In its Second Pay Increase in a Year, Delta Raises Employee Salaries by 5%

In order to enhance profitability and keep up with the tight labor market in the United States, Delta Air Lines is hiking employee pay by 5%, the second time in less than a year.

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The first increases since before the epidemic, 4%, were made to Delta employees' salaries in May.

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“This is actually a tremendous accomplishment, especially in light of the enormous losses we incurred during the epidemic, including a $1 billion first-quarter loss only last year.,” CEO Ed Bastian wrote in a staff note on Tuesday. “I'm convinced that our high-performance culture will propel us to new heights in the months and years to come, and that reward pool will keep expanding..”

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As per Delta, the increased raises are applicable to both flight attendants and ground staff beginning April 1. In late 2019, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA began a unionization drive for Delta's cabin crew.

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The Delta pilots, who are voting on a new contract proposal that promises 34% raises over four years, are exempt from the salary increases. The pilots would receive raises of 18% on the signing day if approved.

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Despite suffering a record loss of more than $12 billion in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Delta reported a $1.32 billion profit last year.

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Delta, based in Atlanta, also intends to distribute more than $550 million in shared profits to its employees later this month, according to Bastian.