Delta CEO promises ongoing efforts to fight disruptions

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian apologized for flight disruptions in a letter to customers and promised ongoing efforts to combat the problem, noting that Delta operated more than 96% of its scheduled flights in June and more than 80% arrived within 14 minutes of their scheduled time. “We’ve accelerated our hiring as well, bringing on around 15,000 new employees since the start of 2021,” Bastian said.