SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- As Delta Air Lines continues to implement its transformation plan offering customers new service to key business and leisure destinations, travelers soon will be able to take advantage of new non-stop service from the airline's hub in Salt Lake City to points east of the Mississippi River and south of the border. Beginning Dec. 1, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) will offer service between Salt Lake City and Milwaukee. And on March 8, 2006, Delta Connection carrier Shuttle America will start flights between Salt Lake City and the Mexican Pacific coastal playground of Mazatlan(1).
"We are continuing to expand service from Salt Lake City to important business markets to the east, such as Milwaukee," said Bob Cortelyou, vice president of Network Planning. "Our new flight to Mazatlan represents further growth into the popular Mexican leisure destinations our customers tell us they want to visit."
To celebrate the new service between Salt Lake City and Mazatlan, for a limited time Delta is offering customers a special low introductory fare of $174 each way, based on a roundtrip purchase. Sample fares from Milwaukee to Salt Lake City and other connecting cities are shown below. Additional taxes/fees/restrictions apply. Fares shown are available for purchase only on delta.com or from a travel agent. See below for further details. Tickets must be purchased by Nov. 1, 2005.
Sample one-way introductory fares, based on a roundtrip purchase, between Milwaukee and: Salt Lake City $149 Los Angeles $149 Las Vegas $149 Seattle $139 Portland, Ore. $139 San Diego, Calif. $139 Additional taxes/fees/restrictions apply. Fares shown are available for purchase only on delta.com or from a travel agent. See below for further details. Delta's new daily service between Salt Lake City(2) and Milwaukee, effective Dec. 1: Flight Departs Arrives 4587 Milwaukee at 8 a.m. Salt Lake City at 10:22 a.m. 4604 Salt Lake City at 5:15 p.m. Milwaukee at 9:14 p.m. (2) Operated by Delta Connection carrier ASA Delta's new service between Salt Lake City and Mazatlan(1) (3), effective March 8, 2006: Flight Departs Arrives 6458 Salt Lake City at 9:55 a.m. Mazatlan at 1:05 p.m. 6458 Mazatlan at 1:55 p.m. Salt Lake City at 5 p.m. (3) Operated by Delta Connection carrier Shuttle America (1) Subject to foreign government approval
For 2005, Delta has begun or announced plans to increase service from its Salt Lake City hub to key U.S. regional business destinations, including: Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis.; Cleveland (Nov. 1); Memphis, Tenn. (Nov. 1); Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 1); and Hartford, Conn. (Dec. 1). To Mexico, in addition to Mazatlan, Delta will begin flights between Salt Lake City and Puerto Vallarta (Nov. 1) and Cozumel (March 10, 2006, subject to foreign government approval).
Delta's new daily Mexico service from Salt Lake City to Mazatlan, operated by Shuttle America, features the next-generation Embraer 170 aircraft, which offers customers superior comfort in the form of a larger cabin with maximized cabin width at shoulder level, a wider aisle, larger seats, higher baggage capacity, improved personal space and increased leg room. The aircraft has 70 seats: a six-seat first class cabin that offers customers two-and-one seating, and a coach cabin with 64 seats in a two-by-two configuration. ASA will operate its service between Salt Lake City and Milwaukee with the popular 70-seat Bombardier CRJ 700 aircraft.
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 506 destinations in 91 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.
Travel between Salt Lake City and Mazatlan is on the Delta Connection Carrier Shuttle America. 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; Song, Delta's low-fare service; SkyTeam partner Aeromexico or codeshare partner Aerolitoral.
Restrictions: Fares shown are available for purchase only on delta.com or from your travel agent. Sale fares may apply from other U.S. cities to Mazatlan. Visit delta.com, or contact a Delta agent or your travel agent for details. 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 nontransferable. 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. For travel to Mazatlan tickets must be purchased within 3 days after reservations are made, but no later than Nov. 1, 2005. For travel to or from Milwaukee, Wis., tickets must be purchased at least 14 days prior to departure, but no later than Nov. 1, 2005. See delta.com for online ticket purchase requirements and restrictions. Travel Period: Travel to Mazatlan must commence March 8, -- May 31, 2006, and be completed by July 30, 2006. Travel to/from Milwaukee, Wis., travel may commence on or after Dec. 1, 2005, and be completed by February 14, 2006. Blackout Dates: None for travel to Mazatlan. Travel to or from Milwaukee, Wis. is not permitted Dec. 21-24, or Dec. 29-31, 2005, or January 1,2,13 or 16, 2006. Fare Validity: Fares are valid in the Economy (Coach) cabin on Delta/Delta Connection carrier, certain codeshare partner, and Song flights only. For travel to Mazatlan, fares shown are valid Monday through Thursday and higher fares may apply for travel Friday through Sunday. For travel to/from Milwaukee, WI, fares apply on all days of the week. Minimum Stay: Three nights when departure from point of origin is Sunday through Thursday, or Saturday night when departure from point of origin is Friday or Saturday. Maximum Stay: 60 days for travel to Mazatlan, Feb. 14, 2006 for travel to or from Milwaukee, WI. 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. Fees may apply for itinerary changes. 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. Fare does not include Passenger Facility Charge(s) of up to $18, depending on itinerary or September 11th Security Fee of up to $10 per round-trip. International fares do not include U.S. International Air Transportation tax of up to $28.20 and U.S. and foreign user, inspection, security or other similarly based charges, fees or taxes of up to $250, depending on itinerary. These taxes and fees are the responsibility of the passenger and must be paid at the time the ticket is purchased. Miscellaneous: Fares and rules are subject to change without notice. It is the responsibility of the passenger to be in possession of all necessary documentation (e.g. valid passport, visa where applicable) at the time of departure from origin. Delta reserves the right to deny boarding to passengers without the proper documentation. Other restrictions may apply. (c) 2005 Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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