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Delta’s Expanding In New York!

New York is one of the most important markets we serve at Delta, and it has long been our goal to become the preferred airline for customers traveling to and from New York.

And we’ve made a lot of progress in the past decade. We built an international hub at JFK that connects the city to points across the globe, including Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. We broke ground last year on a $1.2 billion expansion and enhancement of Terminal 4 at JFK. And you’re seeing Delta’s name all over the city as the official airline of the Yankees and Mets, the Knicks, the Rangers and Madison Square Garden, just to name a few.

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Today marks a new step in our New York expansion, and it’s Delta’s biggest move yet. We’ve unveiled our schedule for 2012 that creates a new domestic hub at LaGuardia Airport. We’ll be adding 100 new daily flights to nearly 30 new cities from LaGuardia. We’re adding new service to top business markets like Miami, Dallas/Fort Worth and Cleveland, and adding or expanding service to small- and mid-sized cities across the country, including Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester, N.Y.; Richmond, Va.; Greensboro, N.C.; and Norfolk, Va.

Many smaller communities will be getting jet service on Delta to LaGuardia, a significant upgrade from smaller, turborprop aircraft that previously served those markets.

Overall, we’ll be adding 4 million new seats every year at LaGuardia.  And we can do that without increasing congestion simply by using larger aircraft than other airlines had previously.  In the end, our new LGA service will enhance customer choice and increase competition in the market. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently concluded that our New York expansion has significant benefits for consumers – and we strongly agree.

It’s the largest single-carrier expansion in New York in many years, which makes this an exciting and historic day for Delta and our New York customers.

To make sure we can handle all of these new flights smoothly, we’re taking over Terminal C at LaGuardia, and building a 600-foot bridge connecting it with Delta Terminal D. We’ll operate a total of 29 gates at both terminals, and we’re also going to add a new Delta Sky Club in Terminal C, in addition to the newly-renovated one in Terminal D.

Including our six gates at the Marine Air Terminal, we’ll have a total of 35 gates at LaGuardia by summer 2012 – more than double what we operate now.

I’m looking forward to seeing you in New York in 2012!

 

Gail Grimmett

Senior Vice President –New York

An Improved Experience at JFK

Check out this animated video of the future Terminal 4 at JFK—this is what the newly renovated terminal will look like once we complete the $1.2 billion expansion in 2013! We’re adding nearly half a million square feet of space to the terminal, about a one-third increase from today. Plus, the Concourse B extension will have one of our largest Sky Clubs in our system, as well as nine new international gates (for a total of 16 Delta gates).

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In the video you’ll see the building rising from the ground up, with virtual travelers walking through the modern concourse as it will look two years from now. The new terminal will help speed up your experience adding more capacity for check-in and consolidating the security checkpoint area. The state-of-the-art facilities will also include enhanced baggage handling operations and bigger areas for post-security shopping and dining for you to enjoy.

Be sure to let us know what you think!

Joe P.

Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

Meet Yankee Centerfielder Curtis Granderson As #DeltaDugout 2011 Ramps Up!

The weather in NY and the baseball season are just heating up. And it’s time to celebrate being the official airline of the New York Mets and the New York Yankees with our baseball extravaganza in NYC—Delta Dugout.

The one-of-a-kind event kicks off this Friday, so if you’ve already caught baseball fever, great. If you haven’t, our amazing trips and giveaways will get you there!

Were you following last week’s contest? Mets fans posted tons of photos of themselves showing team loyalty and flair and it was tough to pick the best. But choose a winner we must, so we’re proud to announce that Joseph Sarnoski (@sarnoski) and a guest are going to the Mets away game of their choice!

YANKEES DELTA SKY360 PACKAGE

This week, we’re giving away another fantastic prize—2 Yankees Delta Sky360 Suite tickets to the June 25th game vs. the Colorado Rockies. Is that it? No way, because the winners will get to meet star Yankees centerfielder Curtis Granderson! Entering is easy on delta.com.

And…there’s more. Over the next week, Delta will be offering our fans and flyers the opportunity to win even more prize packages.  For more information, stay tuned right here on the blog, follow us on Twitter at @Delta, “Like” Delta on Facebook and be sure to RSVP to the Delta Dugout event on Facebook.

Delta Dugout Event Information

Delta Dugout is the ultimate 3-day baseball experience, taking place at Madison Square Park in NYC, May 20-22. Come down to meet Mets and Yankees players, test your skills in the batting and pitching cages and watch the games live on a JumboTron. We’ll have tons of giveaways, like tickets to games and travel on Delta. RSVP to the Facebook Event page for updates, schedule of events and more giveaways.

Annika S.

New York Sponsorships

#Hunt4Dugout: NYC Baseball Scavenger Hunt!

Curtis Granderson of the NY Yankees here to tell you how excited I am to be hosting Delta’s first ever online scavenger hunt! In honor of Delta Dugout, taking place this weekend May 20th -May 22nd and celebrating all things NY baseball, we’ll be sending you clues that take you to some of my favorite landmarks around the city. You’ll definitely want to join in on the fun for a chance to win an amazing prize package – and who knows maybe I’ll even see you along the way! Check out the details and rules below:

  • Your teams should be made up of 2-5 participants (no more or less)
  • Using the clues we tweet out from @Delta & @cgrand14 each day, your team should find the location or item and take a photo of it with your whole team in the picture
  • The photos you take should be tweeted out using #Hunt4Dugout (and #DeltaDugout if you have room!)
  • The first team to find all of the items/locations, take team photos and tweet those photos with the #Hunt4Dugout hashtag, wins!
  • Remember, your photos need to be available to view at the final location (from phone, camera, or online), and you must be at the final location between 11:30am and 12:30pm on Saturday to win.

What exactly are you competing for? The first place team wins round-trip tickets on Delta anywhere in the continental 48 states, (no more than 5 tickets), plus surprise Yankee memorabilia! And the second place team doesn’t go home empty handed—you’ll win tickets to the May 21st Yankees game vs. the NY Mets and some surprise Yankees memorabilia as well.

Remember, #Hunt4Dugout is running Wednesday, May 18, 2011 – Saturday, May 21, 2011 so stay tuned for clues along the way.

Good luck!

Curtis Granderson

New York Yankees


    Rules for #Hunt4Dugout:

    1. Scavenger hunt teams must be made up of no more than 5 and no less than 2 team member. Each team must have at least 1 player who is 18 or older to be eligible to play and to win.
    2. Minors may participate but need a legal guardian to sign off on participation and to sign an affidavit if they are determined to be on the winning team.
    3. Each day for 4 consecutive days beginning Wednesday, May 18, 2011, @Delta and @cgrand14 be tweeting clues to NY City location(s) or landmark(s). The contest will end on Saturday, May 21, 2011.
    4. The winner is the first team to find all 4 locations or landmarks, photograph each location or landmark WITH THE ENTIRE TEAM IN THE RECOGNIZABLE PART OF THE LOCATION OR LANDMARK, and TWEET THE PHOTO WITH THE HASHTAG #Hunt4Dugout. Upon arrival to the final location or landmark, the winning team will be the FIRST team to arrive with the tweets and photos available for verification to sponsor officials via computer, smartphone or other means.
    5. If technical issues interrupt, i.e. Twitter goes down, the sponsors are not responsible.

    Be sure to follow @Delta and @cgrand14 for the clue tweets that will lead teams to the locations needed to complete the #Hunt4Dugout scavenger hunt. Each tweet will contain the hashtag, #Hunt4Dugout. At 9 AM Eastern on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 we will begin giving clues until the conclusion on Saturday, May 21, 2011.

    Terms and Conditions

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

    All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. Entry in the Contest constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these Official Contest Rules (the “Official Rules”).

    The sole method of entry in the contest is through Online Entry via Twitter.com

    As a condition of entry into the Contest and by entering into such Contest, entrant grants Sponsor and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies,  and each of the foregoing entities’ employees, \royalty-free license to publicize, broadcast, display and/or otherwise use the Contest entrant’s name, city, state, Twitter handle and photos in any media now known or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity for advertising and publicity purposes in connection with the Contest.

    GRAND PRIZE: Autographed baseballs, photo of Curtis Granderson, and round-trip domestic ticket on Delta for no more than five tickets (contiguous 48 States, including Canada,). (AVR: $750.00 each) Second Place Prize: Four tickets to Yankees game on Saturday May 21, 2011. (ARV: $125.00 each).By entering or participating in the Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.

    By participating in the Contest, you agree to indemnify, defend, release and hold Delta Air Lines, Inc., its officers, directors, employees and agents (the “Sponsor Entities”) harmless from and against any and all losses, demands, damages, rights, claims, actions and liabilities of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal costs) arising out of or related to (a) entrant’s participation in the Contest, (b) entrant’s participation in any Prize-related activities (including, without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused to any person(s)), and (c) any claims of infringement related to the Sponsor Entities’ use of any photographs, drawings or any other materials submitted to Sponsor in connection with the Contest. The Winner assumes all liability for any injury, death, or damage caused, or allegedly caused, by participating in the Contest or use or redemption of the Prize.

    By participating in the Contest, you waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Entrants agree that in any cause of action, in no event shall the Sponsor Entities be liable for attorneys’ fees and/or experts’ fees and costs. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE CONTEST, ALL PRIZES, AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE CONTEST ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

    Limit one entry ticket/prize per team of no less than 2 and no more than 5 members.  Winners will be selected at the completion of the event from entries received on the event dates.  Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries collected.  Participants need present to win. An additional winner will be chosen should the provided contact information not be correct, or usable.  Potential winners must sign and return an affidavit of eligibility/publicity release before award of prize.

    Grand Prize: One prizes of round-trip travel for team of no less than 2 and no more than 5 members anywhere Delta flies in the continental United States. (ARV: $750.00 each), will be awarded.  Second Place Prize: Four tickets to Yankees game on Saturday May 21, 2011. (ARV: $125.00 each). All prizes are non-refundable and may not be exchanged.  Lost, stolen or otherwise destroyed prizes will not be replaced.  Travel prizes are awarded in the form of certificates redeemable for tickets.  Certificate seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or in all markets.  Certificates are non-transferable, are not redeemable for cash and are void if sold or bartered.  The sale or barter of tickets obtained through redemption of Certificates is also prohibited.  Any tickets obtained through such sale or barter are void and will not be honored for travel.  After ticketing, date, time and routing changes may be permitted (subject to the availability of booking class) upon payment of applicable fees.

    Payments of all federal, state and local taxes related to the award of a prize are solely the responsibility of the winner of the prize. The winner will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 with the winner’s full Social Security Number or the equivalent for receipt of any prize valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by Delta with an aggregate value of $600 or more and such winnings will be reported to the IRS. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in forfeiture of the prize.

    Certificates do not include a $3.70 Federal Excise Tax, Passenger Facility Charge(s) of up to $4.50, and the September 11th Security Fee of up to $2.50  which will be imposed on each flight segment in the passenger’s ticketed itinerary.  A flight segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing.  For travel within the United States $23 fee for 1 checked bag and $32 fee for second checked bag when bags are prepaid during online check-in at delta.com.  There is a $2 surcharge for the first bag, $3 for the second bag, when checking in via ticket counter, kiosk, or curbside.  Allowances subject to size/weight limits.  These taxes and fees are subject to change, are the responsibility of the passenger and (except for bag fees) must be paid at the time the ticket is booked.  Any taxes, fees, or changes paid at the time of ticket issuance will be refunded if ticket is not used.  However, once redeemed, Certificates are void and will have no further value.  Stopovers/Upgrades/Waitlisting/Open Returns are not permitted for tickets booked with Certificates.  Standby travel is not permitted except for an earlier flight on the same day as flight ticketed, for an additional charge of $25.  Lost, stolen or otherwise destroyed Certificates will not be replaced.  Schedules are subject to change without notice.  Certificate travel will not qualify for SkyMiles mileage.  Additional restrictions may apply.  It is the responsibility of the passenger to be in possession of all necessary documentation (e.g., photo ID) at the time and place of departure.  Delta reserves the right to deny boarding to any passengers without proper documentation.

    This promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations, and is void where prohibited by law.

    A list of winners may be obtained by sending a request prior to December 31, 2011 to “Delta Dugout in Madison Square Park #Hunt4Dugout Scavenger Hunt” Delta Air Lines, Inc. Dept. 010, P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, GA 30320 6001.

    Sponsor: Delta Air Lines, Inc., Atlanta, GA.

    Delta Dugout 2011, The Ultimate Fan Experience

    At Delta, we love our NY flyers and we love our NY baseball. In celebration of both the Mets and Yankees, we’ll once again host Delta Dugout in the one and only, New York City. Delta Dugout is going to be bigger and better than ever, with player appearances, live sports activities, fantastic prizes and more! 

    Not in NY?  Not a problem!  Delta Dugout is giving away incredible, once in a lifetime prize packages and flights right here in social media.  And it all starts… now!

    Delta Dugout Mets Fantasy Camp Giveaway

    Growing up, lots of people dream of playing ball in the big leagues. For most of us, watching our favorite team on TV or at the stadium is the closest we’ll ever get.

    But here’s your chance to live out that dream in the Delta Dugout Mets Fantasy Camp Giveaway! The winner and a lucky friend will meet the legends, get batting and fielding advice, then try their new skills out on the diamond. You’ll even get to take the field against former pro players! 

    But wait, there’s more! Over the next 3 weeks, Delta will be offering our fans and flyers the opportunity to win even more incredible, once in a lifetime prize packages. For more information on these opportunities and information on how to enter, be sure to follow @Delta and the #DeltaDugout hashtag on Twitter, “Like” Delta on Facebook and RSVP to the Delta Dugout event on our page.

    Delta Dugout Event Information

    Delta Dugout is the ultimate 3-day baseball experience, taking place at Madison Square Park in NYC, May 20-22. Come down to meet Mets and Yankees players, test your skills in the batting and pitching cages and watch the games live on a JumboTron. We’ll have tons of giveaways, like tickets to games and travel on Delta. RSVP to Facebook Event page for updates, schedule of events and more giveaways.

    Enjoy!

    Annika S.

    New York Sponsorships