Delta to sponsor New York Yankees: report

Customers for their luggage at the baggage claim at the Delta terminal in JFK Airport in New York, July 30, 2008.

(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines is set to announce later on Monday that it will become the official airline of the New York Yankees, the New York Post said.

As part of a marketing deal, Delta will have a luxury suite behind home plate at the new Yankee Stadium, slated to open in the spring, according to the paper.

Delta is also the official airline of the city's other baseball team, the Mets.

A Delta spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.

The New York Yankees could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters.

(Reporting by Ajay Kamalakaran in Bangalore; Editing by Greg Mahlich)