Delta Air Lines Ready to Fly to China

28.03.08 - 16:37 ... source : Delta Air Lines

... First and only nonstop flights between Atlanta and Shanghai begin Sunday, fulfilling goal of connecting one of world's fastest growing economies to world's largest airline hub ATLANTA, March 28, 2008 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) on Sunday will fulfill a decade-long goal of conveniently connecting customers to and from China with the inaugural of the first-ever nonstop flight between Atlanta and Shanghai. Delta Flight 19 departs Atlanta at 10:05 a.m. Sunday and arrives in Shanghai at 1:45 p.m. local time the next day. "As the airline serving more worldwide destinations than any other carrier, Delta is uniquely positioned to connect the commerce and culture of multiple regions of the world to and from China," said Lee Macenczak, Delta's executive vice president of Sales and Marketing. "This flight will establish Atlanta as a powerful new Chinese gateway by providing new connectivity and convenience for passengers from across t ...» Next (HTML)