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    Delta AIR LINES COMMON STOCK TO CEASE TRADING ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

ATLANTA, (Oct. 7, 2005) - Delta Air Lines announced today that it has been
advised by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that its common stock - ticker
symbol DAL - and its 8 1/8% Notes due July 1, 2039 - ticker symbol DNT - will be
suspended from trading on the NYSE on October 13, 2005, and that the NYSE will
submit an application to the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist these
securities.

         Delta received written notification from the NYSE on October 4, 2005
that the average closing price of Delta's common stock fell below the NYSE's
continued listing minimum share price standard of $1.00 over a consecutive
30-trading-day period as of October 3, 2005. This condition subjected Delta's
securities to the NYSE's suspension and delisting procedures.

         Delta has informed the NYSE that, due to its recent Chapter 11 filing,
it does not intend to attempt to cure this deficiency and will not oppose the
suspension and delisting of its common stock and its 8 1/8% Notes due July 1,
2039. The Company expects these securities to be delisted from the NYSE upon
approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Once suspended from trading
on the NYSE, Delta's securities may be quoted in the "over-the-counter" market.

         Delta cannot predict what the ultimate value of its securities may be
or whether security owners should expect any financial recovery in Delta's
Chapter 11 proceedings. However, in most Chapter 11 cases, owners of equity
securities receive little or no recovery of value from their investment. As a
result, Delta urges that appropriate caution be exercised with respect to
existing and future investments in Delta's securities.

         Investors and other interested parties can obtain information about
Delta's Chapter 11 filing on the Internet at delta.com/restructure. Court
filings and claims information are available at deltadocket.com.

         Delta Air Lines is the world's second-largest airline in terms of
passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering
daily flights to 502 destinations in 88 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle,
the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta's marketing
alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than
14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member
of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive
worldwide destinations, flights and services. Customers can check in for
flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.

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Statements in this news release that are not historical facts, including
statements regarding our estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions,
projections or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking statements" as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the estimates,
expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections and strategies reflected in or
suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, the actions and decisions of our creditors and
other third parties with interests in our Chapter 11 proceedings; our ability to
obtain and maintain any necessary financing for operations and other purposes,
whether debtor-in-possession financing or other financing; our ability to
continue as a going concern; our ability to obtain court approval with respect
to motions in the Chapter 11 proceedings prosecuted from time to time; our
ability to develop, prosecute, confirm and consummate one or more Plans of
Reorganization with respect to the Chapter 11 proceedings and to consummate all
of the transactions contemplated by one or more such Plans of Reorganization or
upon which consummation of such plans may be conditioned; risks associated with
third parties seeking and obtaining court approval to terminate or shorten the
exclusivity period for Delta to propose and confirm one or more Plans of
Reorganization, to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee or to convert the cases to
Chapter 7 cases; our ability to obtain and maintain normal terms with vendors
and service providers; our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to
our operations; the potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 proceedings on
our liquidity or results of operations; our ability to maintain adequate
liquidity to fund and execute our business plan during the Chapter 11
proceedings and in the context of a Plan of Reorganization and thereafter; the
effect of a significant reserve or holdback under our credit card processing
agreements; our ability to comply with financial covenants in our financing
agreements; our debt and pension plan funding obligations; the cost of aircraft
fuel; pilot early retirements; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of
our hub airports; our increasing dependence on technology in our operations;
labor issues; restructurings by competitors; the effects of terrorist attacks;
and competitive conditions in the airline industry. Additional information
concerning risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual
results and forward-looking statements is contained in Delta's Securities and
Exchange Commission filings, including its Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission
on August 15, 2005. The risks and uncertainties and the terms of any
reorganization plan ultimately confirmed can affect the value of our various
pre-petition liabilities, common stock and/or other securities. No assurance can
be given as to what values, if any, will be ascribed in the bankruptcy
proceedings to each of these constituencies. A plan of reorganization could
result in holders of our liabilities and/or securities receiving no value for
their interests. Because of such possibilities, the value of these liabilities
and/or securities is highly speculative. Accordingly, we urge that caution be
exercised with respect to existing and future investments in any of these
liabilities and/or securities. Caution should be taken not to place undue
reliance on Delta's forward-looking statements, which represent Delta's views
only as of October 7, 2005, and which Delta has no current intention to update.

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