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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our reports dated August 18, 1995 included in or incorporated by
reference in Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ending June 30, 1995 into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement
File Nos. 2-94541, 33-30454, 33-50175, and 33-52045.

/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
September 26, 1995