ATLANTA, March 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines (NYSE: DAL) customers are among the fatalities caused by
the explosions in the departures area at Brussels' Zaventem Airport on March 22.
"We are deeply saddened by the tragedy in Brussels. On behalf of all Delta people, I
extend our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers to those who
lost loved ones in the March 22
tragedy in Brussels. Delta people
are grieving with you," said Ed
Bastian, incoming Delta CEO. "Our teams continue to work
around the clock to assist customers and provide assistance to
family and friends of Delta customers."
Specially trained Delta Care Team members are in Brussels standing ready and already assisting
families and friends of customers impacted by the explosions at the
Brussels airport.
The airport remains closed, and Delta continues to work
with local authorities to evaluate when airline operations can
resume.
Delta's Reservation Sales team has been working around the clock
to reach customers with flights booked to, from or through
Brussels to reaccommodate their
travel plans. A travel waiver remains in place to
assist customers with travel booked to, from or through
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) and
Paris, France (CDG) through
March 31 and Brussels, Belgium (BRU) through April 12.
About Delta
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million
customers each year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50
World's Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most
admired airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally,
Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline
survey for an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 328 destinations in 57 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 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 trans-Atlantic 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, 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, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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