AIRLINE: Sorry, but for the round-trip of NYC to Florida, $600.00 is hardly a "Song!" :-( sorry!!! ) Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- lafrance@verizon.net wrote: > Report: Delta's new airline to be called "Song" > > The Associated Press > 1/26/03 5:30 PM > > > ATLANTA (AP) -- Delta Air Lines' new low-fare > startup airline will be named "Song," Time magazine > reported in its edition to be released Monday. > > The low-fare carrier is an attempt by Delta to > reproduce the success of rival JetBlue Airways, a > three-year-old New York-based airline, analysts have > said. Song will begin flying Boeing 757s in April > from New York to Florida, an area where JetBlue has > found success against Delta. > > Deanna Baker, a spokeswoman for Atlanta-based Delta, > on Sunday declined to confirm the name of the > startup carrier. > > "We have not announced a name at this time and we > haven't announced we're going to announce a name," > Baker said. > > Delta, the nation's third-largest airline, plans to > avoid its hubs with Song and will fly the unit's > jets more hours per day than the mainline > operations. > > The magazine reported that Delta also attempted to > copy JetBlue's success by working with the designer > of that carrier's uniforms for Song. The designer > declined, Time said. > > Song would offer only coach class seating with > one-way fares below $299. > > Delta is expected to end the operations of its > Florida-based Delta Express unit. > > > > Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights > reserved. > > Roger > EWROPS