EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of February 3, 2003. /s/ Edward H. Budd -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of January 31, 2003. /s/ George Fisher -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of January 30, 2003. /s/ David R. Goode -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of February 3, 2003. /s/ Gerald Grinstein -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of January 29, 2003. /s/ James M. Kilts -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of January 29, 2003. /s/ John F. Smith Jr. -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of February 2, 2003. /s/ Joan E. Spero -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Leo F. Mullin, M. Michele Burns and Edward H. Bastian, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of February 3, 2003. /s/ Andrew J. Young -------------------------------------- Director Delta Air Lines, Inc.