ATLANTA, Nov. 5, 2007 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported record load factors for October.  Load factors for consolidated system (79.6 percent), mainline system (79.9 percent) and total Latin system (73.6 percent) were all records for the month of October.

System traffic increased 6.2 percent from October 2006 with a capacity increase of 2.9 percent. Domestic traffic in October 2007 increased 2.3 percent year-over-year on a 0.3 percent increase in capacity. International traffic in October 2007 increased 15.6 percent year over year on an 8.6 percent increase in capacity.

In addition, a record number of passengers flew internationally on Delta during the month of October. The number of total Latin, total international and Atlantic passengers increased 14.2 percent, 12.2 percent and 10.3 percent, respectively, versus the same period last year.

"Year to date through September, Delta maintained its first place position of network carriers in Department of Transportation on-time performance and we expect similar results in the month of October," said Joe Kolshak, executive vice president – Operations. "Given the record load factors and high number of passengers we continue to see, these results demonstrate the hard work and dedication of Delta employees making Delta a great airline for our customers."

Delta completed 99.2 percent of scheduled flights during the month relative to 98.4 percent in October 2006. Delta boarded 9.2 million passengers during October 2007, an increase of 3.1 percent from October 2006. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 317 destinations in 55 countries. Since 2005, Delta has added more international capacity than any other major U.S. airline and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 35 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers nearly 500 weekly flights to 58 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 15,000 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. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 479 worldwide destinations in 104 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.

Statements in this news release that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections or strategies for the future, may be “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections and strategies reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the cost of aircraft fuel; the impact that our indebtedness will have on our financial and operating activities and our ability to incur additional debt; the restrictions that financial covenants in our financing agreements will have on our financial and business operations; labor issues; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports; our increasing dependence on technology in our operations; our ability to retain management and key employees; the ability of our credit card processors to take significant holdbacks in certain circumstances; the effects of terrorist attacks; and competitive conditions in the airline industry. Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements is contained in Delta’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking statements, which represent Delta’s views only as of Nov. 5, 2007, and which Delta has no current intention to update.