ATLANTA, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson today issued the following statement in response to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding preliminary findings of an investigation into a lengthy ground delay involving Continental Flight 2816 on Aug. 8, 2009.

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"Because customer service is so important to our industry, I have personally reached out to Continental's chairman and CEO to ensure we fully understand the facts of this unfortunate incident. Delta is working with Mesaba to conduct an internal investigation, continue our full cooperation with the DOT and share all the facts with Continental."

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