Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Leslie Josephs: Thank you.

Operator: Thank you. Your next question is coming from Mary Schlangenstein from Bloomberg News. Your line is live.

Mary Schlangenstein: Thank you. Good morning. I wanted to ask on the request for an addition of the Slot Waivers through another year. Have you seen any improvement at all in the ATC issues in the New York area? And does the Slot Waiver extension also include the DC area?

Peter Carter: So, Mary, thank you. It’s Peter Carter. It does traditionally include the DC area. That’s the way the FAA likes to view it. And we still have a shortage of ATC controllers. So, it’s still an incredibly challenging environment.

Mary Schlangenstein: Have you seen any improvement at all?

Peter Carter: Well, we’ve had the waivers — we’ve had the waivers in place. So of course, with those waivers, there would be improvement because there’s less capacity in that marketplace. But absent the waiver, I think we’d have some — as an industry, some real challenges in New York.

Mary Schlangenstein: Great. Thank you very much.

Tim Mapes: Thank you for the question, Mary. Matthew, I believe that wraps up our time, if you want to close out the call.

Operator: Certainly. Thank you. That completes our Q&A session. And everyone, this concludes today’s event. You may disconnect at this time and have a wonderful day. Thank you for your participation.