Delta Air Lines gives staff another 5% raise, hikes starting wages to $19 an hour

Delta
Air
Lines
said
it
is
raising
staff
pay
by
another
5%
this
year
as
the
country’s
most
profitable
airline
prepares
for
the
busy
summer
travel
season.

The
pay
increase,
which
starts
June
1,
applies
to
workers
including
flight
attendants,
ground
handlers,
mechanics
and
some
office
workers,
among
others.
It
does
not
apply
to
pilots,
who
are
unionized
and
ratified
a
contract
last
year
for
big
pay
increases
after
stagnant
wages
during
the
Covid-19
pandemic.
The
Association
of
Flight
Attendants-CWA
launched
a

unionization
campaign of
Delta’s
cabin
crew
in
late
2019.

Delta
raised

staff
pay
by
5%
last
year
and
the
pay
hike
unveiled
Monday
is
the
third
the
Atlanta-based
carrier
has
announced
since
2022.
With
the
new
raises,
starting
pay
at
Delta’s
mainline
operation
in
the
U.S.
will
rise
to
$19
an
hour
from
$16.55.

“With
this
increase
in
base
pay
and
starting
rates,
we
continue
our
commitment
to
provide
Delta
people
with
industry-leading
total
compensation
for
industry-leading
performance,”
CEO
Ed
Bastian
said
in
a
memo
to
staff
on
Monday.