LOUISVILLE, Feb. 7, 2007 – Delta Air Lines will offer customers more than 5,900 additional seats between Louisville and its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati and New York in celebration of the 133rd annual Kentucky Derby. Between May 3 and 6, Delta will add flights and upgrade some regional jet aircraft to 142-seat MD-88 and 150-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft flying between Louisville and Atlanta and Cincinnati, while adding daily regional jet service from New York’s LaGuardia and Kennedy airports – just in time to don a Derby hat and savor mint juleps.
“The first jewel in the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby is a true American tradition and we are excited to offer our customers convenient service to Louisville so they may enjoy all of the festivities and grand traditions that surround ‘the greatest two minutes in sports,’” said Bob Cortelyou, Delta vice president of Network Planning.
Customers now can book Delta’s added Derby flights on delta.com and through other distribution channels as follows:
| Date |
Number of Extra Flights
|
Additional Seats
|
Equipment
|
| Thursday, May 3 |
2 round-trip flights, upgraded aircraft – Atlanta
|
792
|
CRJ200,
CRJ700, MD-88, 737-800 |
|
Upgraded flights – Cincinnati
|
245
|
||
|
1 round-trip flight – New York Kennedy
|
100
|
||
|
1 round-trip flight, 1 one-way flight – New York LaGuardia
|
150
|
||
| Friday, May 4 |
Upgraded flights – Atlanta
|
468
|
CRJ200,
CRJ700, MD-88, 737-800 |
|
Upgraded flights – Cincinnati
|
165
|
||
|
1 round-trip flight – New York Kennedy
|
100
|
||
|
2 round-trip flights – New York LaGuardia
|
200
|
||
| Saturday, May 5 |
1 additional one-way flight, upgraded aircraft – Atlanta
|
142
|
CRJ200,
CRJ700, MD-88, 737-800 |
|
1 round-trip flight, upgraded aircraft – Cincinnati
|
199
|
||
|
1 one-way flight – New York Kennedy
|
50
|
||
|
1 one-way flight – New York LaGuardia
|
50
|
||
| Sunday, May 6 |
2 round-trip flights, 1 one-way flight, upgraded aircraft – Atlanta
|
1,193
|
CRJ200,
CRJ700, MD-88, 737-800 |
|
1 round-trip flight, upgraded aircraft – Cincinnati
|
1,046
|
||
|
1 one-way flight – New York Kennedy
|
50
|
||
|
2 round-trip flights – New York LaGuardia
|
200
|
||
| Monday, May 7 |
Upgraded flights – Atlanta
|
541
|
MD-88,
737-800 |
|
Upgraded flights – Cincinnati
|
245
|
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