Delta Woos Teams With Legroom as Charters Pad Profit

The Auburn Tigers and Oregon Ducks football teams flew to Arizona for next week’s BCS National Championship game on Delta Air Lines Inc. charters that offer luxuries such as extra room and generate higher profits.

Instead of pretzels and peanuts, the college players noshed on Chick-fil-A sandwiches and Dove ice cream bars. Tucked into a drawer on the jets was a three-ring binder with details on each team’s no-alcohol policy, meal preferences and the brand of soda the head coach favors and whether he wants ice.