Delta adds direct flight to get Alabama fans to B.R. for LSU game

Published Sep 28, 2012 at 10:00 am (Updated Sep 28, 2012)

Due to "strong demand" from Alabama fans for nonstop flights to Baton Rouge during the weekend that LSU and Alabama tangle in Tiger Stadium, Delta announced this morning that it's adding flights to accommodate them. A flight will depart from Birmingham around 10 a.m. on game day—Saturday, Nov. 3—and arrive in Baton Rouge around 11 a.m. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The return flight will leave Baton Rouge the following day around 10 a.m., Delta says. "Football fans will arrive well before the night game, leaving enough time to tailgate and take in the game day festivities," the airline says.