ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and Northwest Airlines, Inc. today merged, creating a premier global airline with service to nearly all of the world's major travel markets.
Edward Bastian, Delta's President and CFO, and CEO and President of NWA will be at the airports in Atlanta and Minneapolis, respectively, to discuss what the merger closing means for customers, employees and the communities served by Delta and Northwest.
Oct. 29, 2008
Satellite uplink of b-roll and executive sound bites, 6 - 8 p.m. EDT
Video package including b-roll and executive sound bites will be available from 6 - 8 p.m. EDT via satellite uplink.
DownLink: 11886.5000 V Satellite/TR: HORIZONS 2 15K 74.05 degrees West Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Digital Info: 8.45
Oct. 30, 2008
Satellite uplink of b-roll and executive sound bites, 6 - 7 a.m. EDT
Video package including b-roll and executive sound bites will be available from 6 - 7 a.m. EDT via satellite uplink. (Coordinates are same as above)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport**
When: 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Where: Delta International Lobby, South Terminal
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Who: Edward H. Bastian, Delta president and CFO, and CEO of
NWA, Inc.
Contact: Chris Kelly, Delta, 404-374-7554
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport**
When: 2 - 2:30 p.m. CDT / 3 - 3:30 p.m. EDT
Where: Ticketing Level Mezzanine, Lindbergh Terminal
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Who: Edward H. Bastian, Delta president and CFO, and CEO of
NWA, Inc.
Contact: Anthony Black, Delta, 404-202-8475; Michelle Aguayo-Shannon,
NWA, 612-726-7435; or Vin Parker, NWA, 612-727-4759
**Media in attendance will have an opportunity to ask questions following brief prepared remarks.
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