X0202 4 2005-12-23 0000027904 DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/ DALRQ.PK 0001292272 Whitehurst James M DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981 P.O. BOX 20574 ATLANTA GA 30320 0 1 0 0 Chief Operating Officer Common Stock 2005-12-23 4 D 0 3787 0 D 11844 D On December 22, 2005, the reporting person held 3,787 shares of restricted stock which were granted to him under the Delta 2000 Performance Compensation Plan on January 1, 2002, in connection with his joining Delta. Pursuant to the terms of the award, the restrictions on these shares would have lapsed on January 1, 2006, subject to the reporting person remaining employed by Delta on that date. On December 23, 2005, the reporting person voluntarily and irrevocably relinquished his right to all of these shares. Nanci Oliver Sloan as attorney-in-fact for James M. Whitehurst 2005-12-23