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Old 08-09-2025 | 08:25 PM
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So I figured I would help us debunk some stuff and shed some light on what is going on... I talked to my friends who work at Delta. One of them is in the revenue department.

Here are some things we talked about and some things to debunk from previous posts/comments I have seen

- Tues/wed is infact horrific for their flights as well and their least revenue generating days.
- Premium products are in, as we have heard from BB. Consumers prefer premium right now.
- Their domestic flying is subsidized by their premium and intl seats insanely hard.
- There is a major difference between business travel and leisure. Business travel is still going on, see above comment.
- The consumer reports and research they have done, people above 100k/yr income have little to no change in spending habits and are still traveling. Those who have less than 100k/yr have a serious drop in consumer confidence and spending, especially the last 4 months. (Ie- most of our clientele and their econ clients)
- There is a major overcapacity of seats right now everywhere, including on them. But they subsidize open econ seats with business/first class bookings.
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