Delta to trim future US, international capacity

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Delta Air Lines says in a new regulatory filing that it plans to reduce its planned carrying capacity because demand for seats has slowed down.

Spokeswoman Betsy Talton said Delta still plans to add the 15 new international routes it announced Nov. 12, but the company will continue to monitor performance.

It's unclear if future capacity reductions mean a net reduction in international capacity next year or simply smaller growth. When the new overseas routes were announced, a Delta executive told reporters that overall international capacity in 2009 would be slightly larger than in 2008, while overall domestic capacity would be slightly smaller.

Delta officials say they will give more details about the airline's outlook in early December.

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(AP)

Darien starting 4-day work week over fuel costs

The town of Darien on Georgia’s Atlantic coast is one of the first in the state to go over to a four-day work week, due to rising fuel prices.

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City Manager Brett Cook says the town's 2,400 residents has been hammered with a 48-percent increase in gas prices since 2006:

“Finances are a lot more difficult with the smaller budget, and we’re not a large city by any means, so a small increase in fuel on us would affect us a little bit more than a large city.”

Darien runs a fleet of almost 30 vehicles, including heavy trucks and machinery that run on diesel fuel.

Cook says he hopes the shorter work week will also benefit the city’s employees, many of whom live far from town.

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