ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2012 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is adding additional flights to support travel interest coinciding with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) beginning in late December. The additional flights have been added for the National Championship Game in Miami as well as the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl.
Delta traditionally adds capacity to support the strong demand for non-stop service associated with postseason games.
During the regular season, the airline carried 31 BCS teams full-time and 18 of those teams are playing in bowl games this season. Delta, one of the largest sports charter organizations on the globe, generated more than $15 million in revenue for the 2012 regular season.
Delta has carries the eventual national championship in four of the past five seasons, and is assured of repeating that honor again as it’s scheduled to carry both teams to Miami.
A schedule of flights and cities are below:
National Championship, Miami, Jan. 7, 2013 at 8:30pm
|
Flight # |
Date |
Departure |
Arrival |
Dept. Time |
Arrival Time |
|
8783 |
1/4/2013 |
Birmingham |
Miami |
7:00pm |
9:46pm |
|
8782 |
1/5/2013 |
Birmingham |
Miami |
10:00am |
12:46pm |
|
8784 |
1/5/2013 |
Huntsville |
Miami |
11:00am |
1:52pm |
|
8783 |
1/5/2013 |
Birmingham |
Miami |
12:00pm |
2:46pm |
|
5625 |
1/5/2013 |
South Bend |
Miami |
1:30pm |
4:10pm |
|
5624 |
1/8/2013 |
Miami |
South Bend |
8:15am |
11:15am |
|
8782 |
1/8/2013 |
Miami |
Birmingham |
9:00am |
9:56am |
|
8784 |
1/8/2013 |
Miami |
Huntsville |
9:00am |
10:03am |
|
8783 |
1/8/2013 |
Miami |
Birmingham |
10:00am |
10:56am |
|
8785 |
1/8/2013 |
Miami |
Birmingham |
11:00am |
11:56am |
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Jan. 1, 2013 at 5pm
|
Flight # |
Date |
Departure |
Arrival |
Dept. Time |
Arrival Time |
|
8788 |
12/29/2012 |
Madison |
Los Angeles |
11:00am |
1:08pm |
|
8787 |
1/2/2013 |
Los Angeles |
Madison |
12:55am |
6:38am |
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:30pm
|
Flight # |
Date |
Departure |
Arrival |
Dept. Time |
Arrival Time |
|
8783 |
1/2/2013 |
Kansas City |
Phoenix |
10:00am |
2:44pm |
|
8782 |
1/4/2013 |
Phoenix |
Kansas City |
9:00am |
12:29pm |
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, Jan. 2, 2013 at 8:30pm
|
Flight # |
Date |
Departure |
Arrival |
Dept. Time |
Arrival Time |
|
5623 |
12/31/2012 |
Gainesville |
New Orleans |
12:00pm |
12:30pm |
|
5623 |
1/3/2013 |
New Orleans |
Gainesville |
9:00am |
11:23am |
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic "Airline of the Year" by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was named the "Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline" by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology, won the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey and was the recipient of 12 Executive Travel Magazine Leading Edge Awards for U.S. airlines. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 315 destinations in 59 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 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-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $3 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.
