Delta Airlines has just completed buying Northwest Airlines officially making it the largest Airline in the world.  The company will be know as Delta Airlines and will employ approximately 75,000 people.

Delta Airlines currently offers 27 weekly direct flights to the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose and the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste.

The merge between these two airlines will allow for a great alternative in air travel to all business and leisure tourists visiting Costa Rica.  Delta Airline and Northwest passengers will be able to choose from over 375 worldwide destinations.

A Delta Airlines spokesperson mentioned that the merge will not immediately affect current customers and that the completion of the operational merges will take at least one to two years.  According to airline sources, the combined airline income is expected to be around the $35 billion in annual revenue.

In the meanwhile, both airlines will continue to operate their current individual websites and flight schedules while Delta Airlines prepares for the combining of fleets and workforce.

Passengers will start seeing Delta’s brand and presence in Northwest flights until 2009.  Delta’s colors and logo will be painted on Northwest’s planes, Delta food offerings will be served and flight attendants will wear Delta’s uniform beginning early 2009.  Northwest’s World Perk’s member miles will remain intact once both airlines frequent flyer programs are combines.

The airlines’ combined hubs will be located in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Memphis, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, Salt Lake City and Tokyo.