Delta-Northwest Merger
With the merging of Northwest Airlines into Delta, Mesaba as part of the overall merger and a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc., underwent numerous changes. A portion of the Saab 340 fleet was relocated to Atlanta. Delta also allocated to Mesaba five more CRJ-900s to be operated out of Salt Lake City.
Mesaba began flying five CRJ-900's for Delta Connection February 12, 2009 with destinations of Las Vegas, San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Dallas/Ft Worth, Minneapolis/St.Paul and Phoenix among others.
On March 2, 2009, Mesaba began flights to Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Tennessee, on Saab 340B+ aircraft based in Atlanta.
On April 1, 2009, Mesaba Airlines began operating non-stop service from Tallahassee to Orlando, Tampa, and Fort Lauderdale using its Saab 340B+ aircraft.
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