Marlon Hyde

CEO Ed Bastian says the company is moving quickly to recapture higher expenses, including reducing capacity in the current quarter.

The war in the Middle East has driven an unprecedented spike in jet fuel.

with prices roughly double what they were earlier in the year.

Delta announced Tuesday it is raising check bag fees as airlines also raise fares to cover the spike in jet fuel costs.

Bastian says it's still early to update the full-year outlook, but summer travel demand remains strong.

For NPR News, I'm Marlon Hyde in Atlanta.

Yes, we thought that we will go home, but then the bombs appeared.

Delta is the first major U.S.

airline to report quarterly earnings since late February, when the war in Iran began.

The carrier says first quarter fuel costs soared by $332 million.

CEO Ed Bastian says the company is moving quickly to recapture higher expenses, including reducing capacity in the current quarter.

The war in the Middle East has driven an unprecedented spike in jet fuel.

with prices roughly double what they were earlier in the year.

Delta announced Tuesday it is raising check bag fees as airlines also raise fares to cover the spike in jet fuel costs.

Bastian says it's still early to update the full-year outlook, but summer travel demand remains strong.

For NPR News, I'm Marlon Hyde in Atlanta.

UPS says its latest bio program where eligible drivers can accept $150,000 to resign was well received by its employees.

Over 30 teams to local unions in its central region filed grievances against the Atlanta-based company claiming the offer violates their contract.

In a statement, UPS denies these claims and continues to engage with the local unions in the central region.

In February, a federal judge rejected the Teamsters' request to block the workforce reduction program.