{"id":102903,"date":"2020-11-12T17:33:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=102903"},"modified":"2020-11-12T17:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:33:43","slug":"u-s-airlines-warn-of-challenges-during-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/11\/u-s-airlines-warn-of-challenges-during-the-winter.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. airlines warn of challenges during the winter."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines<\/strong> on Thursday cautioned that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases may have a negative impact on travel over the winter holidays, a period the sector had hoped would see improved bookings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/11\/southwest-airlines-offers-tickets-from-49-for-winter-travel.html\">Southwest Airlines offers tickets from $49 for winter travel.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States on Wednesday reported new COVID-19 infections reached an all-time daily high for a second day in a row and the number of people hospitalized also surged to the highest ever during the pandemic, <a href=\"http:\/\/reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-idUSKBN27S2DT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the U.S. hitting a grim milestone of 10 million positive cases and outbreaks in Europe and other parts of the world, all signs point to a challenging winter ahead,\u201d Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a memo to employees on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/10\/airbus-delivers-the-first-a220-assembled-in-the-u-s-to-delta.html\">Airbus delivers the first A220 assembled in the U.S. to Delta.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, low-cost carrier Southwest said an improvement in revenues in the past few months was losing steam in recent weeks, prompting caution about December trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile the company expected the election to impact trends, it is unclear whether the softness in booking trends is also a direct result of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases,\u201d Southwest said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs such, the company remains cautious in this uncertain revenue environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a near halt earlier in the year, forcing airlines to scale back operations and seek government aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting by Tracy Rucinski; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-33992a00     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"201\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article 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