Delta adds jet service to Asheville, N.C.

ATLANTA - Delta Connection is adding daily nonstop Canadair regional jet service between Asheville, N.C., and Delta hubs in Atlanta and Cincinnati.<br> <br> Two daily round-trip flights will be added between Asheville and Atlanta, one beginning Feb. 10, 2002 and the other beginning March 7, 2002. <br> <br> The new flights, to be operated by Delta<br> Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), replace two daily flights currently operated with the Embraer Brasilia turboprop aircraft. On March 2, Delta Connection carrier Comair will add one daily, non-stop CRJ<br> flight between Asheville and Cincinnati, bringing the total to four flights between those cities.<br> <br> &#34;We&#39;re pleased to provide North Carolina travelers with the increased regional jet service to Atlanta and Cincinnati,&#34; said Fred Buttrell, president and chief executive officer of Delta Connection, Inc.