ost994997

OST-99-4997

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-99-4997	January 12, 1999	Application for an Exemption	Atlanta-Istanbul
		Exhibit DL-1: Map of Service Proposal
		Exhibit DL-2: Schedule
		Exhibit DL-3: Operating Statistics
		Service List

Beginning on or about June l, 1999, Delta plans to operate scheduled nonstop roundtrip service between Atlanta and Istanbul. Delta will operate this service three times per week on a seasonal basis using McDonnell Douglas MD-l1 aircraft or other suitable aircraft from Delta's fleet as market circumstances warrant. Pursuant to its existing certificate authority, Delta currently offers nonstop service between New York (JFK) and Istanbul. Delta will shortly file an application requesting that its certificate authority conform to the liberal rights available to U.S. carriers under the U.S.-Turkey bilateral agreement.

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060, robert_cohn@shawpittman.com

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-99-4997

Filed January 12, 1999
Issued January 14, 1999

Notice of Action Taken

Atlanta-Istanbul

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, and Istanbul, Turkey, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority.

By: Paul Gretch