ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is adding more than 4,500 seats on high-demand routes for customers traveling to this year's biggest college football bowl match-ups. Flights have been added to Delta's schedules from Oregon, Alabama, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin to make it easier for fans traveling between their hometowns and BCS Championship Series Games in Glendale, Ariz., New Orleans, Miami and Pasadena, Calif.
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The additional flights, which are now available for sale at delta.com, include:
2011 BCS National Championship: Birmingham, Ala. to/from Phoenix
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Aircraft | Date(s) Operating | |
8771 | Birmingham at 9:30 a.m. | Phoenix at 12:30 p.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 7-8, 2011 | |
8773 | Birmingham at 12:30 p.m. | Phoenix at 3:30 p.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 7-8, 2011 | |
8770 | Phoenix at 1 a.m. | Birmingham at 5:15 a.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 11, 2011 | |
8772 | Phoenix at 2 a.m. | Birmingham at 6:15 a.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 11, 2011 | |
8774 | Phoenix at 9 a.m. | Birmingham at 1:15 p.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 11, 2011 | |
2011 BCS National Championship: Oregon to/from Phoenix
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Aircraft | Date(s) Operating | |
8770 | Portland at 4:05 p.m. | Phoenix at 7:35 p.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 7-8, 2011 | |
8772 | Eugene at 7 p.m. | Phoenix at 10:25 p.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 7-8, 2011 | |
8773 | Phoenix at 1:30 a.m. | Eugene at 3:05 a.m. | Airbus A320 | Jan. 11, 2011 | |
8775 | Phoenix at 2:10 a.m. | Portland at 3:50 a.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 11, 2011 | |
2011 Rose Bowl: Wisconsin to/from Los Angeles
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Aircraft | Date(s) Operating | |
8771 | Madison at 9 a.m. | Los Angeles at 11:25 a.m. | Airbus A320 | Dec. 29-30, 2010 | |
8773 | Madison at 6:35 p.m. | Los Angeles at 9 p.m. | Airbus A320 / Boeing 777-200 | Dec. 29-30, 2010 | |
8771 | Milwaukee at 9 a.m. | Los Angeles at 11:30 a.m. | Airbus A320 | Dec. 31, 2010 | |
8772 | Los Angeles at 11 p.m. | Madison at 4:45 a.m. (next day) | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 1, 2011 | |
8776 | Los Angeles at 9 a.m. | Madison at 2:50 p.m. | Boeing 777-200 | Jan. 2, 2011 | |
2011 Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma City to/from Phoenix
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Aircraft | Date(s) Operating | |
8775 | Oklahoma City at 7:10 p.m. | Phoenix at 8:40 p.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Dec. 30, 2010 | |
8774 | Phoenix at 2 a.m. | Oklahoma City at 5 a.m. | Boeing MD-90 | Jan. 2, 2011 | |
2011 Orange Bowl: Roanoke, Va. to/from Miami
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Aircraft | Date(s) Operating | |
5631* | Roanoke at 7:10 p.m. | Miami at 9:40 p.m. | CRJ-700 | Jan. 1, 2011 | |
5630* | Miami at 7:35 a.m. | Roanoke at 9:55 a.m. | CRJ-700 | Jan. 4, 2011 | |
*Operated by Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines
2011 Sugar Bowl: Columbus, Ohio to/from New Orleans
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Aircraft | Date(s) Operating | |
8771 | Columbus at 9:50 a.m. | New Orleans at 11:20 a.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 2, 2011 | |
8770 | New Orleans at 10 a.m. | Columbus at 1:10 p.m. | Boeing 757-200 | Jan. 5, 2011 | |
In addition to carrying fans to and from popular sporting events, Delta is one of the leading carriers of college sports teams with more than 30 NCAA football teams flying the airline to and from their games this year.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 358 destinations in 66 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 75,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world's largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.
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