Category: Delta Air Lines

Unvaccinated Delta Staff Ordered to Pay $200 Monthly Health Insurance 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…


Delta Airlines Announces the Hiring of More Than 2,000 Employees in Georgia

Georgia’s largest private employer has announced the hiring of more than 2,000 employees since January, bolstering the state’s pandemic recovery. Delta Air Lines announced the hiring of 2,216 people this week, adding to the nearly 30,000 employees who work for the company in the state. It also plans to expand nonstop international routes in Atlanta…


Delta Air Lines Flight Diverted to New Mexico After Passenger Tries to Breach Cockpit

LOS ANGELES—An unruly passenger who tried breaking into the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Tennessee from California was subdued by cabin crew and fellow passengers as the plane was diverted to New Mexico, officials said on Friday. Delta Flight 386, from Los Angeles bound for Nashville, arrived around 2:20 p.m. local…


Delta Cancels Over 100 Flights, Opens Some Middle Seats

DETROIT—Delta Air Lines canceled about 100 flights Sunday due to staff shortages, and it opened up middle seats a month earlier than expected in order to carry more passengers. The airline says it had over 1 million passengers during the past few days, the highest number since before the coronavirus pandemic began last year. “We…


Delta to Stop Blocking Middle Seats

Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it will stop blocking middle seats as of May 1, a move that will allow it to start selling more tickets on each flight at a time when travel demand is picking up as more Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines. Atlanta-based Delta is now the only U.S. airline still limiting…


Delta, United Will Require Travelers From the UK to Show Negative COVID-19 Test

Passengers flying on United Airlines and Delta Air Lines from the United Kingdom to the United States will require a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours before boarding their flight. “Delta will require new pre-departure COVID-19 testing for all customers traveling from the UK to the United States. Delta’s joint venture partner Virgin…