Delta Airlines News

A message to Delta SkyMiles members from CEO Ed Bastian: More to enjoy this summer
As CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian leads a team of 90,000 global professionals that is building the world’s premier international airline, powered by a people-driven, customer-focused culture and spirit of innovation.

Delta presents record $3M donation to Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Delta people raised a record-breaking $3 million to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation this year, and the airline will donate proceeds from in-flight sales on Mother’s Day to the nonprofit.

Delta’s Ed Bastian Named Chief Executive Magazine’s 2023 CEO of The Year
Chief Executive magazine today announced that Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, has been named 2023 Chief Executive of the Year by his peer CEOs.

14 million miles and counting: Delta celebrates most-traveled customer
It takes an average of 22 years for a Delta customer to travel one million miles. But over the course of about three decades, one flier has accumulated more miles in the air than anyone else: 14 million miles.

Warm up during the holidays with expanded Delta service to the Caribbean, Latin America and Mexico
Delta will operate its largest-ever holiday schedule to Latin America, offering more than 25,000 daily outbound seats to 44 destinations, with added flying from multiple U.S. hubs.

Korean Air and Delta Air Lines repair homes with Habitat for Humanity in the Philippines
Korean Air and Delta Air Lines employees participated in a home repair project in Calauan, the Philippines, on March 17, 2023

Delta’s onboard menu adds kid-friendly, parent-approved dishes
Delta’s youngest customers setting off on journeys to explore the world will soon be able to enjoy in-flight meals prepared just for them. Starting April 1, customers will be able to pre-select kid-friendly meals for their young fliers

Delta Sky Club opens only airline lounge in newly transformed Kansas City airport
The Delta Sky Club network is deepening its Midwest ties on Tuesday with the opening of its Kansas City International Airport (MCI) lounge, the only carrier lounge at the recently transformed airport.

Delta’s Employee Appreciation Day brings $563 million profit sharing
Customers making their way through airports last Tuesday may have noticed the normally warm and caring Delta people had a little extra bounce in their step. That’s because the airline was celebrating Employee Appreciation Day – a day that comes with a big show of gratitude: more than a half-million dollars in profit sharing.

Delta supports relief efforts in Turkey and Syria with $100,000 contribution to American Red Cross
Delta Air Lines is contributing $100,000 to the American Red Cross in support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) response effort in Turkey and Syria following a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck southeast Turkey in the early hours of Feb. 6.

Delta launches first-ever service from Los Angeles to Auckland and more to European destinations
Delta is forging its way to full network restoration, announcing new routes to Auckland and Nice and added frequency to Paris and Tel Aviv. This new slate of routes are in addition to the destinations announced last fall to Edinburgh, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Geneva and Stuttgart, many routes that have not been flown since pre-pandemic.

Delta Air Lines announces December quarter and full year 2022 profit
Delta Air Lines has reported financial results for the December quarter and full year 2022 and provided its outlook for the March quarter 2023.