© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Delta employee takes a picture of Delta Airlines Flight 295 to Tokyo, Japan at the newly opened Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia May 16, 2012. Flight 295 wa
(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:) said on Tuesday it would bump the pay of its employees by 5%.
Airlines are struggling to navigate worker shortages and adverse weather amid strong demand for air travel.
Delta’s raise includes a 5% base pay increase for ground and flight attendant employees worldwide at all steps of the pay scale and a 5% pool for eligible merit employees worldwide, the airline’s chief executive Ed Bastian wrote in a memo to employees.
Shares of Delta were down nearly 2% in afternoon trade.
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