Delta Airlines bans flag pins from other countries following Palestinian flag controversy
Delta Airlines is updating its uniform policy and will no longer allow its employees to wear flag pins from countries that are not in the United States. The news comes as Delta is receiving backlash from how the company handled a social media post regarding two Delta employees wearing a Palestinian flag. As a result, […]
Delta Airlines Faces Backlash Over Tweet On Palestinian Flag Pins, Issues Apology
Delta Airlines apologized on Thursday after facing public backlash over a Wednesday tweet in which a staff member was seen wearing a Palestinian flag pin. Delta Airlines came under fire after a post made via its X (formerly Twitter) account claiming that flight attendants were wearing Palestinian flag pins, which X users misidentified as “Hamas […]
Paris Olympics a drag on revenues for Air France, Delta; will cost millions
See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com The Paris Olympics are having a negative impact on the revenues of both airlines. Air France-KLM Group and Delta Air Lines both said the Olympics reduced demand to Paris between June and August, negatively impacting their unit revenues. Their comments come as the Summer Olympics rapidly approach, with Paris hosting […]
Delta hit with backlash over tweet about employees’ Palestinian pins, issues groveling apology
Delta Airlines faced strong backlash after its social media accounts said it would be “horrifying” if a flight attendant was wearing a Palestinian flag pin, forcing the flight attendant to kneel down and apologize. On Wednesday, user X posted two photos of a Delta flight attendant wearing a Palestinian flag pin during a flight, but […]
Delta shares plunge after lower-than-expected profit forecast despite surge in travel
Delta Air Lines shares fell more than 5% on Thursday after the airline forecast weaker-than-expected quarterly profit despite a surge in travel demand this summer. Atlanta-based airline Delta forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.70 to $2.00 for the third quarter ending in September, below analysts’ expectations of $2.05, and blamed discounting pressures at the […]