Georgia Natural Gas® Named Exclusive Natural Gas Partner for Delta SkyMiles® Program in Georgia

ATLANTA, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Natural Gas® (GNG), Georgia's leading natural gas provider, announced today that it has been named the exclusive Georgia natural gas partner for the Delta SkyMiles® Program. New and existing GNG customers can begin enrolling in the GNG Delta SkyMiles Program immediately.

This partnership brings together Georgia's #1 airline and #1 natural gas provider to provide an extraordinary "hometown" opportunity to earn award seats on Delta Air Lines®. Existing GNG customers who enroll in the program will earn one mile for every dollar billed and paid on their GNG bill, excluding taxes.  New GNG customers will get bonus miles in addition to earning ongoing miles in the program. (All SkyMiles program rules apply.  To review the rules, please visit Delta.com/memberguide.)

Customers can enroll in the program online at www.onlygng.com/skymiles or by calling GNG's Customer Care Center at 770-850-6200 or toll-free 1-877-850-6200.

"GNG customers have enjoyed exclusive offers and discounts to Georgia's top retailers, services, attractions and events for many years as a result of our marketing partnerships," said GNG President and CEO Mike Braswell. "Now, with the addition of the Delta SkyMiles Program, our customers have the opportunity to earn award seats on one of the world's most admired airlines."

Customers on any GNG price plan may qualify for enrollment in the program, including commercial customers.

GNG has been Georgia's leading natural gas provider for more than a decade due to its highly focused customer care, flexible price plans and payment options, commitment to supporting communities in the areas it serves, and exclusive benefits from its marketing partners. The company has been recognized nationally and locally for donating millions of dollars to Georgia schools and nonprofit organizations that provide heating assistance and home weatherization for low-income Georgians.

About Georgia Natural Gas

Georgia Natural Gas is part of SouthStar Energy Services, a preeminent retail natural gas marketing company. Based in Atlanta, SouthStar is a joint venture between AGL Resources, Inc., and Piedmont Natural Gas Co. In addition to operating in Georgia as Georgia Natural Gas, SouthStar also does business in the Carolinas as Piedmont Energy Company, in Ohio as Ohio Natural Gas, in Florida as Florida Natural Gas, in New York as New York Natural Gas, in Maryland as Maryland Energy and in other parts of the Southeast as SouthStar Energy Services.  For more information: www.onlygng.com.

About Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year, and was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2011 World's Most Admired Companies airline industry list. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 339 destinations in 59 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta 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 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. For more information: www.delta.com.

SOURCE Georgia Natural Gas