Delta’s
dedicated HBO channel will also feature documentaries,
including Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women’s
Soccer Team, When It Was a Game, Jockey, and award-winning
mini series Angels in America and Band of Brothers. Delta will
update the two, 30-minute programming blocks twice a month and
the on-demand programming on a quarterly basis.
“As
Delta continues to transform the in-flight travel experience,
we’re thrilled to work with HBO to offer selections from
their popular original series, movies and more, exclusively
for our customers,” said Joanne Smith, Delta’s vice
president of Marketing for Delta. “HBO is a pioneer in
original programming and we are proud to offer select
programming through our state-of-the-art, in-flight
entertainment system. This is just one of the many ways
we’re providing air travelers with more of the entertainment
choices they prefer when they fly.”
“Delta’s
advanced in-flight entertainment system will provide fans of
HBO programming with an ideal viewing experience while they
travel,” said Dan Selig, Director, International
Distribution for HBO. “The innovation allows another
opportunity to showcase the high quality and award-winning
programming that has defined the HBO brand, as well as
providing a new avenue for exposure to a greater domestic and
international audience.”
The
new HBO on-demand programming will be available through
Delta’s new two-class, domestic transcontinental aircraft
featuring all-leather seating in both first class and coach.
On these refurbished aircraft, every customer has a front row
seat to great entertainment with Delta’s state-of-the-art,
digital in-flight entertainment – boasting more than 24
channels of live television, more than 20 first-run and
popular classic movies, a broad range of music, and a suite of
10 video games – available on demand at every seat. Delta is
the first and only U.S. carrier to offer this entertainment
experience on a two-class, domestic product to all passengers
on select Delta flights over four hours (or more than 1,750
miles), including those from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy
International Airport to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake
City, San Francisco, Seattle and more.
This
year, Delta also continues updating its international
BusinessElite class with a similar, industry-leading
entertainment system on its current fleet of 75 aircraft
flying international routes. And, beginning in 2008, Delta
plans to be the first U.S. airline to offer its international
business class customers a true lie-flat seat in its
BusinessElite® cabin on ultra long-haul flights to Africa,
Asia, and the Middle East.
About
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines (Other OTC: DALRQ) offers customers service to
more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta
Connection carrier service to 304 destinations in 52
countries. With more than 50 new international routes added in
the last year, Delta is America’s fastest growing
international airline and is a leader across the Atlantic with
flights to 31 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America
and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 400 weekly flights
to 58 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow
customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 14,000
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 457 worldwide
destinations in 97 countries. Customers can check in for
flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
About
HBO
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming
subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., providing two 24-hour premium
television services, HBO and Cinemax. Together, both networks
reach approximately 40 million subscribers in the United
States via cable and satellite delivery. Home Box Office's
international joint ventures bring HBO branded services to
more than 50 countries around the globe.
TSA
Security Requirements
August
2006 - The airlines are reminding their customers of new
requirements from the U.S. Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) affecting all airline passengers.
Effective
August 10, 2006, the TSA has advised that travelers are not
allowed to transport any liquids, gels, lotions, aerosols or
similar items on their person or in their carry-on luggage. This
includes items such as beverages, hairspray, toothpaste and
shampoo. Customers are advised to transport these items in their
checked luggage or discard them before entering the security
checkpoints.
The
airline is suggesting that all customers consider checking all
of their luggage, in an effort to minimize delays at airport
security checkpoints.
-
Aerosols
and juice are prohibited.
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Items
allowed on board include baby formula, breast milk and
baby food in small containers if a baby or small child is
flying.
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Prescription
medicine with a name that matches the name on the
passenger's ticket and essential non-prescription
medicines, NOT TO EXCEED 4 ounces per container, are
allowed. Additionally, liquids or gels (including
juice) for diabetic passengers to address their
medical condition, NOT TO EXCEED 5 ounces per
container, will be allowed. These items must be presented
for inspection at the security checkpoint.
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Essential non-prescription medicines allowed now
include contact eye saline solutions and eye care
products such as eye drops and contact lens solution.
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Duty
Free items may be transported in the cabin of the aircraft
if they are delivered to the passenger immediately before
boarding or onboard the aircraft. If an international
passenger is transferring to a domestic flight upon
arrival in the US, they will be required to place Duty
Free items that are liquids, gels or aerosols in their
checked luggage before resubmitting the checked luggage to
the TSA for screening. If a passenger is transferring to a
connecting flight at an international location (for
example, Tokyo-Narita), these items may be confiscated by
local authorities.
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If you purchase a beverage or other liquids or gels
after clearing the security checkpoint, please dispose
of those materials before boarding your flight.
-
Expect to be asked to remove all shoes at security
checkpoints. While this is a common occurrence, you can
expect these checks to be nearly universal.
Follow
all directives from Transportation Security Administration
personnel. This is a developing situation and protocols
may change as new information becomes available.
As
additional information on this new TSA security requirement
becomes available, it will be posted on the TSA's Web site at www.tsa.gov,
Delta
Launches First Non-stop Service between Atlanta and Düsseldorf
Flights improve
connections for business, leisure and cargo customers between
the Americas and Germany
A
TLANTA,
April 2006 – Customers traveling between the Americas
and Germany will now find easier connections thanks to Delta’s
new non-stop service between the world’s largest airline hub
in Atlanta and Düsseldorf. Effective today, Delta will become
the only U.S. airline to offer customers non-stop service
between the United States and Düsseldorf.
”Because
of Delta, Atlanta is becoming America's gateway city,” said
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. “Through the numerous linkages
formed via direct flight 
routes
to international destinations and strategic partnerships, Delta,
for the past 65 years, has helped to foster the City's
international economic and cultural ties. We look forward to the
opportunities that this flight from Atlanta to Düsseldorf will
bring. Düsseldorf is a city rich in history and is, like
Atlanta, a prosperous financial, commercial, art and cultural
center. Indeed, we have much to offer each other.”
Delta’s new service will be operated with wide-body Boeing
767-300ER aircraft with the capacity to carry up to 204
passengers in a two-class configuration, featuring Delta’s
award-winning BusinessElite™ service. Additionally, beginning
later this spring, Delta will provide customers with a more
comfortable and entertaining international BusinessElite
experience offering all-leather seats and state-of-the-art
digital technology.
“We are pleased to be launching this new service today and to
open our global network to customers traveling to and from the
business and industrial heartland of Germany,” said Glen
Hauenstein, Delta’s executive vice president – Network and
Revenue Management. “North Rhine-Westphalia is the most
heavily-populated state in Germany with a diversified modern
economy, and we expect our new service will help support
economic growth by providing the only link between Düsseldorf
and the United States provided by a U.S. airline.” Story
Delta
and Avis Celebrate SkyMiles Silver Anniversary and Give Away 25
New Cars to Lucky Customers
Award-winning
program celebrates 25th year with promotions and partners:
SkyMiles members have chance to win 25 all-new 2007 Saturn SKYs
ATLANTA,
March 2006 – Delta Air Lines is celebrating the 25th
anniversary of its award-winning SkyMiles® program with its
U.S. customers by sponsoring a grand sweepstakes giveaway with
the support of Avis® Rent A Car. Delta will award all-new 2007
Saturn SKY roadsters to 25 lucky SkyMiles members. The silver
anniversary festivities will also include a series of special
events and partnership launches throughout the year.
“With the silver anniversary of our SkyMiles program
and our unprecedented global expansion, 2006 will be an exciting
year for us and provide a great reason to celebrate with our
customers,” said Paul Matsen, Delta’s chief marketing
officer. “Our customers have made Delta’s SkyMiles program
one of the most successful and longest-running airline programs.
To thank them for their business, we’re providing new
mileage-earning opportunities with additional routes and new
partners, as well as the chance to win 25 stylish and sleek, SKY
roadsters.” Story
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Airport Security Information
After the attack on September 11 and the current war on
terrorism airport security continues to grow tighter. Travelers
flying to or from the states in 2003 should plan a little ahead
to stay prepared for the some of the new security measures being
enforced this year by the recent security bill passed by
congress.
Although, for most frequent travelers the procedures of
enhanced security should already be expected, there is more to
come. To protect travelers from terrorists the Transportation
Security Administrations has already hired more than 50,000
employees at 424 commercial airports to screen passengers and
baggage. The new bill congress has passed originally ordered
that every checked bag be searched whether by human, dog or
machine by January 1, 2003. This bill has been extended until
the summer of 2003 due to the budget and time necessary for the
construction and installation of large bomb detection machines
to aid in complying with such a task. With the estimated 1.5
billion bags that get checked each year at U.S. airports the TSA
plans to use the bomb detection machines to completely automate
the process, but until then as of New Year’s Day all checked
bags will still be searched exhorting all resources available.
Although, the policies and
methods of security detail will vary among different airports
here are a few things for the travelers of 2003 to be aware of.
·
A government issued ID should be kept on hand
which will be shown several times before reaching the gate.
·
Coats and sometimes shoes will need to be removed
and screened along with all other carry-on luggage.
·
Travelers may be randomly selected for a second,
and even a third, search.
·
At more than 40 airports passengers with carry-on
luggage can no longer go straight to the gate.
·
Checked bags may be searched by either human
hands, wands that detect explosives on the baggage,
bomb-sniffing dogs, passenger to luggage matches, bomb detection
machines or possibly all of the above.
Again due to differing methods, policies and schedules you may
want to call ahead to confirm how much addition time you should
allow yourself before your scheduled departure.
