They say they are not just building a bigger airline but a better airline and apparently passengers are agreeing. Delta Air Lines announced Wednesday a fourth-quarter net profit of $425 million. Compare this to last year’s $19 million and it is easy to see consumers are favoring the combination of Delta and Northwest.
The earnings increase came in spite of high fuel costs and the addition of many fees for meals, baggage, and other services.
The largest carrier at Detroit Metropolitan International Airport and Flint Bishop International Airport, Delta Air Lines enveloped Michigan’s former largest carrier when they merged with Northwest Airlines a decade ago. Last year’s earnings were lower because of the last expenses of the merger, the consolidation of airport operations.
They last carry-over of Northwest is the continuation of the Flight Attendance union. Flight crews for flights emanating from Detroit, Minneapolis, and Memphis still use the unionized flight crews while flights from Delta’s other hubs use non-union Flight Attendants.
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