Chennai, India, December 15 2004 - Delta Air Lines today announced it is introducing daily nonstop service between Chennai (Madras) and Paris' Charles de Gaulle International Airport, continuing to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, beginning May 11, 2005.

With this new service, customers will be able to benefit from the service and experience of the first and only U.S. carrier to offer direct service to Chennai, the only U.S. carrier to serve two cities in India, and the first SkyTeam member airline to offer daily online service from Chennai.

Delta already offers its passengers from India daily Mumbai-Paris-New York flights, doubling the number of regular weekly flights from India to 14. An additional daily seasonal service currently operates for the winter months from Mumbai to New York via Frankfurt.

“This new flight gives our customers in India more choices for international travel via two significant gateways – Paris-Charles de Gaulle and New York-JFK,” said Dieter Hofele, General Manager – India for Delta. “These cities offer travelers hundreds of convenient connections to destinations across Europe, Africa, Latin America and the United States. In addition, customers in the United States and Paris now have direct access to the South of India, being one of the fastest growing technology centers in the world."

The new service will be operated with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, featuring 36 seats in Delta's award-winning BusinessElite service, and seats in a 2x2x2 configuration with 60 inches of pitch, and 163 seats in economy class.

From Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Delta offers customers, together with SkyTeam partner Air France, one-stop Delta and codeshare connections to 12 U.S. destinations and gateways, as well as destinations throughout Europe, the U.K. and Africa. From Delta's U.S. gateways in New York, Atlanta and Cincinnati, Delta offers customers daily flights on Delta, Delta Shuttle, Delta Connection and Song, its innovative low fare service, to business and leisure destinations throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Delta Air Lines is proud to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2004. Delta is the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic and the world's second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried, offering daily flights to 487 destinations in 88 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta's marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other 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 visit delta.com.

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