[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 85 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H4509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  DELTA AIRLINES CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT

  (Mr. SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning on behalf of 
the entire United States Congress to commend and give special 
recognition to Delta Airlines on the celebration of its 75th 
anniversary. Exactly 75 years ago on June 17, 1929 at 8 a.m., Delta's 
very first passenger flight took off from Dallas Airport in Dallas, 
Texas, heading for Jackson, Mississippi with intermediate stops in 
Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana.
  That initial passenger service trip took 5 hours to cover those 471 
miles. And today, 75 years later, Delta now has 2,000 flights all 
across this country and carries a daily load of passengers of 300,000. 
What a remarkable story of American free enterprise. Delta Airlines, 
with 75 years of distinguished service, has grown the reputation of 
being the world's leading airline, but they did not get that way 
easily. They had to go through many challenges.
  Mr. Speaker, to all of the 100,000 individuals that work at Delta, we 
in the Congress of the United States want to say congratulations on 
your 75th anniversary.

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