Highlights Delta to reopen middle seats on May 1 75% load factor seen in May Working to decarbonize footprint across operations Delta Air Lines, the nation’s second largest airline, saw a major uplift in fliers at the end of the first quarter as coronavirus vaccine rollouts grew, finally becoming cash flow positive in March, CEO Ed Bastian said. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “The first quarter had two distinct periods, with the first half feeling very much like an extension of 2020 as demand was slower than expected,” he said on the April 15 first quarter results call. “But as case counts decline and vaccinations accelerated, demand picked up meaningfully later in the quarter, allowing us to achieve $4 million of daily positive cash generation in the month of March, the first positive cash generation since the onset of COVID-19,” […]