STUTTGART, GERMANY, April 6, 2004 - The SkyTeam alliance opened a joint sales office and joint check-in desks in Stuttgart Echterdingen Airport's new Terminal 3 on March 28.

SkyTeam members Air France, Alitalia and Delta Air Lines share Stuttgart counters, furnished with state-of-the-art equipment for optimal efficiency. The airlines' agents will offer customers a wide range of flights and destinations, thanks to SkyTeam's unsurpassed global network. In addition, travelers can be assisted in five languages-German, English, Spanish, French and Italian.

The Stuttgart co-location is another example of SkyTeam's unrelenting efforts to focus on areas that provide the highest level of customer service. Stuttgart is the twentieth airport to be equipped with the alliance's new top-of-the-line installations, following similar openings in Athens, Barcelona, Beijing, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Geneva, Lagos, Manchester, Mexico, Munich, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Paris-CDG2, Rome, Tel Aviv, Tunis, Venice and Vienna.

Since its launch, SkyTeam's prime objective has been to guarantee consistent, high-quality service. Joint sales offices and shared ticket counters are just some of the benefits made available to customers.

In addition to the shared ticket counters at these airports, "Elite Plus" members or passengers traveling in First or Business Class can enjoy any one of more than 338 airport lounges.

About SkyTeam
SkyTeam is the global airline alliance partnering Aeromxico, Air France, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air. Through one of the world's most extensive hub networks, SkyTeam offers its 212 million annual passengers a worldwide system of more than 7,600 daily flights covering all major destinations. Visit SkyTeam on the Web at www.skyteam.com.