The Atlanta-based airline said momentum has carried over into the new year, as the travel industry continues to recover from the worst of the pandemic.
FILE - A Delta Air Lines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Nov. 22, 2022. Delta announced Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, that it will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February.
Both carriers and other U.S. airlines have been helped by strong demand for travel and a limited number of flights — a combination that has pushed fares higher. However, it is unclear whether consumers will continue to spend freely on travel while facing higher prices for food, housing and other essentials. Even thoughfor the sixth straight month, it remained a staggering 6.5% compared with a year earlier.
Bastian said the industry’s biggest challenge this year is to restore people’s confidence in the travel system. Delta's fourth-quarter profit compared with $1.1 billion in the same quarter of 2019, the last one before the pandemic devastated the U.S. airline business.
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