ATLANTA, June 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Prepare to be
entertained on Delta flights – free of charge. Delta Studio, the airline's industry-leading suite of onboard entertainment, will
be free for all customers on two-class aircraft by July 1. This includes nearly 90 percent of
Delta's fleet.
Customers on nearly all domestic and international flights will feel at home in the air with access to free entertainment
through Delta Studio. Delta operates the world's largest in-flight entertainment-equipped fleet, with more than 1,000 aircraft
offering Delta Studio via streaming through laptops, mobile devices and tablets, in addition to nearly 400 aircraft equipped with
seat-back entertainment systems.
Delta Studio offers up to 300 movies, 750 TV shows, 100 foreign film titles, 2,400 songs, 18 channels of live satellite TV on
select aircraft and a selection of games on aircraft with seat-back entertainment systems. Delta Studio consistently provides the
best depth and breadth of content in the skies, from its lineup of all of the best picture nominees during awards season, to
having nearly all of the top-grossing recent box office hits. Customers can enjoy a range of popular movies like Batman v
Superman: Dawn of Justice; The Jungle Book; and Hail, Caesar!; as well as premium TV options like Showtime's Billions and HBO's
Vinyl. Live TV is available on more than 240 aircraft.
"The only thing better than operating the world's largest in-flight entertainment-equipped fleet is providing it free to all
our guests," said Tim Mapes, Delta's Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Our
commitment is to provide Delta customers with the industry's best on-board services – period."
Delta is the only U.S. carrier to offer personal, on-demand entertainment at every seat on all long-haul international
flights. The airline also operates the world's largest Wi-Fi-equipped fleet, with more than 1,000 connected Delta aircraft,
including the airline's entire fleet of 660 domestic mainline aircraft, Delta Connection two-class regional jets and 99 percent
of its widebody international fleet.
Delta has made significant investments in its on-board product and the customer experience, including modernizing the
interiors of hundreds of aircraft with high capacity overhead bins, seatback entertainment systems, new lavatories, ambient LED
lighting, new seats with power outlets, and other upgrades.
Entertainment options will vary by aircraft type and route. Visit delta.com/studio for coverage details, terms and device
compatibility.
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired
Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally, Delta has ranked
No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 337 destinations in 62 countries on six continents. Headquartered in
Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more
than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading transatlantic joint
venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle,
Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested
billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the
air and on the ground. Additional information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter
@DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and Facebook.com/delta.
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