More than 1,800 employees volunteer for construction projects from coast to coast

ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2012 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) employees from across the country will roll up their sleeves to partner with Habitat for Humanity, to build affordable houses in five of Delta’s hub cities including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York City and Salt Lake City. More than 1,800 Delta employees will participate in the build projects which begin on Sept. 10 and continue through Oct. 26.

“The commitment to serve the people and communities where we live and work is a core value expressed by Delta people every day,” said Tad Hutcheson, vice president – Community and Public Affairs. “Our long-standing relationship with Habitat for Humanity has provided us the opportunity to build more than 100 homes around the world.  We are so proud of our Delta volunteers and their desire to give back.” 

Since 2000, Delta’s long-term partnership with Habitat for Humanity has been an important element in Delta’s Force for Global Good, an effort driven by Delta employees towards the shared mission to make a difference in the communities where we live and work. This year’s domestic construction projects include four single family homes, one each inAtlanta,Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul andSalt Lake Cityplus eight condominiums inNew York City.

The construction site in the Los Angeles area is 100 percent funded by the proceeds of Delta’s in-flight recycling program and is the fourth home Delta has paid for by recycling customer aluminum cans, plastic bottles and other recyclable materials from passenger flights. Nearly 1 million pounds of passenger material were recycled in 2011, and close to 6 million pounds have been recycled since the start of the program. Delta volunteers will rehabilitate an 86 year-old home inLong Beach,Calif.to remodel the home’s interior in today’s building standards.

The project located in Taylorsville, Utah, approximately 13 miles outside Salt Lake City, will be built with geothermal construction, offering long-term affordability to the recipient family with utility costs estimated at $25 per month when complete. The home will be the first to use geothermal construction for Habitat for Humanity inUtah.

 As part of the long-term partnership with Habitat for Humanity international, Delta painted a Boeing 767-300 featuring Habitat’s logo on the tail of the aircraft in December 2006.  The special livery helps raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity’s global work and also highlights the efforts of employee participation in Delta’s Force For Global Good. The aircraft has carried more than 533,000 customers and flown on more than 3,000 trips around the world since that time.

 About Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International is a global nonprofit Christian housing organization that seeks to put God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. Since 1976, Habitat has served more than 500,000 families by welcoming people of all races, religions and nationalities to construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. For more information, to donate or to volunteer, please visit www.habitat.org, or follow us at www.facebook.com/habitat or at www.twitter.com/habitat_org or join Habitat’s blog community at www.habitat.org/blog.

About Delta

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. During the past year, Deltawas named domestic “Airline of the Year” by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was named the “Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline” by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology, won the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey and was the recipient of 12 Executive Travel Magazine Leading Edge Awards for U.S. airlines. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to more than 330  destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline’s service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $3 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.

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