Company:Delta Air Lines

Short description: Airline of the United States

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900
IATA ICAO Callsign DL DAL DELTA
Founded	March 2, 1925 (1925-03-02) as Huff Daland Dusters, Inc. December 3, 1928 (1928-12-03) as Delta Air Service
Commenced operations	June 17, 1929 (1929-06-17)
AOC #	DALA026A
Hubs	Atlanta Boston Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia Salt Lake City Seattle/Tacoma
Focus cities	Austin Raleigh/Durham
Frequent-flyer program	SkyMiles
Alliance	SkyTeam SkyTeam Cargo
Subsidiaries	Aeroméxico (20%) Air France–KLM (3%) China Eastern Airlines (3%) Endeavor Air Hanjin (15%) LATAM Airlines (10%) Virgin Atlantic (49%) WestJet (12.7%) Wheels Up (21%) Clear Secure (5%) Delta TechOps Trainer Refinery Unifi Aviation (49%)
Fleet size	992
Destinations	311
Traded as	NYSE: DAL DJTA component S&P 500 component
ISIN	US2473617023
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Key people	Ed Bastian (CEO) David Taylor (chairman) Glen Hauenstein (president)
Revenue	US$61.6 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$6.0 billion (2024)
Net income	US$3.5 billion (2024)
Total assets	US$75.4 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$15.3 billion (2024)
Employees	103,000 (2023)
Website	delta.com

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. With its regional subsidiaries and contractors operating under the brand name Delta Connection, Delta has over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance which helps to extend its global network. It is the second-oldest operating commercial airline in the U.S., having begun passenger operations after United.

Delta ranks first in revenue and brand value among the world's largest airlines, and second by number of passengers carried, passenger miles flown, and fleet size. Listed 70th on the Fortune 500 list, Delta has topped The Wall Street Journal's annual rankings of airlines in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and earned first place in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Airlines in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler.

History

Early history

The history of Delta Air Lines began with the world's first aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Inc. The company was founded on March 2, 1925, in Macon, Georgia, before moving to Monroe, Louisiana, in the summer of 1925. It flew a Huff-Daland Duster, the first true crop duster, designed to combat the boll weevil infestation of cotton crops. C.E. Woolman, general manager and later Delta's first CEO, led a group of local investors to acquire the company's assets. Delta Air Service was incorporated on December 3, 1928, and was named after the Mississippi Delta region.

Passenger operations began on June 17, 1929, from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, with stops at Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana. By June 1930, service had extended east to Atlanta and west to Fort Worth, Texas. Passenger service ceased in October 1930 when the airmail contract for the route Delta had pioneered was awarded to another airline, which purchased the assets of Delta Air Service. Local banker Travis Oliver, acting as a trustee, C.E. Woolman, and other local investors purchased back the crop-dusting assets of Delta Air Service and incorporated as Delta Air Corporation on December 31, 1930.

Delta Air Corporation secured an airmail contract in 1934, and began doing business as Delta Air Lines over Mail Route 24, stretching from Fort Worth, Texas, to Charleston, South Carolina. Delta moved its headquarters from Monroe, Louisiana, to its current location in Atlanta in 1941. The company name officially became Delta Air Lines in 1945. In 1946, the company commenced regularly scheduled freight transport. In 1949, the company launched the first discounted fares between Chicago and Miami. In 1953, the company launched its first international routes after the acquisition of Chicago and Southern Air Lines. In 1959, it was the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-8. In 1960, it was the first airline to fly Convair 880 jets. In 1964, it launched the Deltamatic reservation systems using computers in the IBM 7070 series. In 1965, Delta was the first airline to fly the McDonnell Douglas DC-9.

Growth and acquisitions

By 1970, Delta had an all-jet fleet, and in 1972 it acquired Northeast Airlines. Trans-Atlantic service began in 1978 with the first nonstop flights from Atlanta to London. In 1981, Delta launched a frequent-flyer program. In 1987, it acquired Western Airlines, and that same year Delta began trans-Pacific service (Atlanta to Portland, Oregon, to Tokyo). In 1990, Delta was the first airline in the United States to fly McDonnell Douglas MD-11 jets. In 1991, it acquired substantially all of Pan Am's trans-Atlantic routes and the Pan Am Shuttle, rebranded as the Delta Shuttle. Delta was now the leading airline across the Atlantic.

In 1997, Delta was the first airline to board more than 100 million passengers in a calendar year. Also that year, Delta began an expansion of its international routes into Latin America. In 2003, the company launched Song, a low-cost carrier.

Bankruptcy and restructuring (2005–2007)

On September 14, 2005, the company filed for bankruptcy, citing rising fuel costs. It emerged from bankruptcy in April 2007 after fending off a hostile takeover from US Airways and its shares were re-listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Acquisition of Northwest Airlines (2008–2010)

The acquisition of Northwest Airlines was announced on April 14, 2008. It was approved and consummated on October 29, 2008. Northwest continued to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta until December 31, 2009, when the Northwest Airlines operating certificate was merged into that of Delta. Delta completed integration with Northwest on January 31, 2010, when their computer reservations system and websites were combined, and the Northwest Airlines brand was officially retired.

Network

Delta and its worldwide alliance partners operate more than 15,000 flights per day, having operated 893 daily flights out of its Atlanta main hub in the summer of 2024. As of December 31, 2021, Delta's mainline aircraft fly to 242 destinations, serving 52 countries across six continents.

Destinations

As of May 2025, Delta Air Lines operates or has previously operated to the following destinations. This table does not include destinations served by Delta's regional subsidiary, Delta Connection.

Country or Territory	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Antigua and Barbuda	Osbourn	V. C. Bird International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Aruba	Oranjestad	Queen Beatrix International Airport
Australia	Brisbane	Brisbane Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Melbourne	Melbourne Airport	Begins December 3, 2025
	Sydney	Sydney Airport
Austria	Vienna	Vienna International Airport	Terminated
Bahamas	Freeport	Grand Bahama International Airport	Terminated
	George Town	Exuma International Airport
	Nassau	Lynden Pindling International Airport
Barbados	Bridgetown	Grantley Adams International Airport
Belgium	Brussels	Brussels Airport
Belize	Belize City	Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Bermuda	Hamilton	L.F. Wade International Airport
Bonaire	Kralendijk	Flamingo International Airport
Brazil	Brasília	Brasília International Airport	Terminated
	Fortaleza	Pinto Martins International Airport	Terminated
	Manaus	Eduardo Gomes International Airport	Terminated
	Recife	Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport	Terminated
	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
	São Paulo	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
Canada	Calgary	Calgary International Airport
	Edmonton	Edmonton International Airport	Terminated
	Montreal	Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
	Saskatoon	Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport	Terminated
	Toronto	Toronto Pearson International Airport
	Vancouver	Vancouver International Airport
	Winnipeg	Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman	Owen Roberts International Airport
Chile	Santiago	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
China	Beijing	Beijing Capital International Airport	Terminated
		Beijing Daxing International Airport	Terminated
	Shanghai	Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport
	Cartagena	Rafael Núñez International Airport
	Medellín	José María Córdova International Airport	Terminated
Costa Rica	Liberia	Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
	San José	Juan Santamaría International Airport
Croatia	Dubrovnik	Dubrovnik Airport	Terminated
Cuba	Havana	Jose Marti International Airport
Curaçao	Willemstad	Hato International Airport
Czech Republic	Prague	Václav Havel Airport Prague	Template:Airline seasonal
Denmark	Copenhagen	Copenhagen Airport
Dominican Republic	Puerto Plata	Gregorio Luperón International Airport
	Punta Cana	Punta Cana International Airport
	Santiago de los Caballeros	Cibao International Airport
	Santo Domingo	General Andrews Airport	Terminated
		Las Américas International Airport
Ecuador	Guayaquil	José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport	Terminated
	Quito	Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Egypt	Cairo	Cairo International Airport	Terminated
	Sharm El Sheikh	Sharm El Sheikh International Airport	Terminated
El Salvador	San Salvador	Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport
Finland	Helsinki	Helsinki Airport	Terminated
France	Lyon	Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport	Terminated
	Nice	Nice Côte d'Azur Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Paris	Charles de Gaulle Airport
		Orly Airport	Terminated
French Polynesia	Papeete	Faa'a International Airport
Germany	Berlin	Berlin Brandenburg Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
		Berlin Tegel Airport	Airport closed
	Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf Airport	Terminated
	Frankfurt	Frankfurt Airport
	Hamburg	Hamburg Airport	Terminated
	Munich	Munich Airport
	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Airport	Terminated
Ghana	Accra	Kotoka International Airport
Greece	Athens	Athens International Airport
Grenada	St. George's	Maurice Bishop International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal Resumes December 20, 2025
Guadeloupe	Pointe-à-Pitre	Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport	Terminated
Guam	Hagåtña	Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport	Terminated
Guatemala	Guatemala City	La Aurora International Airport
Guyana	Georgetown	Cheddi Jagan International Airport	Terminated
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Toussaint Louverture International Airport	Terminated
Honduras	Roatán	Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
	San Pedro Sula	Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
	Tegucigalpa	Toncontín International Airport	Terminated
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Resumes June 6, 2026
		Kai Tak Airport	Airport closed
Hungary	Budapest	Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport	Terminated
Iceland	Reykjavík	Keflavík International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
India	Chennai	Chennai International Airport	Terminated
	Delhi	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Terminated
	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Terminated
Ireland	Dublin	Dublin Airport
	Shannon	Shannon Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
Israel	Tel Aviv	Ben Gurion Airport
Italy	Catania	Catania Fontanarossa Airport
	Milan	Milan Malpensa Airport
	Naples	Naples International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Olbia	Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport	Template:Airline seasonal Begins May 20, 2026
	Pisa	Pisa International Airport	Terminated
	Rome	Rome Fiumicino Airport
	Venice	Venice Marco Polo Airport
Jamaica	Kingston	Norman Manley International Airport
	Montego Bay	Sangster International Airport
Japan	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Airport	Terminated
	Nagoya	Chubu Centrair International Airport	Terminated	|-	Nagoya Komaki Airport	Terminated
		Osaka	Kansai International Airport	Terminated
	Narita International Airport	Terminated
	Jordan	Amman	Queen Alia International Airport	Terminated
	Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwait International Airport	Terminated
Malta	Malta	Malta International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal Begins June 7, 2026
Liberia	Monrovia	Roberts International Airport	Terminated
Mexico	Acapulco	Acapulco International Airport	Terminated
	Cancún	Cancún International Airport
	Guadalajara	Guadalajara International Airport
	Ixtapa	Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport	Terminated
	Mazatlán	Mazatlán International Airport
	Mexico City	Mexico City International Airport
	Monterrey	Monterrey International Airport
	Puerto Vallarta	Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
	San José del Cabo	Los Cabos International Airport
	Tulum	Tulum International Airport
	Morocco	Marrakesh	Marrakesh Menara Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
New Zealand	Auckland	Auckland Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
Nicaragua	Managua	Augusto C. Sandino International Airport	Terminated
Nigeria	Abuja	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	Terminated
	Lagos	Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	Saipan International Airport	Terminated
Palau	Koror	Roman Tmetuchl International Airport	Terminated
Panama	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport
Peru	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Philippines	Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Terminated
Poland	Warsaw	Warsaw Chopin Airport	Terminated
Portugal	Lisbon	Lisbon Airport
	Ponta Delgada	João Paulo II Airport	Terminated	|-	Porto	Porto Airport	Template:Airline seasonal Begins May 21, 2026
	Puerto Rico	San Juan	Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport	Terminated
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Romania	Bucharest	Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport	Terminated
Russia	Moscow	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Terminated
	Saint Petersburg	Pulkovo Airport	Terminated
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts	Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
Saint Lucia	Vieux Fort	Hewanorra International Airport
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	King Khalid International Airport	Begins October 2026
Senegal	Dakar	Blaise Diagne International Airport
		Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	Terminated
Singapore	Singapore	Changi Airport	Terminated
Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	Princess Juliana International Airport
South Africa	Cape Town	Cape Town International Airport
	Johannesburg	O. R. Tambo International Airport
South Korea	Busan	Gimhae International Airport	Terminated
	Seoul	Gimpo International Airport	Terminated
		Incheon International Airport
Spain	Barcelona	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
	Madrid	Madrid–Barajas Airport
	Málaga	Málaga Airport	Terminated
	Valencia	Valencia Airport	Terminated
Sweden	Stockholm	Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Switzerland	Geneva	Geneva Airport	Terminated
	Zurich	Zurich Airport
Taiwan	Taipei	Taoyuan International Airport
Thailand	Bangkok	Don Mueang International Airport	Terminated
		Suvarnabhumi Airport	Terminated
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Piarco International Airport	Terminated
Turkey	Istanbul	Atatürk Airport	Airport closed
Turks and Caicos Islands	Providenciales	Providenciales International Airport
Ukraine	Kyiv	Boryspil International Airport	Terminated	|-	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai International Airport	Terminated
United Kingdom	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Glasgow	Glasgow Airport	Terminated
	London	Gatwick Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
		Heathrow Airport
	Manchester	Manchester Airport	Terminated
United States (Alabama)	Birmingham	Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
	Huntsville	Huntsville International Airport
	Mobile	Mobile Regional Airport
United States (Alaska)	Anchorage	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
	Fairbanks	Fairbanks International Airport
	Juneau	Juneau International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
United States (Arizona)	Phoenix	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
	Tucson	Tucson International Airport
United States (Arkansas)	Fayetteville/Bentonville	Northwest Arkansas National Airport
	Hot Springs	Memorial Field Airport	Terminated
	Little Rock	Clinton National Airport
United States (California)	Burbank	Hollywood Burbank Airport
	Fresno	Fresno Yosemite International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Long Beach	Long Beach Airport
	Los Angeles	Los Angeles International Airport	Template:Airline hub
	Oakland	Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Ontario	Ontario International Airport
	Palm Springs	Palm Springs International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Sacramento	Sacramento International Airport
	San Diego	San Diego International Airport
	San Francisco	San Francisco International Airport
	San Jose	San Jose International Airport
	Santa Ana	John Wayne Airport
	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara Municipal Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
United States (Colorado)	Aspen	Aspen/Pitkin County Airport	Terminated
	Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs Airport
	Denver	Denver International Airport
		Stapleton International Airport	Airport closed
	Hayden	Yampa Valley Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Montrose	Montrose Regional Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Vail	Eagle County Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
United States (Connecticut)	Hartford	Bradley International Airport
United States (District of Columbia)	Washington, D.C.	Dulles International Airport
		Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
United States (Florida)	Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach International Airport
	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
	Fort Myers	Southwest Florida International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Fort Walton Beach	Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
	Gainesville	Gainesville Regional Airport
	Jacksonville	Jacksonville International Airport
	Key West	Key West International Airport
	Melbourne	Melbourne Orlando International Airport
	Miami	Miami International Airport
	Orlando	Orlando International Airport
	Panama City	Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
	Pensacola	Pensacola International Airport
	Sarasota	Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
	St. Petersburg	St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport	Terminated
	Tallahassee	Tallahassee International Airport
	Tampa	Tampa International Airport
	West Palm Beach	Palm Beach International Airport
United States (Georgia)	Atlanta	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Template:Airline hub
	Augusta	Augusta Regional Airport
	Columbus	Columbus Airport
	Savannah	Savannah International Airport
United States (Hawaii)	Honolulu	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
	Kahului	Kahului Airport
	Kona	Kona International Airport
	Lihue	Lihue Airport
United States (Idaho)	Boise	Boise Airport
	Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls Regional Airport
	Twin Falls	Magic Valley Regional Airport
	Pocatello	Pocatello Regional Airport
United States (Illinois)	Bloomington/Normal	Central Illinois Regional Airport
	Chicago	Midway International Airport
		O'Hare International Airport
	Moline	Quad Cities International Airport
	Peoria	General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport	Terminated
United States (Indiana)	Evansville	Evansville Regional Airport
	Kokomo	Kokomo Municipal Airport	Terminated
	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Indianapolis	Indianapolis International Airport
	Richmond	Richmond Municipal Airport	Terminated
	South Bend	South Bend International Airport
	Terre Haute	Terre Haute Regional Airport	Terminated
United States (Iowa)	Cedar Rapids	Eastern Iowa Airport
	Des Moines	Des Moines International Airport
United States (Kansas)	Wichita	Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
United States (Kentucky)	Lexington	Blue Grass Airport
	Louisville	Louisville International Airport
	Paducah	Barkley Regional Airport	Terminated
United States (Louisiana)	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
	Lafayette	Lafayette Regional Airport
	New Orleans	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
	Shreveport	Shreveport Regional Airport
	Monroe	Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)
United States (Maine)	Bangor	Bangor International Airport
	Portland	Portland International Jetport
	Presque Isle	Presque Isle International Airport	Terminated
United States (Maryland)	Baltimore	Baltimore/Washington International Airport
United States (Massachusetts)	Boston	Logan International Airport	Template:Airline hub
	New Bedford	New Bedford Regional Airport	Terminated
	Worcester	Worcester Regional Airport
United States (Michigan)	Detroit	Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport	Template:Airline hub
	Flint	Bishop International Airport	Terminated
	Grand Rapids	Gerald R. Ford International Airport
	Lansing	Capital Region International Airport	Terminated
	Traverse City	Cherry Capital Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
United States (Minnesota)	Duluth	Duluth International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Bemidji	Bemidji Regional Airport
	Minneapolis	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Template:Airline hub
United States (Mississippi)	Columbus	Golden Triangle Regional Airport
	Greenwood	Greenwood Municipal Airport	Terminated
	Gulfport	Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport
	Jackson	Jackson International Airport
	Meridian	Meridian Regional Airport	Terminated
United States (Missouri)	Kansas City	Kansas City International Airport
	Springfield	Springfield–Branson National Airport
	St. Louis	St. Louis Lambert International Airport
United States (Montana)	Billings	Billings Logan International Airport
	Bozeman	Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
	Butte	Bert Mooney Airport	Terminated
	Great Falls	Great Falls International Airport	Terminated
	Helena	Helena Regional Airport	Terminated
	Kalispell	Glacier Park International Airport
	Missoula	Missoula International Airport
United States (Nebraska)	Lincoln	Lincoln Airport	Terminated
	Omaha	Eppley Airfield
United States (Nevada)	Las Vegas	Harry Reid International Airport
	Reno	Reno–Tahoe International Airport
	Elko	Elko Regional Airport
United States (New Hampshire)	Keene	Dillant-Hopkins Airport	Terminated
	Lebanon	Lebanon Municipal Airport	Terminated
	Manchester	Manchester–Boston Regional Airport	Terminated
United States (New Jersey)	Newark	Newark Liberty International Airport
United States (New Mexico)	Albuquerque	Albuquerque International Sunport
United States (New York)	Albany	Albany International Airport
	Buffalo	Buffalo Niagara International Airport
	Newburgh	Stewart International Airport	Terminated
	New York City	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Template:Airline hub
		LaGuardia Airport	Template:Airline hub
	Rochester	Greater Rochester International Airport
	Syracuse	Syracuse Hancock International Airport
	White Plains	Westchester County Airport
United States (North Carolina)	Asheville	Asheville Regional Airport
	Charlotte	Charlotte Douglas International Airport
	Fayetteville	Fayetteville Regional Airport
	Greensboro	Piedmont Triad International Airport
	Jacksonville	Albert J. Ellis Airport
	Raleigh	Raleigh–Durham International Airport	Template:Airline focus
	Wilmington	Wilmington International Airport
United States (North Dakota)	Bismarck	Bismarck Municipal Airport
	Fargo	Hector International Airport
	Grand Forks	Grand Forks International Airport
	Minot	Minot International Airport
United States (Ohio)	Akron	Akron–Canton Airport	Terminated
	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport	Terminated
	Cincinnati/Covington	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
	Cleveland	Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
	Columbus	John Glenn Columbus International Airport
	Dayton	Dayton International Airport
	Toledo	Toledo Express Airport	Terminated
United States (Oklahoma)	Oklahoma City	Will Rogers International Airport
	Tulsa	Tulsa International Airport
United States (Oregon)	Portland	Portland International Airport
United States (Pennsylvania)	Allentown	Lehigh Valley International Airport	Terminated
	Harrisburg	Harrisburg International Airport
	Philadelphia	Philadelphia International Airport
	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh International Airport
	Scranton	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport	Terminated
United States (Rhode Island)	Providence	Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport
United States (South Carolina)	Charleston	Charleston International Airport
	Columbia	Columbia Metropolitan Airport
	Greenville	Greenville Downtown Airport	Terminated
		Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach International Airport
	Spartanburg	Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport	Terminated
United States (South Dakota)	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls Regional Airport
United States (Tennessee)	Bristol	Tri-Cities Regional Airport
	Chattanooga	Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
	Knoxville	McGhee Tyson Airport
	Memphis	Memphis International Airport
	Nashville	Nashville International Airport
United States (Texas)	Amarillo	Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport	Terminated
	Austin	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
	Beaumont	Jack Brooks Regional Airport	Terminated
	Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi International Airport	Terminated
	Dallas/Fort Worth	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
		Dallas Love Field
	El Paso	El Paso International Airport
	Fort Worth	Amon Carter Field	Terminated
	Harlingen	Valley International Airport	Template:Airline seasonal
	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental Airport
		William P. Hobby Airport
	Lubbock	Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport	Terminated
	McAllen	McAllen Miller International Airport
	San Antonio	San Antonio International Airport
	Tyler	Tyler Pounds Regional Airport	Terminated
United States (Utah)	Cedar City	Cedar City Regional Airport
	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake City International Airport	Template:Airline hub
	St. George	St. George Regional Airport
United States (Vermont)	Burlington	Burlington International Airport
United States (Virginia)	Charlottesville	Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
	Newport News	Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport	Terminated
	Norfolk	Norfolk International Airport
	Richmond	Richmond International Airport
	Roanoke	Roanoke Regional Airport
United States (Washington)	Pasco	Tri-Cities Airport
	Seattle	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Template:Airline hub
	Spokane	Spokane International Airport
United States (West Virginia)	Charleston	Yeager Airport
United States (Wisconsin)	Appleton	Appleton International Airport
	Green Bay	Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport
	Madison	Dane County Regional Airport
	Milwaukee	Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
United States (Wyoming)	Casper	Casper–Natrona County International Airport
	Cody	Yellowstone Regional Airport	Terminated
	Jackson Hole	Jackson Hole Airport
United States Virgin Islands	Saint Croix	Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport
	Saint Thomas	Cyril E. King Airport
Venezuela	Caracas	Simón Bolívar International Airport	Terminated
Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Terminated

Hubs

Delta currently has nine hubs:

• Atlanta: The airline's largest hub serving the Southern and Eastern United States and as its main gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean. Home to Delta's corporate headquarters, as well as Delta TechOps, the airline's primary maintenance base.
• Boston: Delta's secondary transatlantic hub. It offers service to destinations in Europe and North America.
• Detroit: One of Delta's two Midwest hubs. It is the primary Asian gateway for the Eastern United States and it also provides service to many destinations in the Americas and Europe.
• Los Angeles: Delta's secondary hub for the West Coast. It offers service to cities in Latin America, Asia, Australia, Europe, and major domestic cities and West Coast regional destinations.
• Minneapolis/St. Paul: One of Delta's two Midwest hubs. It is the primary Canadian gateway for the airline and also serves many American metropolitan destinations, many regional destinations in the upper Midwest, and some select destinations in Europe and Asia.
• New York–JFK: Delta's primary transatlantic hub. The hub also offers service on transcontinental "prestige routes" to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
• New York–LaGuardia: Delta's second New York hub. Delta's service at LaGuardia covers numerous East Coast U.S. cities and several regional destinations in the U.S. and Canada.
• Salt Lake City: Delta's hub for the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. Delta's service covers most major U.S. destinations and several regional destinations in the U.S., emphasizing the Rocky Mountains and select destinations in Canada and Mexico, and select cities in Europe, Hawaii and Asia.
• Seattle/Tacoma: Delta's primary West Coast hub. The hub serves as an international gateway to Asia for the Western United States. Delta service also includes many major U.S. destinations as well as regional destinations in the Pacific Northwest.

Alliance and codeshare agreements

Delta is a member of the SkyTeam alliance and has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

• Aerolíneas Argentinas
• Aeroméxico
• Air Europa
• Air France
• airBaltic
• China Airlines
• China Eastern Airlines
• El Al
• Garuda Indonesia
• Hawaiian Airlines
• ITA Airways
• Kenya Airways
• KLM
• Korean Air
• LATAM Airlines
• Rex Airlines
• Saudia
• Scandinavian Airlines
• Seaborne Airlines
• Shanghai Airlines
• Transavia
• Vietnam Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic
• WestJet

Cabin

Delta underwent a cabin branding upgrade in 2015. Availability and exact details vary by route and aircraft type.

Delta One

Delta One Suite

Delta One is the airline's premier business class product, available on long-haul international flights, as well as transcontinental service from New York–Kennedy to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Delta One features lie-flat seating on all aircraft types and direct aisle access from every seat on all types except the Boeing 757-200 (in which only a special sub-fleet of approximately 20 aircraft feature lie-flats) and in their 'type 35L' ex-LATAM A350s (which use a 2-2-2 layout). The Boeing 767-300ER seats, designed by James Thompson, feature a space-saving design whereby the seats are staggered such that when in the fully flat position, the foot of each bed extends under the armrests of the seat in front of it. On the Airbus A330 cabins, Delta One features the Cirrus flat-bed sleeper suite by Zodiac Seats U.S., configured in a reverse herringbone pattern.

All seats are also equipped with a personal, on-demand in-flight-entertainment (IFE) system, universal power-ports, a movable reading light, and a folding work table. Passengers also receive meals, alcoholic beverages, an amenity kit, bedding, and pre-flight Delta Sky Club access.

In August 2016, Delta announced the introduction of Delta One Suites on select widebody fleets. The suites will feature a door to the aisle for enhanced privacy, as well as improved storage space, a larger IFE screen, and an updated design. The suites rolled out on the Airbus A350 fleet, first delivered in July 2017, followed by installation within the Boeing 777 fleet. Delta's Airbus A330-900, which began revenue service for the airline in July 2019, also features Delta One Suites. Also in July 2019, Delta began retrofitting a new seat on the 767-400ER, which featured increased privacy and design similar to Delta One Suites, though without a privacy door. These seats lack a door due to the 767's smaller cabin width.

First Class

Delta First class on an Airbus A220

First Class is offered on mainline domestic flights (except those featuring Delta One service), select short- and medium-haul international flights, and Delta Connection aircraft. Seats range from wide and have between of pitch. Passengers in this class receive a wider variety of free snacks compared to Main Cabin, as well as free drinks and alcohol, and full meal service on flights and longer. Certain aircraft also feature power ports at each seat and free entertainment products from Delta Studio. First Class passengers are also eligible for priority boarding.

Premium Select

Delta Premium Select on an Airbus A350-900

In April 2016, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced that a new Premium Economy cabin would be added. Since renamed to Premium Select, this cabin will feature extra legroom; adjustable leg rests; extra seat pitch, width, and recline; and a new premium service. Delta introduced it on its new Airbus A350, first delivered in fall 2017, to be followed by the now-retired Boeing 777. In October 2018, Delta announced that it would be selling first class seats on domestically configured Boeing 757 aircraft flying transatlantic routes as Premium Select. Delta's A330-900, delivered in 2019, also offers Premium Select. In 2021, Delta began retrofitting many of its 767-300ER and older A330 aircraft with Premium Select.

Delta Comfort+

Delta Comfort+ on an Airbus A321

Delta Comfort+ seats are installed on all aircraft and feature of pitch; on all Delta One configured aircraft, of pitch and 50 percent more recline over standard Main Cabin seats. Additional amenities include: priority boarding, dedicated overhead space, complimentary beer, wine, and spirits on flights or more, and complimentary premium snacks on flights or more. Complimentary premium entertainment is available via Delta Studio, with free headsets available on most flights. On transcontinental flights between JFK-LAX/SFO, Delta Comfort+ passengers also get Luvo snack wraps. Certain Medallion members can upgrade from Main Cabin to Comfort+ for free right after booking, while other customers can upgrade for a fee or with SkyMiles.

Main Cabin

Main Cabin on an Airbus A350-900

Main Cabin (Economy Class) is available on all aircraft with seats ranging from wide and of pitch. The main cabin on some aircraft has an articulating seat bottom where the seat bottom moves forward in addition to the seat back tilting backwards when reclining.

Main Cabin passengers receive complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic drinks on all flights or longer. Alcoholic beverages are also available for purchase. Complimentary meals and alcoholic drinks are provided on long-haul international flights as well as selected transcontinental domestic flights, such as between New York–JFK and Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. As part of Delta's Flight Fuel buy on board program, meals are available for purchase on other North American flights or longer.

Delta operated a different buy-on-board program between 2003 and 2005. The previous program had items from differing providers, depending on the origin and destination of the flight. Prices ranged up to $10 ($ when adjusted for inflation). The airline started the service on a few selected flights in July 2003, and the meal service was initially offered on 400 flights. Delta ended this buy-on-board program in 2005; instead, Delta began offering snacks at no extra charge on flights over 90 minutes to most U.S. domestic flights and some flights to the Caribbean and Latin America. Beginning in mid-March 2005 the airline planned to stop providing pillows on flights within the 48 contiguous U.S. states, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, and Central America. In addition, the airline increased the price of alcoholic beverages on Delta mainline flights from $4 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to $5 ($ when adjusted for inflation); the increase in alcohol prices did not occur on Song flights.

Basic Economy

Basic Economy is a basic version of Main Cabin, offering the same services with fewer flexibility options for a lower price. Examples of fewer flexibility options include no ticket changes, no paid or complimentary upgrades regardless of frequent-flier status, and only having a seat assigned at check-in. As of December 2021, Basic Economy travelers no longer earn award miles (used for redeeming free travel, for example) or medallion qualifying miles (which count towards elite status).

Reward programs

SkyMiles

SkyMiles is the frequent flyer program for Delta Air Lines. Miles do not expire but accounts may be deactivated by Delta in certain cases, such as the death of a program member or fraudulent activity.

As part of its efforts to improve customer experience, Delta introduced several service upgrades in 2025. These included free Wi-Fi access for SkyMiles members on most domestic flights, expanded Delta Sky Club lounge facilities, and new premium dining options featuring branded offerings such as Shake Shack.

Delta Sky Club

A Sky Club in Concourse B at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Delta Sky Club is the branding name of Delta's airport lounges. Membership is available through an annual membership that can be purchased with either money or miles. International passengers travelling in Delta One class get free access. Membership can also be granted through top-level Delta status or by being an American Express cardholder with certain exceptions. As of January 2019, Delta no longer offered single-day passes.

Originally, Delta's membership-based airport clubs were called Crown Room lounges, with Northwest's called WorldClubs.

Exclusive Delta One Clubs for customers travelling in business class are slated to open at New York–Kennedy, Los Angeles, and Boston in 2024.

In February 2024, Delta announced a new, more exclusive or premium level of Sky Club lounge aimed at high-spending travellers. The first would be at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, followed by those in Boston's Logan International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport later in the year. In addition to wellness areas, the lounge would offer a full-service brasserie and a marketplace influenced or assisted by a chef that would feature an open kitchen. The move represented a shift away from a standard offering to something closer to a unique experience for each airport and the city in which the lounge was located.

SkyBonus

On November 27, 2001, Delta Air Lines launched SkyBonus, a program aimed toward small-to-medium businesses spending between $5,000 and $500,000 annually on air travel. Businesses can earn points toward free travel and upgrades, as well as Sky Club memberships and SkyMiles Silver Medallion status. Points are earned on paid travel based on various fare amounts paid, booking codes, and place origin or destination. While enrolled businesses are able to earn points toward free travel, the travelling passenger is still eligible to earn SkyMiles during his or her travel.

In early 2010, Delta Air Lines merged its SkyBonus program with Northwest's similar Biz Perks program.

Corporate affairs

Business trends

The key trends for Delta Air Lines are (as of the financial year ending December 31):

Year	Revenue in billion US$	Net income in billion US$	Assets in billion US$	Employees (FTE)	Load factor (%)	Fleet size	Refs.
2005	16.4	−3.8	20.0		55,700	76.5	649
2006	17.5	−6.2	19.6		51,300	78.5	600
2007	19.1	1.6	32.4	18.56	55,044	80.3	578
2008	22.6	−8.9	45.0	9.47	84,306	81.4	1,023
2009	28.0	−1.2	43.7	7.53	81,106	82.0	983
2010	31.7	0.6	43.1	12.60	79,684	83.0	815
2011	35.1	0.9	43.4	9.29	78,400	82.1	775
2012	36.6	1.0	44.5	10.07	74,000	83.8	717
2013	37.7	10.5	52.2	20.00	78,000	83.8	743
2014	40.3	0.7	54.0	37.61	80,000	84.7	772
2015	40.7	4.5	53.1	46.11	83,000	84.9	809
2016	39.6	4.3	51.2	43.11	84,000	84.6	832
2017	41.2	3.5	53.2	49.98	87,000	85.6	856
2018	44.4	3.9	60.2	54.50	89,000	85.5	871
2019	44.0	4.7	64.5	55.30	91,000	86	898
2020	17.0	−12.3	71.9	34.97	74,000	55	750
2021	29.8	0.3	72.4	42.82	83,000	69	816
2022	50.5	1.3	72.2	32.86	95,000	84	902
2023	58.0	4.6	73.6	40.23	103,000	85	958
2024	61.6	3.5	75.4	60.50	103,000	85	975

Personnel

Between its mainline operation and subsidiaries, and as of December 2024, Delta employs nearly 103,000 people.

Delta's 17,500 mainline pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International and are the union's second largest pilot group. The company's approximately 180 flight dispatchers are represented by the Professional Airline Flight Control Association (PAFCA). Not counting the pilots and flight dispatchers, Delta is the only one of the five largest airlines in the United States, and one of only two in the top 9 (the other being JetBlue), whose non-pilot USA domestic staff is entirely non-union.

Delta Global Staffing

Delta Global Staffing (DGS) was a temporary employment firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta Global Staffing was a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., and a division of the internal company DAL Global Services.

Delta Air Lines sold majority ownership of DAL Global Services to Argenbright Holdings on December 21, 2018. As part of the sale, Delta dissolved the staffing division of DGS.

It was founded in 1995 as a provider of temporary staffing for Delta primarily in Atlanta. DGS has since expanded to include customers and businesses outside the airline and aviation industries. DGS now supports customers in major US metropolitan areas.

Delta Global Staffing provided contract workers for short and long term assignments, VMS partnering, VOP on-site management, temp-to-hire, direct placements, and payroll services. DGS services markets such as call centers, customer services and administrative placements, IT & professional recruiting, logistics, finance & accounting, hospitality, and aviation/airline industry.

Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta

Headquarters and offices

Delta's corporate headquarters is located on a corporate campus on the northern boundary of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, within the city limits of Atlanta. This location has served as Delta's headquarters since 1941, when the company relocated its corporate offices from Monroe, Louisiana, to Greater Atlanta. The crop dusting division of Delta remained headquartered in Monroe until Delta ceased crop dusting in 1966. Before 1981, the Delta corporate campus, an plot of land in proximity to the old Hartsfield Airport terminal, was outside the City of Atlanta limits in unincorporated Fulton County. On August 3, 1981, the Atlanta City Council approved the annexation of of land, an area containing the Delta headquarters. As of 1981 Delta would have had to begin paying $200,000 annually to the City of Atlanta in taxes. In September 1981, the airline sued the city, challenging the annexation on the basis of the constitutionality of the 1960 City of Atlanta annexation of the Hartsfield old terminal. The City of Atlanta was only permitted to annex areas that are adjacent to areas already in the Atlanta city limits.

In addition to hosting Delta's corporate headquarters, Hartsfield–Jackson is also the home of Delta TechOps, the airline's primary maintenance, repair, and overhaul arm and the largest full-service airline MRO in North America, specializing in engines, components, airframe, and line maintenance.

Delta maintains a large presence in the Twin Cities, with over 12,000 employees in the region as well as significant corporate support functions housed in the Minneapolis area, including the company's information technology divisional offices.

Corporate identity

Tails of two Airbus A330s with the airline's "widget" logo

Delta's logo, often called the "widget", was originally unveiled in 1959. Its triangle shape is taken from the Greek letter delta, and recalls the airline's early history operating in the Mississippi Delta. It is also said to be reminiscent of the swept-wing design of the DC-8, Delta's first jet aircraft.

A Boeing 757 painted in the current livery, "Upward & Onward"

Delta's current livery is called "Upward & Onward". It features a white fuselage with the company's name in blue lettering and a widget on the vertical stabilizer. Delta introduced its current livery in 2007 as part of a re-branding after it emerged from bankruptcy. The new livery consists of four colors, while the old one (called "colors in motion") uses eight. This meant the switch saved the airline money by removing one day from each aircraft's painting cycle. The airline took four years to repaint all of its aircraft into the current scheme, including aircraft inherited from Northwest Airlines.

Environmental initiatives

In 2008, Delta Air Lines was given an award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Design for the Environment (DfE) program for its use of PreKote, a more environmentally friendly, non-hexavalent chromium surface pretreatment on its aircraft, replacing hazardous chemicals formerly used to improve paint adhesion and prevent corrosion. In addition, PreKote reduces water usage by two-thirds and reduces wastewater treatment.

PreKote is also saving money by reducing the time needed to paint each airplane. With time savings of eight to ten percent, it will save an estimated more than $1 million annually.

Despite having purchased 9.7 million metric tonnes of carbon offsets in 2022, Delta was in the process of moving away from such investments to reduce the company's carbon footprint by the end of March of that year and was instead focusing on reducing emissions from company operations. In May 2023, Delta Air Lines received a consumer class action lawsuit filed in Central California U.S. District Court over marketing claims that the company is the world's first carbon neutral airline.

In popular culture

Deltalina

As part of the re-branding project, a safety video featuring a flight attendant was posted on YouTube in early 2008, getting over 1 million views and the attention of news outlets, specifically for the video's tone mixed with the serious safety message. The flight attendant, Katherine Lee, was dubbed "Deltalina" by a member of FlyerTalk for her resemblance to Angelina Jolie. Delta had considered several styles for its current safety video, including animation, before opting for a video presenting a flight attendant speaking to the audience. The video was filmed on a former Song Airlines Boeing 757-200.

On-time performance

In 2023, Delta flights arrived at their destination on time 84.72% of the time, compared to the North American industry average of 74.45% per Cirium . Delta completed 98.82% of its scheduled flights.

Award and recognition

On June 24, 2024, Delta Air Lines was voted 2024 Best Airline in North America and Best Airline Staff Service in North America by Skytrax.

Accidents and incidents

The following are major accidents and incidents that occurred on Delta mainline aircraft. For Northwest Airlines incidents, see Northwest Airlines accidents and incidents. For Delta Connection incidents, see Delta Connection incidents and accidents.

All told, in 14 fatal accidents involving at least one death, 299 passengers and crew died, 11 on two other aircraft died (in two collision accidents), and 16 people on the ground died (in four accidents).

Controversies and passenger incidents

In July 2024, Delta canceled over 7,000 flights during a disruption following the 2024 CrowdStrike incident. The incident closely resembled the 2022 Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis, in which the airline canceled thousands of flights. On Tuesday July 23, 2024, United States Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, announced the Department of Transportation would be launching an investigation into the events that prevented Delta Air Lines from swiftly recovering, as other airlines had. Over the course of the event over 500,000 passengers were inconvenienced, according to Delta CEO Ed Bastian, and over 3,000 complaints had been lodged with the government according to the Department of Transportation.

Delta has claimed to have lost $500 million due to the outages and associated costs. The airline has hired David Boies in preparation for litigation against Microsoft and CrowdStrike. The conflict led to an ongoing legal dispute in Delta Air Lines v. Crowdstrike.

Litigation

Delta Air Lines v. CrowdStrike is a legal dispute stemming from a massive global outage on July 19, 2024, caused by a faulty software update from CrowdStrike, which crashed Microsoft Windows systems worldwide and disrupted critical industries, including air travel. Delta was the hardest-hit airline, with over 7,000 canceled flights, losses estimated at $550 million, and significant operational setbacks due to failures in crew-tracking and outdated IT systems. Delta sued CrowdStrike for gross negligence, fraud, and computer trespass, claiming the update was deployed without proper testing and without authorization despite Delta opting out of automatic updates. CrowdStrike denied wrongdoing, citing contract terms that limit its liability and blaming Delta’s legacy systems for the extended recovery time. A Georgia court allowed Delta to proceed with several claims, though potential damages may be capped under the service agreement’s liability limits.

Safety and aircraft maintenance

In April 2025, two Delta Air Lines flights experienced incidents in which ceiling panels detached mid-flight, injuring at least one passenger. The events occurred on a Boeing 757 and a Boeing 717, prompting scrutiny of Delta’s maintenance practices and the condition of its older aircraft. Emergency personnel assessed the injured upon landing.

That same month, three Delta flights made emergency landings within five days due to cabin pressurization issues. The aircraft either diverted or returned to their departure airports, with crews following established emergency protocols. Although no serious injuries were reported, the incidents raised concerns about the airline’s operational oversight. Delta stated that it provided accommodations for affected passengers and reaffirmed its focus on safety.

Jet fuel dumping over Los Angeles

On January 14, 2020, Delta Air Lines Flight DL89, a Boeing 777-200 to Shanghai, returned to Los Angeles International Airport shortly after takeoff due to engine trouble. To reach a safe landing weight, the crew released about 15,000 gallons of jet fuel over southeastern Los Angeles County, including schoolyards.

About 60 children and teachers at Park Avenue Elementary School in Cudahy were treated for minor skin and lung irritation after being exposed to the fuel. Teachers and residents later filed a class-action lawsuit, alleging the pilots acted negligently by dumping fuel at a low altitude over populated areas instead of over the ocean or at higher altitude.

In August 2025, Delta agreed to a $79 million settlement, pending court approval. The airline did not admit liability, stating that the pilots had followed Federal Aviation Administration guidance and that the settlement was intended to avoid the costs of a trial. After legal fees, compensation will be distributed to an estimated 38,000 property owners and 160,000 residents.

Toxic fume events

After a surge in toxic fume events that have caused health problems for passengers and crew, Delta started replacing auxiliary power units on its aircraft. The Wall Street Journal reported that these incidents, which have led to emergency diversions and illnesses including brain injuries, were particularly concentrated on Delta’s fleet.

See also

• Air transportation in the United States
• Delta Flight Museum
• Delta Ship 41
• Delta Connection
• List of airlines of the United States
• List of airports in the United States
• Transportation in the United States

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon; Mowinski, John (1987). Modern Commercial Aircraft. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.. ISBN 0-517-63369-8. 

External links

• Delta Air Lines companies grouped at OpenCorporates
• Business data for Delta Air Lines: