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Delta will be restricting all Buddy Pass travel for four days in late January and early February as additional technology cutovers are completed as part of the merger.

The embargo dates – January 30 and January 31, and February 1 and February 2 – are in addition to other 2010 dates that were announced previously. Employee primary pass riders who may have buddies ticketed on one of these additional embargo dates should alert them to change their travel plans.

Members of the Detroit Tigers stopped by to mingle with more than 135 employees and customers on Thursday as part of the Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan.

The Winter Caravan takes Tigers players, coaches and broadcasters across the region for two days as they visit with fans. Delta is the official airline of the Tigers and the DTW visit was one of their first stops.

During the almost two hour visit, Tigers players helped DTW staff make boarding announcements and scanned boarding passes for customers as they helped board flights to Seattle, and Kansas City, Mo. Players visited with employees in break rooms, and toured the DTW Hub Control Center and operations tower.

Several Tigers toured the cockpit of a Boeing 747, including Tigers manager Jim Leyland, two-time All-Star pitcher Justin Verlander, and All-Star third baseman Brandon Inge. They were given an overview of the aircraft from Bryan Dickerson, manager-Flight Operations, at DTW.

The Tigers ended the day by visiting a rally with more than 100 Delta employees, who chatted with the players. David Dombrowski, the Tigers president, CEO and general manager, along with Mario Impemba, a sportscaster for the Tigers, presented a commemorative framed jersey to Roger Harvey, director-Airport Services at DTW, who accepted on behalf of the DTW team.

“Our employees from all departments came out in full force, to show their appreciation and excitement for the Tigers,” Roger said. “Our people stand proud of our company for supporting our hometown team.”

Signed baseballs, fan packs, a dugout jacket, tickets to games, and access to a batting practice were given to employees as prizes.

Watch a news clip of the event by a local Fox affiliate.
Read the article highlighting the event on the Detroit Tigers Web site.
Watch a video highlighting the Detroit Tigers’ visit to Detroit.