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Originally Posted by iaflyer
I knew that, oops I just saw TCL and jumped at it - I remember some FAs talking about charters and they mentioned Michigan.
Story on DL net says we are flying 32 NCAA football teams around this year...not to mention all the NFL teams.
A leader in flying teams in three professional sports leagues, Delta's charter operations has added eight additional schools to its roster and now flies 32 college football programs, including 28 from the Bowl Championship Series and one from the Football Championship Subdivision.*
The additions strengthen Delta's position as the world's largest sports charter provider, carrying nearly 100 total teams spread among the National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball.
The NCAA football regular season is worth about $15 million in revenue to Delta charters.*
As the regular season kicks off Thursday evening, Delta will carry eight of the BCS preseason top-15 ranked schools, including the University of Alabama, University of Georgia, Florida State University, University of Michigan, University of South Carolina, West Virginia University, University of Wisconsin and Clemson University.
The newest schools to join the charter program include the United States Air Force Academy, Syracuse University, Kansas University, Brigham Young University, University of Utah, University of South Florida, University of Mississippi and the United States Army.
"The trust teams and schools continue to place in our operations speaks to the professionalism and dedication of Delta people," said Bill Wernecke, director–Charter Operations. "We don't just fly these teams, we root for them."
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Last season, Delta carried Alabama and North Dakota State University, two of its regular season customers, to national championships.