Government shutdown's toll on air travel in the US
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Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines says its ready to get its system back up to full capacity after the longest federal government shutdown in history ends.
Premium seating now "drives the bulk of the revenue on board the plane," a striking shift for a product once considered "a loss leader." The segment is expected to make up about 50% of Delta's redesigned fleet as it buys international planes, per Bastian.
Delta Air Lines will begin canceling and reducing flights starting Nov. 7 in response to federal flight restrictions tied to the government shutdown.
A U.S. appeals court late on Wednesday temporarily halted a government agency's order to force Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to unwind a joint venture by January 1.
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Delta working to return operations to normal after government reopens
Delta Air Lines says it’s working to return to full capacity after the government reopened, while the FAA maintains a 6% flight reduction at major airports including Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson.
Despite this warning from experts, Delta CEO Ed Bastian appeared on CBS Mornings on Thursday to reassure customers that Delta is expecting to resume normal operations “by the weekend.” “The system should return to normal by the weekend,” Bastian told CBS. “And normal for us is an incredibly safe, incredibly reliable, great experience.”
Delta Air Lines celebrated the 25th anniversary of its "dream flight" by taking more than 100 Black students to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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Delta Issues Apology to Double Leg Amputee Veteran After Allegedly Removing Him from His Seat
A Delta Air Lines passenger is suing the airline after he was allegedly kick out of his seat by employees. Matais Ferreira, a Marine Corp veteran and double leg ampu
USA TODAY spoke to the lead designer of Delta Air Lines' new uniforms ahead of the first look before wear testing begins.
(Reuters) -Delta Air Lines expects to have a strong fourth quarter despite flight disruptions caused by the federal government shutdown, the carrier's CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC on Wednesday. Bastian said that while the disruptions would cost a significant amount to the industry and the economy, they would not "wipe out" Delta's quarterly profits.