Delta Airlines 2003 Annual Report Download - page 287

Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
2-94541, 333-65218 and 333-108176 on Form S-3, in Registration Statements No.
333-106952 and 333-112835 on Form S-4 and in Registration Statements No.
33-65391, 333-16471, 333-92291, 333-46904, 333-48718, 33-30454, 333-49553 and
333-73856 on Form S-8 of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of our report dated March 12,
2004, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Delta Air Lines, Inc.
as of and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (which report expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to (1) 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) the application of procedures relating to
certain revised disclosures in Notes 5, 9, 16 and 21 related to the 2001
consolidated financial statements that were audited by other auditors who have
ceased operations and for which we have expressed no opinion or other form of
assurance other than with respect to such disclosures), appearing in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
2003.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 12, 2004