The new and expanded service is Delta Air Lines' latest shot at becoming the network carrier of choice in AUS.

Delta Air Lines has announced three new nonstop routes from Austin, as the airline prepares to open a new flight attendant base in the city in October.

Delta's decision to swoop in comes shortly after Southwest Airlines closed its own flight attendant base in Austin this summer. The carrier is also going head-to-head with Southwest by offering Southwest's A-List and A-List Preferred Members elite status if they switch loyalty to Delta, in a promotion that runs through Sept. 30.