Delta Air Lines Adding Additional Nonstop Service Between Atlanta and Liberia, Costa Rica, beginning Jan. 7

PR Newswire

ATLANTA, Aug. 6, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines announced today it will offer customers two additional nonstop flights a week between its Atlanta hub and Liberia, Costa Rica, effective Jan. 7, 2004. With the addition of the two weekly flights, Delta will offer customers five weekly round-trip flights between Atlanta and Liberia.

The new flights will operate Thursday through Monday with a 148-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Delta currently offers service between the cities on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

"We are pleased to provide Delta customers with more flights to this exciting leisure destination," said Subodh Karnik, Delta's senior vice president - Network and Revenue Management. "As the only U.S. carrier with regular service to Liberia, Delta passengers now will have the exclusive choice of flying five days a week directly between the beautiful Guanacaste region of Costa Rica and Atlanta."

Delta's Expanded Atlanta - Liberia Schedule From Atlanta to Liberia Flight Aircraft Departs Arrives Day 295 B-737-800 10:35 a.m. 1:37 p.m. Thurs. - Mon. From Liberia to Atlanta Flight Aircraft Departs Arrives Day 366 B-737-800 3:00 p.m. 7:50 p.m. Thurs. - Mon.

On Dec. 1, 2002, Delta became the first major U.S. carrier to offer permanent regular service between Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport and Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste. Delta also offers daily nonstop service between Atlanta and San Jose, Costa Rica.

Delta Air Lines, the world's second largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offers 5,813 flights each day to 447 destinations in 81 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. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

CONTACT: Corporate Communications of Delta Air Lines, Inc.,+1-404-715-2554

Web site: http://www.delta.com/

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