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Ed Bastian

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Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

There have always been walls.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

There has always been in politics.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

When we look at the world today, we know the one thing that really does unite the world is when you can actually travel and see and experience and get to know people.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

And you bring the countries physically together.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

closer together.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

So yes, it's not going to be a straight line up.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

In this business, we know there's a lot of turbulence in the sky, not just in the business model sometimes, but when we actually do physically get connected back together and the world start to become a closer place, that's where real opportunity sits.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

It continues to be at the top end.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

It continues to be in business.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

We're seeing double-digit growth in business at the start of the year.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

We had our largest weekly sales in our history just last week, up double digits over the same week a year ago.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

So if this demand set continues, we're going to have a great year.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

Well, we've been experiencing that for the last handful of years, and it's a problem where no good deed goes unpunished.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

You build something great, and everybody wants to be in there, and it doesn't feel as exclusive any longer.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

We've been working through that for the last several years.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

American Express is our close partner on that.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

American Express is building lounges.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

We're building new lounges.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

We've got the Delta One lounges that are coming.

Bloomberg Talks
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks Premium Travel

We're going to continue to build more supply and more capacity to take care of all of our great customers.