NEW YORK -- David Wright's face was wrinkled in peculiar fashion -- part embarrassment, part amusement, part utter disbelief. There he was, barking out boarding procedures and grabbing tickets for Delta Shuttle Flight 1920 to Boston, and it seemed awfully strange to everyone, Wright included.

Some travelers balked at the sight of him, sheepishly forking over their stubs. Others wandered over curiously, hopeful to catch a glimpse of the Mets third baseman. And still others wondered exactly what three men in baseball uniforms were doing on their flight.

But a few miles from Shea Stadium, with LaGuardia Airport's midday traffic bustling all around him, Wright didn't have to make a name for himself -- not when it was already plastered on the side of the plane.

Wright, along with manager Willie Randolph and outfielder Endy Chavez, were at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday to help Delta Airlines celebrate its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The trio spent the afternoon taking tickets, making pre-flight boarding announcements and posing with a line full of befuddled travelers.

And Wright just may have been the most thrilled of all.

"I'd be pretty excited if my flight had Willie Randolph collecting tickets," the third baseman joked.

The tickets weren't for just any flight. The jet preparing for takeoff was none other than the Wright Flight, a 134-seat plane that Delta dedicated in honor of the Mets third baseman last October. The plane came complete with Wright's number and signature, affixed next to the Mets logo.

It only made sense to have the plane's namesake in attendance, warning travelers to only bring one carry-on -- or one "purse, briefcase or baseball glove," as Wright put it.

And after the third baseman took his turn, Chavez followed with the instructions in Spanish, poking a little fun at Wright in the process.

"He doesn't know much Spanish, but he's working on it," Chavez joked when Wright couldn't follow along. "His favorite word is 'amigo.'"

The Mets, who use Delta for all of their in-season travels, also helped Delta unveil its all-red logo, the centerpiece of a new branding campaign. The move comes a day after Delta announced its emergence from bankruptcy, and a year and a half after the company originally filed for Chapter 11 protection.