Delta Air steps up hiring to deal with increased demand for air travel
Reuters
Published Aug 31, 2021 10:27AM ET
Updated Aug 31, 2021 12:51PM ET
By Rajesh Kumar Singh
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines on Tuesday said it would hire 1,500 new flight attendants in anticipation of an increase in demand for air travel next summer.
The announcement comes as many airlines struggle to keep up with a recovery in air travel and are grappling with staff shortages.
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) last week said it would run fewer flights through the end of the year as a result of a staffing crunch, which disrupted its operations this summer and led to flight delays and cancellations.
Delta Air, too, had to cancel about 100 flights in April due to staff shortages. But a company spokesperson said the airline's operations since have been relatively smooth.
In July, the carrier's average daily departures totaled 4,377 compared with 2,009 in April.
Including the 1,500 flight attendants hired in early 2020 before the pandemic, Delta aims to have 3,000 new flight attendants to support operations next summer. It is also hiring 1,200 pilots.
"The need here is to support future flying," the spokesperson said.
Since May, Delta Air has made full vaccination a condition of employment for new hires. On Tuesday, it reiterated that policy, saying all new hires, including current Delta employees who have been accepted into the training program for flight attendants, must be fully vaccinated before their training start date.
Last week, the company said employees who choose not to be vaccinated will have to pay $200 extra per month for their company-sponsored healthcare plan.
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