March quarter online ticket sales at Delta.com grow 30 percent over previous quarter.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 April 2001-DELTA AIR LINES: March quarter online ticket sales at Delta.com grow 30 percent over previous quarter (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12042001 ATLANTA - Online ticket sales at Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) website, delta.com, for the March quarter grew 30 percent over the December quarter to 850,000 tickets, a 50 percent increase over the same period last year.

Revenue from these ticket sales totaled $265 million, which is more than a 25 percent increase over the December 2000 quarter and more than 70 percent for the same period in 2000. "This continued online growth proves that customers prefer to purchase their airline tickets at delta.com, and were thrilled," said Steve Scheper, Deltas managing director of...