Delta and Northwest Merge, Creating Premier Global Airline


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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