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Delta Air Lines employees to get a 5% pay increase

Delta Air Lines made this announcement:

Eligible Delta employees have earned a 5% pay increase effective April 1, 2023 as the company continues to invest in the people who lead the industry in operational and customer care excellence. Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced the pay increase in a memo to employees Tuesday. This latest pay increase provides employees with a total 9% pay increase within the last year (4% in May 2022 and 5% in April 2023). 

“This well-earned increase is a direct result of your efforts,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian in a memo to employees Tuesday. “Delta people are the best in the business, and thanks to your efforts, we’re well-positioned to take back the skies, and soar into the future together.” 

Employees across the board – from flight attendants to ground employees – anyone not otherwise covered by an industry, government, or collective bargaining agreement will receive the raise. 

The announcement of the pay increase comes just weeks after Delta employees learned they’d earned $563 million in profit sharing after their company reported strong earnings in 2022. On Feb. 14, also known as Employee Appreciation Day at Delta, employees will receive a profit-sharing payment that equates to 5.57% of their eligible 2022 earnings. 

This pay increase and Delta’s industry-leading profit-sharing program are just two of the many ways the airline acts on its commitment to sharing success with employees. 

  • Delta people earned a total of $61 million in our Shared Rewards program, tied to achieving internal operational goals. Delta kept that program intact throughout the pandemic while other airlines suspended theirs, allowing us to grant our employees an extra $2,250 between April 2020 and December 2022. 
  • Delta offers industry leading 401(k) contributions of up to 9%; fixed contributions of 3% plus matching contribution up to 6% (domestic mainline only; other programs apply internationally). 
  • Millions invested in enhanced health and wellbeing programs: 2023 kicks-off a year of the most significant enhancements to the airline’s wellbeing offerings in recent history. 
  • $1,000 contribution to an emergency savings plan offered to employees who complete a financial education and coaching program. 
  • Up to $2,500 in available incentives offered to employees and their families with Delta Health and Wellbeing Rewards, with more than $60 million paid out for 2022, a record amount. 

In the last 15 years, Delta delivered 12 base pay increases that add up to an average of 80% increase in base pay. Absent our COVID years, these increases have taken place about every year. In 2022, Delta employees received a 4% pay raise.

Delta Air Lines expands at Dallas Love Field

Airbus A319-114 N362NB (msn 1982) MIA (Bruce Drum)

Delta Air Lines is stepping up its presence in Texas this summer, giving customers out of Dallas Love Field one-stop access to over 125 U.S. destinations through its key hubs in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles.

Beginning June 5, the new routes out of the airline’s now-permanent home at gate 11 include:

  • Twice-daily service to New York-LGA
  • Twice-daily service to LAX
  • Increased frequency to Atlanta with five daily flights

Delta’s expansion in DAL complements its existing service at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), where the airline provides multiple daily offerings to eight of its nine U.S. hubs.

As of July 2023, Delta will operate nearly 40 peak-day departures to eight destinations from DAL and DFW combined, giving customers access to three of the top five destinations to/from Dallas* and be the only carrier operating service to New York and Los Angeles from both Dallas airports.

Delta has secured long-term access at Dallas Love Field. Delta will operate from a Delta-dedicated gate.

All flights will operate on an Airbus A319 aircraft.

CREATING MORE CONNECTIONS FROM TEXAS

Delta continues to expand its Texas offerings, with more than 20% more seats available this summer (vs. last July), including added capacity from major cities including Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

Austin has been the fastest growing airport since 2019**, due in part to the city’s strong economic growth and thriving tech industry. To better accommodate the surge in travelers, Delta is boosting domestic service this summer, operating nearly 40 peak-day departures to 10 major cities. 

As of June 5, Delta will increase daily frequencies from AUS to the following cities:

  • JFK to 4x
  • SLC to 4x

And as of July 10, Delta will up frequencies to: 

  • ATL to 10x
  • BOS to 3x
  • LAX to 4x
  • MSP to 4x
  • RDU to 2x
  • SEA to 3x

This domestic growth complements Delta’s international partner service to key global hubs in Mexico City, Amsterdam, and London Heathrow, providing Austin customers with easy, nonstop access to destinations around the world.

Customers can also look forward to returning routes from San Antonio and Harlingen, including:

  • SAT-JFK restarting May 8, operating on an Airbus A220, a route not flown since 2020
  • Seasonal service between HRL-MSP beginning February 17, operating on an Airbus A320

Top Copyright Photo: Delta Air Lines Airbus A319-114 N362NB (msn 1982) MIA (Bruce Drum). Image: 105891.

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Delta to drop all flights to Nagoya, Japan

Delta Air Lines has decided to eliminate its service to Nagoya, Japan after 32 years.

The carrier began service to Nagoya from Portland in 1991.

The last flight will depart from Nagoya on February 28, 2023.

Top Copyright Photo: Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-941 N411DX (msn 1991) (Team USA) SEA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 959973.

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Delta launches first-ever service from Los Angeles to Auckland

Delta Air Lines will add to its portfolio of international routes with never-before-operated service to Auckland, New Zealand, from Los Angeles beginning this fall, while also boosting its trans-Atlantic service from its New York-JFK and Atlanta hubs starting this spring.

Auckland skyline

Daily flights between New Zealand’s largest city and Los Angeles will begin Oct. 28, 2023 on an Airbus A350-900 aircraft, as Delta becomes the only U.S. airline to provide nonstop service. This new destination joins other new Los Angeles service to Tahiti, Paris and London-Heathrow and will complement the airline’s current service from LAX to Sydney, where it operates 10 flights per week in the winter and daily service to Tokyo-Haneda. Delta operates more than 150 daily flights from LAX to 53 destinations across the globe as the airport’s leading premium global carrier.

Delta is forging its way to full network restoration, announcing its first slate of summer 2023 trans-Atlantic routes last fall to cities like Edinburgh, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Geneva and Stuttgart, many routes that have not been flown since pre-pandemic.

Delta will deliver its largest trans-Atlantic schedule ever from JFK next summer by offering more than 220 weekly departures to 26 destinations, including new daily service to:  

  • Geneva beginning on April 10 (flying for the first time since 1993).  
  • London-Gatwick beginning on April 10.  
  • Resumption of daily service to Berlin on May 25. 

Additionally, Delta will add a third seasonal flight to Rome beginning May 25, operating daily. 

Top Copyright Photo: Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-941 N508DN (msn 190) RIV (Michael B. Ing). Image: 959924.

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