Robert Silk

The airline last year implemented an NDC strategy that offers incentive payments for NDC bookings and places a surcharge on legacy GDS bookings. Now the surcharge will go away for most fare buckets.

The airline currently allows only an item that can fit under the seat, but customers buying the Blue Basic fare will have access to the overhead bin.

In a worst-case scenario, Hawaiian said it would need to halt all traditional GDS sales if the DOT implements its rule for airline fee disclosure as planned on Oct. 30.

For the months of June through August, trade group Airlines for America projects that U.S. carriers will ferry 271 million passengers, up 6% from last year’s record summer.

Delta has entered into an agreement to become the exclusive North American partner of the nascent Saudi carrier Riyadh Air.

The DOT contends that capacity reductions at Mexico City’s Benito Juarez airport done during the Lopez Obrador administration violate the two countries’ open skies agreement.  

The U.S. flag is now the only pin representing a country or a nationality that Delta employees can wear on their uniforms.

As of 1 p.m. Eastern time, Delta had canceled more than 750 mainline flights, amounting to 19% of its schedule on Monday.

Anderson will succeed Maury Gallagher, who will continue as board chairman.

As of 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, the airline had canceled 460 mainline flights on Tuesday, accounting for 13% of its schedule, according to FlightAware.