Delta Air Lines is one of the most popular airline carriers not only in the US but around the world. The airline is planning to extend its services to Sydney, Australia by the end of July, 2009. This extension of service will make it the only American airline carrier that will serve all continents, including Antarctica and Africa. Today, it is the only American airline that has regularly scheduled flights to Africa.
In the past years, Delta Airlines had merged operations in cooperation with Northwest Airlines. It was in only 2008 that Delta decided to close this merger and create the world’s largest commercial airline. Delta has expansive international and domestic flights to several destinations in the world today.
Headquarters
Delta Air Lines is based in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) where its largest airport hub, the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located.
Airline Codes
Delta Airline’s call sign is DELTA. Its IATA (International Air Transport Association) code is DL and its ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) code is DAL.
Service Areas
Delta Air Lines offers air services to major destinations such as North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. The airline flies to 375 different destinations across 5 continents and 88 countries.
Largest Hubs
The airline’s largest hubs are located at the John F. Kennedy International Airport located in New York City, Salt Lake City International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Memphis International Airport, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport.
Popular Routes
The most popular destinations of the airline include New York, Atlanta, Italy, Belgium, Japan, London, Saudi Arabia and several others.
Frequent Flyer Program
Delta’s Frequent Flyer program is called “SkyMiles.” As with the other programs offered by major airlines, SkyMiles works similarly. Flying with any aircraft connected with Delta such as Delta Shuttle or Delta Connection will make you earn extra miles for your next planned trip. Buying services or products with participating partners will also make you earn more miles. The more you use your SkyMiles card, the more miles you acquire.
Cabin Amenities and Classes
There are three flight classes that are offered by the Delta Air Lines. These are the Economy Class, First Class and Business Elite. All classes offer in-flight Internet access and a selection of live TV with HBO and a selection of movies. The Economy class has food available for purchase, comfortable seats and signature cocktails from Rande Gerber.
First class passengers enjoy premium products and services which include wider seats, priority check-in and boarding, signature cocktails from Rande Gerber, comfortable pillows and blankets, complimentary entrées and tasty snacks for flights that are over 1500 miles. Gourmet nuts, ice cream truffles and other delicious snacks are available for flights to and from San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and San Diego.
Business Elite passengers experience a full range of services such as comfortable flat bed seats, new beddings with full sized pillow and comforter, state of the art entertainment system, full menu entrées, priority services and a lot more.
Baggage Policy
Passengers are allowed 50 lbs of weight for the first initial bag and a maximum of 70 lbs for every additional bag. The first extra bag will be charged with $15 and the second with $25 as long as it does not exceed the accepted baggage weight limit (70 lbs).