ATLANTA and WASHINGTON,
Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta
Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is rejoining Airlines for America (A4A), the
industry trade organization for the leading passenger and cargo
airlines in the U.S.
"Delta and our employees look forward to rejoining A4A and
working jointly with other airline members to address issues that
impact our people, our customers and the communities we serve,"
said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. "We are
committed to the future of commercial aviation, and will work
together with A4A to support priorities like promoting
sustainability initiatives, fighting unnecessary passenger taxes
and advocating for policies that enhance the travel
experience."
"A4A and our members are pleased to welcome Delta back to the
association," said Nicholas E.
Calio, A4A President and CEO. "We are a stronger association
with Delta as a member. As an industry organization, we work
collaboratively in the best interests of our members as well as the
customers and communities they serve. We are more effective
advocates for the traveling and shipping public when we speak with
a unified industry voice."
Delta will join Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Atlas Air
Worldwide, FedEx Express, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest,
United, UPS and Air Canada. The carrier will officially rejoin A4A
in 2020.
The announcement comes as the winter holiday travel period
begins this week. A4A has projected that 47.5 million passengers
are expected to fly globally on U.S. airlines over the 18-day
winter holiday travel period from Thursday,
December 19, through Sunday, January
5. An average of 2.6 million passengers will take to the
skies each day over the holidays, with daily volumes ranging from
2.2 million to 3 million. That is an increase of 3 percent from the
comparable period a year ago. To accommodate the 72,000 additional
daily passengers, airlines will offer 88,000 additional seats per
day and 884 extra flights per day.
"This is a reminder that this is a great time to fly namely due
to affordability and accessibility. Airfares are at historic lows,
and carriers are flying more routes to more cities across the
country and around the world," added Calio.
ABOUT A4A
Annually, commercial aviation helps drive $1.5 trillion in U.S. economic activity and more
than 10 million U.S. jobs. U.S. airlines fly 2.4 million passengers
and more than 58,000 tons of cargo each day. Airlines for America
(A4A) advocates on behalf of the American airline industry as a
model of safety, customer service and environmental responsibility
and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's economy
and global competitiveness. A4A works collaboratively with the
airlines, labor, Congress, the Administration and other groups to
improve aviation for the traveling and shipping public.
ABOUT DELTA
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in
products, services, innovation, reliability and customer
experience. Powered by its 80,000 people around the world, Delta
continues to invest billions in its people, delivering a
world-class travel experience and generating industry-leading
shareholder returns. With its constant drive to invest, innovate
and expand, Delta today is the world's No. 1 airline by total
revenues.
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