Delta Air Lines Makes Disappointing Announcement

The travel season is ramping up for the second half of 2025, and travel is lower than expected for many major airlines, at least when it comes to domestic travel. A bevy of airlines, including Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines, are cutting back their capacity growth plans for the year, due to lower demand.

The upside of slow travel is that it often means less expensive plane tickets. Airfare costs for travelers went down 5.3% in March from last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent data, so travelers are getting some savings. But, the negative side to that is that there are fewer options for travelers.

Now, Delta Air Lines is planning to cut seven routes later this year, according to The Points Guy and “confirmed by a carrier spokesperson.”

The affected routes include from Atlanta to Fresno, CA; Detroit to San Jose, CA; Minneapolis-St. Paul to Albuquerque; Minneapolis-St. Paul to Buffalo; Minneapolis-St. Paul to Fairbanks; Minneapolis-St. Paul to Great Falls, Montana; and Salt Lake City to Toronto. The cut route to Toronto reflects the lower demand for travel between the United States and Canada.

There is some good news, though. Delta is adding five new routes as the year progresses, including two new services: one from Salt Lake City to Little Rock, AR, and the other from Austin to Palm Springs, CA. “The Salt Lake City flights will operate daily beginning Sept. 8, while the new Austin service will operate seasonally in the winter on Saturdays starting Nov. 8,” according to The Points Guy.

Delta has also ramped up its flights to Orlando, FL, which is one of the biggest travel spots in the U.S., thanks to Walt Disney World Resorts. The airline added seven new point-to-point routes to Orlando, according to The Points Guy.

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