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International Delta Roundtable
November 28 - 30, 2007

U.S. Participants are asked to reserve/guarantee their own flights.

Airline and Travel Information

The airport code for Lafayette, Louisiana is LFT (be careful because there is a Lafayette in Indiana – please don’t go there unless you have no interest in Deltas!). We expect that most participants will arrive on TUESDAY November 27th.

There are flights into Lafayette (LFT) from the following cities:

Atlanta, GA – Served by Delta Airlines / operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Memphis, TN – Served by Northwest Airlines / operated by Mesaba Airlines
Houston, TX – Served by Continental Airlines / operated by ExpressJet Airlines
Dallas, TX – Served by American Airlines / operated by American Eagle


Ground Transportation from the Lafayette Regional Airport

There are no taxis that wait at the airport.

Taxi /Shuttle:

Affordable Yellow Cab, 337-237-5701
Airport Shuttle of Lafayette ($25), 337-993-8511 and 337-233-3460

Rental Cars:

Alamo, 337-234-3170, 888-426-3304
Avis, 337-234-6944, 800-831-2847
Budget, 337-233-8888, 800-527-0700
Enterprise, 337-232-5493, 800-736-8222
Hertz, 337-233-7010, 800-654-3131
National, 337-234-3170, 888-868-6206


For International Participants:

We will have your flight schedule and arrival time and you will be met by conference staff (holding a Delta Meeting Sign) at the airport.


For Domestic Travelers:

The conference staff will attempt to meet arriving flights throughout the day on TUESDAY November 27th.


Listed below is a partial list of available flights that are subject to change. Please check with airlines.







Flights leaving Lafayette, Friday, November 30, 2007
(Allow 15 minutes travel time to the airport. If you stay for the entire closing session on Friday morning, there are six flights leaving Lafayette in the afternoon.)


Field Trip Flights
Sunday, December 2, 2007 - New Orleans, LA (MSY) to Tampa, FL (TPA)


Current Weather Conditions

Lafayette, Louisiana
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