Delta Air Lines plans to cut its capacity by 6 to 8 percent in 2009 and shrink its workforce, the company announced Tuesday.
The reduction includes a domestic capacity cut of 8 to 10 percent and an international capacity cut of 3 to 5 percent.
The announcement follows Delta’s 14 percent cut of domestic capacity in the second half of 2008.
Delta chief executive Richard Anderson and president Ed Bastian said in a memo to employees that the action “comes as a result of the global economic recession and weaker demand for air travel.”
Delta also said it plans to cut staff through voluntary programs.
