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                      [LETTERHEAD OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP]


                                                                      EXHIBIT 15






To Delta Air Lines, Inc.:


We are aware that Delta Air Lines, Inc. has incorporated by reference in its
Registration Statement Nos. 2-94541, 33-30454, 33-50175, 33-65391, 333-16471 and
333-49553 its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, which includes our
report dated April 24, 1998 covering the unaudited interim financial information
contained therein. Pursuant to Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Act"), that report is not considered a part of the Registration Statements
prepared or certified by our firm or a report prepared or certified by our firm
within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.




Arthur Andersen LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
April 24, 1998