Delta to Bump Employee Pay by 5%

Airlines are struggling to navigate worker shortages and adverse weather amid strong demand for air travel.

Delta’s raise includes a 5% base pay increase for ground and flight attendant employees worldwide at all steps of the pay scale and a 5% pool for eligible merit employees worldwide, the airline’s chief executive Ed Bastian wrote in a memo to employees.

Shares of Delta were down nearly 2% in afternoon trade.