8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2003



                              DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          Delaware                       1-5424                 58-0218548
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                File Number)         Identification No.)



                   P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600
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                  Registrant's Web site address: www.delta.com
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Closing of the Sale of Worldspan LP
Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") today issued a press release announcing the
closing of the sale of its interest in Worldspan LP. The press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(C)      EXHIBITS

         Exhibit 99.1   Press Release dated July 1, 2003, titled "Delta
                        Air Lines Sells Equity Interest in Worldspan".


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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           DELTA AIR LINES, INC.




                                  BY:      /s/ Edward H. Bastian
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                                           Edward H. Bastian
                                           Senior Vice President - Finance and
                                           Controller

Date: July 1, 2003



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                      Description

    Exhibit 99.1  Press Release dated July 1, 2003, titled "Delta Air Lines
                  Sells Equity Interest in Worldspan".



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EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

CONTACTS:       Corporate Communications         Investor Relations
                404/715-2554                     404/715-6679


               DELTA AIR LINES SELLS EQUITY INTEREST IN WORLDSPAN

ATLANTA, July 1, 2003 - Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today announced the sale of
its equity interest in Worldspan L.P. As a result of the sale, Delta received an
immediate cash payment of approximately $285 million. Additionally, Delta will
receive credits totaling approximately $125 million over nine years against
future Worldspan-provided services, and a $45 million subordinated promissory
note, which matures in 2012.

         "This transaction provides incremental liquidity to bolster our balance
sheet. Delta continues to seek out every opportunity to strengthen our company,"
said M. Michele Burns, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
"Delta looks forward to continuing to receive the same high level of technical
services from Worldspan."

         Worldspan was purchased by Travel Transaction Processing Corporation,
an acquisition vehicle formed by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners L.P.
and Teachers' Merchant Bank.

         Delta Air Lines, the world's second largest airline in terms of
passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offers
5,734 flights each day to 444 destinations in 79 countries on Delta, Song, Delta
Express, Delta Shuttle, Delta Connection and Delta's worldwide partners. Delta
is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides
customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. For more
information, please go to delta.com.

         Statements in this news release, which are not historical facts,
including statements regarding Delta's beliefs, expectations, estimates,
intentions or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking statements"
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the plans, intentions, and expectations
reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. For a list of
factors that could cause these differences, see the Form 10-Q that Delta filed
with the SEC on May 15, 2003. Delta has no current intention to update its
forward-looking statements.

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