Mitchell Hartman
speaker
1,202 appearances
42 recordings
3 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard 6d ago
Mitchell Hartman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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People are paying the higher fares regularly.
They have these premium seats and a well-heeled, less price-sensitive customer.
So what about the other major U.S.
airlines?
They're dealing with the same soaring jet fuel costs, and they're more dependent on selling economy seats.
Some are also raising their prices, which could turn off inflation-stressed consumers, says Johnny Sawyer at public opinion firm Ipsos.
He points to a recent poll that found two in three Americans spending less on experiences.
Lower income Americans were definitely more likely to say that they'll either avoid bookings just by plane or just cancel their trips entirely.
Different pattern emerging for higher income Americans, though.
According to Morning Consult, their spending on airfare and hotels shot up in March.
Senior economist Sophia Baig says geopolitical conflict clearly isn't much of a deterrent.
And plan their summer vacations.
I'm Mitchell Hartman for Marketplace.
Delta's certainly not immune to developments in the Strait of Hormuz and soaring jet fuel prices, says analyst Nicholas Owens at Morningstar.
They did say they had $2 billion of incremental fuel cost, and the price per gallon is almost double what it was a year ago.
And the airline's responding aggressively, says Alex Faciano at CFRA Research.
And that's not likely to drive away too many customers, says Nicholas Owens at Morningstar.
Delta is the most profitable North American airline, and that gives them some cushion to absorb the temporary hit from spike in fuel cost.
A big reason is Delta's relatively affluent customer base.
In Q1, its revenue at the front of the plane, so the fancy seats, was up 14%.
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