Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday it expects to shake off the impact of Omicron, the fast-spreading Covid-19 variant that knocked the airline’s operation off course and damped revenue at the end of the year.
The Omicron variant upended what airline executives had expected would be a smooth and lucrative holiday travel season. Airlines canceled over 30,000 U.S. flights between Christmas Eve and Jan. 11, as Covid-19 infections ravaged airline workforces, and winter storms further derailed operations in many parts of the country.
