Online ticket sales continue upward momentum @ delta.com; Delta's Web site sells more than 370,000 tickets, achieves more than 8 % total ticket share.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 July 2001-DELTA AIR LINES: Online ticket sales continue upward momentum @ delta.com; Delta's Web site sells more than 370,000 tickets, achieves more than 8 total ticket share (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05072001 ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today said that customers purchased more than 370,000 tickets at its delta.com Web site in June, surpassing May as the best month ever for online sales since the airline began offering online purchasing in 1996.

Revenue from June's ticket sales from delta.com, delta.com for corporations and the Online Agency Service Center exceeded $100 million, a 60 percent increase over the same period in 2000. "Despite a softening economy, the travel industry continues to enjoy increasing...