- Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian called President Donald Trump’s tariffs “the wrong approach.”
- The airline cut its growth plans and said it can’t reaffirm its 2025 financial guidance.
- Delta last month lowered its first-quarter forecast due to disappointing bookings.

Delta CEO says Trump tariffs are hurting bookings as airline pulls 2025 forecast
Delta said it couldn’t reaffirm its 2025 financial guidance.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/delta-air-lines-dal-1q-2025-earnings.html
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Americans Are Behaving As If They’re Going Into a Recession, Delta CEO Says
Corporate and domestic leisure travel has stalled since late February, according to Delta, the first major airline to release earnings since widespread tariffs were announced.

Delta warns of ‘economic uncertainty’ and ‘stalled growth’ in new recession alarm bell | CNN Business
Delta Air Lines warned that revenue could fall in the current quarter and that “growth has largely stalled,” forcing it to drop plans to offer more seats to passengers, in another warning sign about a possible recession hitting even businesses not directly impacted by recent tariffs.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/business/delta-earnings-economic-warning/index.html