Delta Air Lines adding daily winter flights to Montrose-Telluride area

Delta adding daily winter Telluride-area flights

TELLURIDE, Colo. — Delta Air Lines is adding daily flights between Atlanta and the Montrose-Telluride area in Colorado for next ski season.

Delta previously offered winter Atlanta-to-Montrose flights on Saturdays, but from Dec. 18 through April 3, it will offer daily flights between Montrose and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest.

The Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization guarantees airlines a certain amount of revenue if they fly to airports in Montrose and Telluride and pays them if revenues fall short.

Executive Director Scott Stewart said Friday that the organization paid $1.4 million to airlines this season out of a possible $2.2 million. Its exposure for next winter is $3.3 million.