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Delta, American Express team up to deliver travel savings with TakeOff 15
Eligible Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members have another reason to start planning their next trip: as these cardholders can now take 15% off Award Travel on Delta flights, anytime

Delta’s Salt Lake City expansion plan moves forward
Delta Air Lines and Salt Lake City have finalized a new lease agreement, paving the way for Delta’s continued growth and investment in one of its critical West Coast hubs.

Delta Air Lines firms order for 12 additional A220 aircraft
Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for a dozen more A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline’s total firm order for A220s to 119 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 74 A220-300s.

Virgin Atlantic to purchase 70m US gallons of sustainable aviation fuel
Virgin Atlantic has today announced the purchase of 10m USG per annum of SAF to be produced by Gevo, Inc. and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines.

LATAM, Delta announce non-stop service between São Paulo and LAX as Joint Venture’s 1st new market
LATAM will be the only airline operating a nonstop flight between Brazil and Los Angeles, where customers will have connections to the Delta hub’s most popular destinations on the West Coast of the United States, including San Francisco, Las Vegas and Seattle.

Grieving customer thanks Delta flight attendant for thoughtful touch
For Delta Air Lines customer Jeff Harper, one note made all the difference during one of the most challenging flights he’s ever faced. While Harper was at the gate waiting to board a flight from Detroit to Idaho, he received a call saying that Julie, his older sister and only sibling, lost her battle with cancer.

Delta to welcome nearly 6M passengers this Thanksgiving season
With the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaching and travel demand continuing to soar, Delta anticipates the airline will carry nearly 6 million customers from Nov. 18-29, averaging close to 500,000 customers per day.

For customers on the autism spectrum, the Delta travel experience is welcoming
Air travel can be a challenging experience for customers – especially those with cognitive disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder – but there are a number of resources available so it doesn’t have to be.

Delta and LATAM are cleared for plans to develop unparalleled network connecting the Americas
Delta Air Lines and the LATAM Group will work closely to create the leading airline partnership between the United States/Canada and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) and connect the Americas to the world like never before

Delta ready to carry up to 2.9M customers over Labor Day travel period
Delta expects to welcome 2.9 million customers over the Labor Day travel period, spanning over 25,000 flights worldwide as travel demand remains strong. Those projections cover the holiday travel period from Thursday, Sept. 1-Tuesday, Sept. 6, as U.S. travelers mark the unofficial end of summer
Delta resumes nonstop service from LAX to Haneda; launches new service from Honolulu
Delta will resume flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) beginning Oct. 30 in anticipation of Japan’s easing travel restrictions.