This situation is caused mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent slowing of hiring and training, as well as the early retirement of thousands of pilots.
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Despite an unprecedented hiring spree, Delta still regularly doesn't have enough pilots or flight attendants ready to operate all its flights when things go wrong. Throw in a bad storm during a busy travel week, and things can fall apart quickly.
So, why is Delta canceling flights? Staffing issues. A shortage in airline staff as well as an overtaxed air traffic control system means that when weather disrupts the air travel system, the dominoes can fall pretty quickly.
According to statistics and records, Delta is a safe and reliable airline in the world. It may not have undergone occurrences threatening the life or property of a traveler in recent times. Additionally, this carrier is committed to offering flights with amenities to be used during emergencies.
Delta Air Lines is a Fortune 500 company, making it harder to get a job than some airline competitors. The company does have a high turnover rate, so they are consistently seeking new employees; however, they are selective in who they hire. The hiring process at the company is drawn out.
Delta Air Lines Inc pays its employees an average of $23.68 an hour. Hourly pay at Delta Air Lines Inc ranges from an average of $15.30 to $53.87 an hour.
The average Delta Airlines pilot earns $192,000 with top-earners making $526,000. American Airlines pilots earn an average salary of $118,000, with some pilots earning in excess of $700,000. Most importantly, pilot salaries continue to increase.
Delta is hiring more flight attendants for 2023, adding to the 1,940 new faces that have come on board since February. “This is a historic year for flight attendant hiring, as we plan to grow our team by more than 4,000,” said Jennifer Martin, Managing Director – IFS CX, Learning and Hiring.
Delta employees rate their overall benefits 4.3 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor. A few of the company's highly rated benefits are stock options, the 401(k) program, work-from-home options, and employee discounts.
Some of the stand-out Delta Airlines employee perks are its effective leadership and how the company treats its employees. In fact, Delta CEO, Ed Bastian, won the Best Executive Leadership Award at the 2021 Airline Strategy Awards. The award recognizes outstanding leadership and planning through the Covid-19 pandemic.
For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.
Following another top year in nearly every performance category and profits, Delta Airlines expanded its company-wide bonus payouts to the equivalent of two months' pay, or what amounts to more than 16% of the average Delta worker's annual salary.
Delta Air Lines has had two accidents, but with a higher rate of fatalities per accident, which has been recorded at 134. But with two accidents, this is far less than the likes of United Airlines and American Airlines.