EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
333-65218 and 333-115206 on Form S-3, in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to
Registration Statement No. 333-108176 on Form S-3, and in Registration
Statements No. 2-94541, 33-65391, 333-16471, 333-92291, 333-46904, 333-48718,
333-49553, 333-73856, 333-121482, and 333-122714 on Form S-8 of (1) our report
dated March 9, 2005 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Delta
Air Lines, Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion on the Company's
consolidated financial statements and includes explanatory paragraphs relating
to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and the Company's change
in its method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, effective
January 1, 2002, to conform with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
142) and (2) our report dated March 9, 2005 relating to management's report on
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 2004.



Atlanta, Georgia
March 9, 2005