Delta halts service to more airports

The services will be suspended until at least September, according to the airline, the dominant carrier at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

May 13, 2020 at 2:57AM
FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. The number of Americans getting on airplanes has sunk to a level not seen in more than 60 years as people shelter in their homes to avoid catching or spreading the new coronavirus. The Transportation Security Administration screened fewer than 100,000 people on Tuesday, April 7, a drop of 95% from a year ago.
FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines plans to halt service at 10 secondary United States airports as it consolidates services.

Atlanta-based Delta said as of May 13, it will suspend operations at Chicago Midway, Oakland, Calif., Hollywood Burbank, Calif., Long Beach, Calif., T.F. Green in Warwick, R.I., New York Stewart in Orange County, N.Y., Westchester County in White Plains, N.Y., Akron-Canton, Ohio, Manchester-Boston in Manchester, N.H., and Newport News/Williamsburg airports in Virginia.

The services will be suspended until at least September, according to Delta, which said it is looking at other opportunities to take similar measures in additional markets.

Delta, the dominant carrier at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, said it will reaccommodate customers whose flights are affected. It continues to serve airports near each of those locations.

Along with halting service at the 10 secondary airports, Delta said it plans to suspend service to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in Canada as of May 13.

The moves will affect workers' jobs at those airports, including about 100 Delta employees. Delta said its employees who are affected will get "pay protection options" through Sept. 30 or have the option to work at another airport.

"By consolidating operations while customer traffic is low, we can allow more of our people to stay home in accordance with local health guidelines," Delta senior vice president Sandy Gordon said in a written statement.

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