Delta to Recognize Top Employees at Annual Chairman's Club Gala

ATLANTA, Nov. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) tonight will welcome 100 employees into the ranks of its Chairman's Club, the airline's most prestigious honor which recognizes employees who embody Delta values and are distinguished by their contributions and exceptional service to customers and community. The 2013 Chairman's Club honorees will be celebrated tonight at Delta's annual gala at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.

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"This has been a great year for Delta thanks to the exceptional performance of Delta people worldwide," said Richard Anderson, Delta's chief executive officer. "We say it all the time here -- Delta people cannot be replicated, and our Chairman's Club honorees represent the best of what Delta has to offer."

More than 10,000 Delta people from every division in the airline's worldwide operations were nominated by their colleagues this year and underwent a rigorous selection process for induction into Chairman's Club.

This year's honorees represent 30 cities in five countries and on average have 22 years of service at Delta. The most senior honoree has worked at Delta for 43 years. Honorees are heavily involved in fundraising efforts in their communities through Delta's Force for Global Good initiative and support many charitable causes.

The annual Chairman's Club gala is a celebratory evening that allows Delta's senior leaders to individually recognize honorees for their service to the airline. Honorees walk the red carpet across Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta to the cheers of their colleagues before the ceremony begins inside the Fox.

The Chairman's Club is part of Delta's commitment to recognizing the people who care for its customers each day and continuing to build a great place to work.

See the full list of the 2013 honorees:

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. Delta was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2013 World's Most Admired Companies airline industry list, topping the list for the second time in three years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 314 destinations in 58 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. Delta is investing more than $3 billion in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta and Facebook.com/delta.

SOURCE Delta Air Lines