Delta slashes fares in an effort to save Cincinnati

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today lowered business and leisure fares in domestic markets served from its Cincinnati hub. The reductions offer more than 80 percent of customers flying to or from Cincinnati a significant savings on advance-purchase leisure and business fares to the hub’s most popular destinations, including select cities in Florida, the Northeast and along the West coast.

Sample reductions, effective immediately, include:

Market

Previous 21-day advance-purchase fare**

Reduction

New sample 21-day advance-purchase fare**

Charleston, S.C.

$185 one-way*

56%

$82 one-way*

St. Louis

$180 one-way*

53%

$84 one-way*

Philadelphia

$149 one-way*

38%

$92 one-way*

Los Angeles

$310 one-way*

58%

$130 one-way*

Boston

$205 one-way*

26%

$152 one-way*

Hartford, Conn.

$180 one-way*

12%

$159 one-way*

Seattle

$305 one-way*

43%

$173 one-way*

Salt Lake City

$270 one-way*

20%

$217 one-way*


*One-way, based on a round-trip purchase. Additional taxes/fees/restrictions/baggage charges may apply.
**Comparison based on published fares as of Jan. 27, 2009 for the same travel period.

This new pricing structure is not a sale and applies to both leisure- and business-oriented travel. In addition to reductions on the lowest available fares, customers also will see reductions on other advance purchase and walk-up fares.

Visit Delta website for full terms, conditions and details.

About Devesh Agarwal

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