Delta Air Lines’ CEO Expects Consumer Base to Remain Healthy Despite Inflationary Effects

Delta Air Lines’ consumers are being hit by inflation, just like the airline is seeing higher oil, maintenance, and labor costs. “At some point we’re going see a knock on effect,” CEO Bastian says in an interview with CNBC. Still, the airline’s consumer is more on a premium end of the spectrum, Bastian says. “Our consumers are healthy and continuing to prioritize travel as one of their main discretionary drivers,” he adds. “Everything in that space [hospitality, entertainment] continues to break records and I see that trend continuing,” Bastian says.

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