Delta Air Lines

American, Delta and United will reportedly resume some international routes this month, although flight schedules will be significantly reduced compared to this time last year due to the progression of COVID-19. 

A Delta flight departing from Detroit had to turn around when customers refused to wear face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline industry has been battered by the virus pandemic. In March, companies got $32 billion to help cover payroll costs for six months in exchange for not laying off workers.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a memo to employees Thursday to thank the 17,000 Delta workers who agreed to take voluntary departure packages, a significant number of which are departing this week.

Delta Air Lines has updated its mask policy.

The move comes after Delta announced its CareStandard initiative to combat the virus.

Delta Air Lines has issued a Hurricane Douglas travel waiver for flights going to and leaving from Hawaii until Monday, according to its weather alert update.

Passengers are required to cover up while in the lobby check-in, at Delta Sky Clubs, boarding gate areas, jet bridges and throughout the duration of the flight except during meals, the airline said.

The union representing pilots at Delta Air Lines said Monday that 2,235 pilots volunteered for an early departure package ahead of a Sunday deadline.

Passengers who refuse to wear a mask without clearance from STAT-MD can be denied boarding and even lose flight privileges with Delta.

Delta says its “committed to preventing involuntary furloughs for as many, if not all, Delta people.”

Airlines cannot lay off employees before Oct. 1, under the terms agreed upon when accepting the aid package from the federal government.

According to the suit, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim was sitting in his assigned seat on a Delta flight in November 2018 when he was bitten by a dog belonging to a boarding passenger.

Delta Air Lines lost $3.86 billion before taxes and other items as the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights.

The deadline for most Delta employees to accept early departure or early retirement packages was Monday

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The largest U.S. air carriers have all signed letters of intent on federal loans to help them weather the novel coronavirus, with United Airlines warning employees on Tuesday that a surge in outbreaks was hitting bookings, threatening a travel rebound and jobs.

Five additional U.S. air carriers - Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines - plan to seek federal loans amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Department of Treasury said on Tuesday.

About 15 million Americans are expected to travel by plane this summer.

It said face covers are one of the most important ways to stay safe in the airport.