Telluride, CO – Delta Air Lines will expand its winter Atlanta non-stop service to Montrose/Telluride, Colorado, from Saturday only to daily service beginning December 18, just in time for the 2010-11 ski and snowboard season.nThe Atlanta to Montrose/Telluride daily non-stop service will run until April 3, 2011. Service will be provided on a CRJ900 76-seat regional jet (64 coach and 12 first class seats) and on a 142-seat MD90 aircraft.

“We’re pleased that Delta will be serving the Montrose/Telluride area on a daily basis this coming winter,” said Dave Riley, CEO of Telluride Ski Resort. “Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world and with Delta being the dominant hub carrier at that airport, effective service from and through Atlanta provides better access for our skiing guests in the east, and particularly Atlanta the southeastern part of the United States.”

“Delta continues to grow our hub in Atlanta with the daily seasonal to Montrose/Telluride,” said Joe Esposito, Delta’s managing director – Schedule Planning. “Our Montrose/Telluride customers have one-stop access from our eastern hub to 227 destinations across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.”

“The expanded daily Atlanta winter service will also offer great connections for international guests,” states Scott Stewart, Executive Director of the Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization. “Convenient one change of plane connections to Montrose/Telluride from Mexico and Central and South America in particular will be available via Delta’s Atlanta Hub and the expanded daily Atlanta to Montrose/Telluride Flight.”

Delta will be offering a special introductory airfare starting at $139 each way to/from Atlanta plus applicable taxes and fees to celebrate the expansion to daily winter Atlanta service to Montrose/Telluride.

The Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization focuses on actively pursuing air service to meet local and visitor traveler demand. This is often facilitated through revenue guarantee agreements with air carriers.