Delta Air Lines Bats a Thousand by Becoming the Official Airline of the Minnesota Twins and Newest Partner at Target Field

Multi-year deal reinforces Delta's long-term commitment to the Minneapolis-St.Paul community

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Mar 30, 2010, 12:00 ET

MINNEAPOLIS, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Further supporting the premier global airline's commitment to Minneapolis-St.Paul, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced it is the Official Airline of the Minnesota Twins.

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As part of the multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership, Delta will sponsor the Delta SKY360 Legends Club, a club-level space where the airline will offer fans an opportunity to sample the world-class Delta brand and customer experience. The area encompasses the 16 sections of the Club Level and its elevated position allows for some of the best views of the new Target Field, where the Twins will host their first regular season home game April 12 in front of an expected capacity crowd of approximately 40,000.

A unique feature of the Delta SKY360 Legends Club will be a Concierge Desk staffed by many of Delta's finest frontline employees. The agents, outfitted in Delta's signature "red coats", will partner with a Twins Guest Service Representative at approximately 40 home games throughout the season to answer questions as well as provide outstanding customer service.

"As the Official Airline of the Twins, this new ballpark offers us a unique opportunity to take our relationship with the team and its loyal fans to a new level," said Bill Lentsch, Delta's senior vice president – Minnesota Operations. "We are excited to bring the distinctive Delta brand and experience to life for baseball fans visiting the new Delta SKY360 Legends Club. This latest commitment to the Twins, an organization that is an integral part of Minneapolis/St. Paul, is yet another way we're reinforcing our commitment to the community."

"Our longstanding relationship with Northwest Airlines is one we are very proud of," said Dave St. Peter, president of the Minnesota Twins. "As we move into our new home at Target Field, we welcome our friends and partners at Delta Air Lines to their new home in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and look forward to many more years of success as the home teams."

Delta is one of five cornerstone partners in the Twins Community Fund, a nonprofit organization created to enrich local and regional communities by providing resources for the healthy development of children and families through an association with baseball, softball and the Minnesota Twins.

As the official airline of the Minnesota Twins, Delta is the largest carrier at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport offering more than 400 peak-day departures to 139 nonstop destinations. In addition to airport operations, Delta maintains significant support facilities in the Twin Cities. The company employs more than 10,000 people in Minnesota, including employees at a MSP-based reservations center, flight training center, information technology center and the headquarters for Delta Connection, Compass Airlines, Mesaba Airlines and Regional Elite Airline Services.

About Target Field

Target Field, one of America's most urban ballparks, will be located in the North Loop neighborhood and historic Warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis. The process of site clearing the new ballpark site began May 15, 2007 with actual construction commencing in August 2007. Designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport) with Mortenson Construction serving as construction manager, the 39,504 seat ballpark was completed prior to Opening Day 2010 and the cost of construction is $440 million.

About Delta

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With its unsurpassed global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 367 destinations in 66 countries on six continents. Delta employs more than 70,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of nearly 800 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France KLM. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 16,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world's largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.

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