ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) is encouraging customers to get away from it all and plan an escape to their favorite travel destinations before the hustle and bustle of year-end holiday activities begin. Starting today, customers may take advantage of special low sale fares for a limited time to many of the great places Delta serves in the continental United States and Hawaii.
Customers should make their travel plans quickly, though, because tickets must be purchased by Oct. 11, 2005. Sale fares are valid for travel between Oct. 10 and Nov. 17, 2005.
As an added benefit, customers can earn 1,000 bonus SkyMiles(r) for each flown roundtrip ticket purchased at delta.com. Delta, Song and the Delta Connection carriers offer low fares on more than 4,300 daily flights to more than 200 destinations nationwide. Customers can visit delta.com to check out special travel deals to many of these destinations.
Sample one-way sale fares (based on a roundtrip purchase) between:
Los Angeles and Salt Lake City $79 Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and Tampa, Fla. $79 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Richmond, Va. $89 New York-LaGuardia and Savannah, Ga. $99 Albuquerque, N.M. and Birmingham, Ala. $119 Lansing, Mich. and Melbourne, Fla. $129 Shreveport, La. and Sarasota, Fla. $129 Boston and San Francisco $129 Little Rock, Ark. and Jacksonville, Fla. $139 Allentown, Pa. and Phoenix $149 Portland, Ore. and Washington, D.C. (Reagan) $149 Atlanta and Honolulu $299
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.
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 502 destinations in 88 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; or 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 Oct. 11, 2005. See delta.com for online ticket purchase requirements and restrictions. Travel Period: Travel may commence on or after Oct. 10, 2005 and must be completed by Nov. 17, 2005. Blackout Dates: None. Fare Validity: Fares are valid in the Economy (Coach) cabin on Delta/Delta Connection carrier, certain codeshare partner and Song flights only. Fares shown apply for travel only on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday. Higher fares may apply for travel on other days. Minimum Stay: For travel commencing from point of origin Sunday through Thursday, a three-night minimum stay is required. For travel commencing from point of origin Friday or Saturday, a Saturday night stay is required. Maximum Stay: Nov. 17, 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 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 Hawaii, 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. Bonus SkyMiles: Earn 1000 bonus miles for each flown roundtrip ticket purchased at delta.com. All SkyMiles program rules apply. To review the rules, please visit delta.com/skymiles. Lowest Fare of the Day means the lowest fare for the requested itinerary and travel dates published by Delta at the time of the inquiry. Risk-Free Cancellation: Delta's Risk-Free Cancellation policy allows the customer to cancel certain tickets for any reason and receive a full refund with no cancellation fee. Cancellation request must be made by midnight of the day after the ticket is purchased or midnight of the departure date of the first flight, whichever comes first. Valid for tickets purchased at the time of reservation directly from Delta for travel from the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Canada. Fares, offers and rules are subject to change without notice. Miscellaneous: Fares and rules are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
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