Corporate Travel Demand Is ‘Flattish,’ Says Delta
Photo Credit: A screenshot of Delta CEO Ed Bastian during an episode of Gaining Altitude season 2. Youtube/Delta Air Lines
Skift Take
Given the whipsaw policies on tariffs these days, it is difficult to make long-term projections on corporate travel, leisure travel, and the global economy.
Delta President Glen Hauenstein told analysts during the airline's first-quarter earnings call Wednesday that business travel trends are "choppy," and that "corporate volumes [are] expected to be flattish" compared with 2024.
It's a sharp change from the outlook Delta gave at the start of the year.
CEO Ed Basti