Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines will charge many passengers more to check bags, following similar hikes from United and JetBlue.

Ed Bastian said that, unlike last year when people were "frozen" by tariff uncertainty, premium passengers are less affected by geopolitical conflict.

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Shivansh Tiwary CHICAGO, April 8 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines on Wednesday pulled all planned capacity growth for the current quarter and forecast profit below Wall Street expectations,

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines told investors on Wednesday that the company expects fuel costs to be $2 billion higher by June. The news comes as conflicts in the Middle East continue to impact oil and gasoline prices across the globe and in the United States.

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Delta Air Lines Inc. expects to incur more than $2 billion in higher fuel costs through June because of the Iran war, prompting the carrier to tread carefully and stick to its previous full-year profit forecast.

Delta executives are looking to tie ticket prices to rising oil and jet fuel prices in order to keep up profit margins. In other words, it’s not budging. Delta had revenue of $14.2B for Q1 of 2026, with a 9% year-over-year growth. The company is expecting to keep this growth up for 2026.

The carrier released a full list of temporary and upgraded connections, running from August to November.