Delta to eliminate more jobs than planned, a total of 3,000

http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/06/02/daily1.html

Delta Air Lines got 1,000 more participants in its voluntary severance program than expected, which will allow it to cut 3,000 positions, the Atlanta-based airline said Friday.

In March, Delta (NYSE: DAL) reported plans to eliminate up to 2,000 jobs, or 3 percent of its total workforce, through voluntary payouts. In April, Delta offered two buyout packages to non-pilot U.S. employees -- a total of about 30,000 people.

"It's possible in future plans that some of those positions could be hired back," Delta spokesman Kent Landers said. "But this gives us more flexibility to adapt to rising fuel prices without having to involuntarily reduce the number of front-line employees."

Delta is the third-largest carrier in Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport, and the second-largest carrier at Palm Beach International Airport.

I saw on the news tonight that airlines are getting hit hard with high fuel prices and cuts are going on everywhere across this country..Looks like the era of cheap airline flights is over too..