ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - News) has been notified by the National Mediation Board (NMB) that its flight attendants' decision to reject union representation will be upheld. The Board dismissed the Association of Flight Attendants' allegations of interference in the May 2008 representation election at Delta, stating that the union's claims either ``are unsubstantiated...'', ``do not rise to the level of interference under clear, longstanding Board precedent'', or ``constitute isolated incidents...that do not amount to the kind of systematic, pervasive conduct that would have tainted laboratory conditions.''

Delta Senior Vice President of In-Flight Service Joanne Smith issued the following statement today in response to the NMB's decision:

``Delta has always believed that the AFA's allegations of interference were unfounded. Armed with the facts and the understanding that this decision had a significant impact on their careers, our flight attendants spoke decisively about their preference for maintaining Delta's unique culture. We are pleased that the NMB has upheld our flight attendants' decision. It's time now to turn our attention to the exciting opportunity ahead of us -- creating a premier global airline that will allow our people to share in the airline's success and provide a legendary travel experience for our customers.''

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 287 destinations in 58 countries. Delta has added more international capacity than any major U.S. airline during the last two years and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 42 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers 315 weekly flights to 43 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 16,000 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. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 500 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.

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