Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announced today it will offer its customers an additional nonstop flight between Atlanta and Orange County’s John Wayne Airport, beginning Oct. 1, 2003. The new flight will be operated with two-class, 183-seat Boeing 757 aircraft.

“With 21 daily flights, Delta provides customers with more choices for nonstop travel between Atlanta and the Los Angeles region than any other carrier,” said Subodh Karnik, Delta’s senior vice president—Network and Revenue Management.Ê

With this additional flight, Delta will now offer five flights a day between Atlanta and Orange County, 14 daily flights between Atlanta and Los Angeles, and two daily flights between Atlanta and Ontario.

Delta Air Lines, the world’s second largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offers 5,734 flights each day to 444 destinations in 79 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Express, Delta Shuttle, Delta Connection and Delta’s worldwide partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. For more information, please go to delta.com.

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