Category: Delta Air Lines

Delta Warns of Challenges Over 4th of July Weekend, Allows Rebookings

By Kelly Yamanouchi From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Delta Air Lines warned that it expects “operational challenges” over the busy Fourth of July weekend, and is allowing customers to change their travel dates to avoid the havoc. Atlanta-based Delta is taking the unusual move of issuing a travel waiver for the July 1–4 period on any…


Delta Pilots Write Open Letter, Share Frustration of Passengers Over Flight Disruptions

Delta Air Lines pilots have come forward to say they share the frustration of passengers over recent flight delays and disruptions, which they say are “unacceptable.” “We are disheartened when we witness the impact of your disrupted travel plans,” the pilots wrote in an open letter, in which they reminded passengers that pilots “prioritize safety”…


Delta Air Lines to Give Employees $1,250 Bonus in February Despite Tumultuous Year, Losses in 4th Quarter

Delta Air Lines plans to give each of its 75,000+ employees a $1,250 bonus next month, despite reporting losses in the fourth quarter following a tumultuous year amid the global pandemic and rising inflation. The Atlanta-based airline reported Thursday a $408 million net loss in the final quarter of 2021, driven in part by rising fuel costs…


AMD, P&G Join Others in Opting out of CES Event on Omicron Fears

Advanced Micro Devices, Micro-Star International Co, and Procter & Gamble Co are the latest companies to withdraw from attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in person next month as Omicron cases surge. The rapid spread of the new coronavirus variant has forced individuals and companies across the United States to rethink their travels plans as…


Delta Air Lines to Cancel Over 250 Flights

Delta Air Lines expects to cancel more than 250 of 4,133 scheduled flights on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions and rising cases of the Omicron variant, the airline said. Total cancellations as of 2 p.m. ET within, into, or out of the United States stood at 1,034, with 2,694 flights delayed, marking the fifth…


Delta Air Lines Launches Facial Recognition Checks

At this airport, boarding a plane is now a hassle-free experience for a select group of passengers. Delta Air Lines and the Transportation Security Administration in the US have teamed up to offer a check-in and boarding system using a facial recognition software system. The pilot program begins in Atlanta next week, with a similar…


Delta Air Lines Reaches 90 Percent Vaccination Rate Without Enforcing Biden’s ‘Divisive’ Mandate

More than 90 percent of Delta Air Lines’ workforce have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without enforcing President Joe Biden’s “divisive” vaccine mandate, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said on Oct. 15. Delta Air Lines remains a major U.S. carrier that has chosen not to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all its employees, although it does require all new…


Delta Asks Supreme Court to Limit Scope of California Wage-and-Hour Laws

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling extending the application of California’s wage-and-hour laws simply because they report to a California airport to begin their multi-day, multi-state work shift. The flight attendants spend the lion’s share of their workweek outside of California The case is Delta Air Lines…


4,000 Unvaccinated Delta Air Lines Employees Got Shots After $200 Surcharge Announcement: Executive

Delta Air Lines’s chief health officer said that some 4,000 unvaccinated employees got a CCP virus vaccine after the firm announced it would add a $200-per-month surcharge on its health care plan for workers who aren’t vaccinated. Henry Ting, the Delta executive, said that about 20 percent of 20,000 Delta employees moved to be inoculated following…


Unvaccinated Delta Staff to Pay $200 Monthly Health Surcharge

Employees at Delta Air Lines will have to pay a $200 per month surcharge for their company-sponsored healthcare plan if they aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the company’s top executive. Delta CEO Ed Bastian wrote in an Aug. 25 memo that the extra charge—due to take effect on Nov. 1—comes in response to steep…