Just 13 Delta passengers bought tickets using NRA discount that cost airline a $40 million Georgia tax break. That’s $3 million per ticket. Delta announced it would review all marketing programs to avoid those that might become political, CEO Ed Bastian announced Friday. The move comes after the Georgia legislature removed the $40 million jet-fuel tax break for the airline. Lawmakers were upset that Delta, which is headquartered in Atlanta, dropped the National Rifle Association from a discount-fare program in an effort to appear neutral on gun policy. Ref. USAToday.
Delta says it’s losing $25 million a month because of the government shutdown - the first airline to report the impact. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the $25 million will continue monthly as long as the shutdown, now in its 25th day, lingers. Ref. USAToday.