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Delta will add flights to keep planes no more than 60% full as demand rises - sources
Delta Air Lines Inc <DAL.N> will keep planes no more than 60% full through at least July, adding more flights to its schedule than demand would usually justify, people familiar with the matter said. The move is part of a longer-term bet that CEO Ed Bastian highlighted to investors last month: that consumers' perceptions of safety will be instrumental in reviving more routine travel, and that they will be willing to pay a premium for comfort. Specific details could still change, the… (www.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Great! Raise ticket prices and place the seat pitch back to 35 inches and we all will be happy.
Exactly. I've been saying this for years.
Make all seats comfortable. Learn from the past. Clean the planes better.
Potentially a good strategy for keeping pilots current and gradually getting others recertified. Delta seems to have a lot of A220s still in service compared to other types, and seem to be using the situation to make some substantial fleet realignments.
Delta & Ed Bastian are realists and understand travelers concerns. It's probable that fares will go up, but those increases are valid for some degree of healthy flying on Delta.
As far as AA - who cares? Maybe they will be the one to fold in the prediction made by Boeong's CEO?
Then there is UA - Oscar Muñoz has done a good job. Have to see how the new CEO will guide the company.
As far as AA - who cares? Maybe they will be the one to fold in the prediction made by Boeong's CEO?
Then there is UA - Oscar Muñoz has done a good job. Have to see how the new CEO will guide the company.
I think the over 100,000 employees care about AA’s survival and keeping their jobs. American has made some good moves lately. They are the only US airline to offer their senior pilots a buy out. They were the first US airline to permanently ground a fleet type, the 757/767, and then added the A330 and the E190s. With the previous retirement of their S80s they now have just four fleet types. This gives them one of the youngest fleets in the industry and should greatly improve their reliability and lower costs. I believe they were also the first US airline to operate cargo only flights to Europe and Asia. Ironically this pandemic has forced them to make changes that will ultimately make them a better, more reliable airline. I wouldn’t give up on them.
Need more than that, 8 paying passengers, 4 non-revs ATL/TYS yesterday.