Delta congratulates newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Transportation

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Jan 31, 2017, 12:45 ET

ATLANTA, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) issued the following statement after Elaine Chao was overwhelmingly confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of Transportation today:

Delta Air Lines congratulates Elaine Chao on her confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Transportation. She brings extensive experience and a strong record of policy leadership to the role, and we are looking forward to working with her on the important policies that affect the airline industry, our 80,000 employees, and the more than 180 million customers who choose to fly with Delta each year.

Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented six consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 323 destinations in 57 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and Facebook.com/delta.