large operations in many other cities, including Boston, Cancun, Fort Lauderdale, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, and Tampa. Delta is the leading carrier in Florida, and carries more passengers across the Atlantic than any other carrier worldwide. Its major transatlantic gateways are Atlanta, Cincinnati, and New York-JFK. Transatlantic service started in 2008 from Salt Lake City to Paris. Its major Latin American gateways are Atlanta and its rapidly developing hub in Los Angeles.
In terms of passengers carried (approximately 119 million in 2005), Delta is the second-largest airline in the world (behind American Airlines). In terms of revenue passenger miles, Delta Air Lines is the third largest airline, after American Airlines and United Airlines. Delta Air Lines serves more destinations than any other airline in the world. In terms of total operating revenues, Delta is the sixth-largest airline in the world.
On April 14, 2008, Delta Air Lines announced a long-speculated deal to acquire Northwest Airlines for about $3.1 billion, a combination that will create the world's largest airline and could lead to a series of other deals to reshape the U.S. airline industry.
The new carrier will operate under the Delta name, and be based in Atlanta.
Delta said the carrier will maintain the nine hubs of both airlines in the United States, Europe and Asia, serving more than 390 destinations in 67 countries. The combined carrier will have $35 billion in annual revenue, more than 800 airplanes and 75,000 employees, according to Delta.
(read less)Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Delta operates an expansive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.
Delta flies to over 332 destinations in 57 countries (excluding codeshare), across 5 continents. Delta is the only major U.S. carrier that flies to Africa.
On April 14, 2008, Northwest Airlines announced it would be merging with...
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