COVID-19: 500 Employees Of Delta Airlines Test Positive For Coronavirus

One of the major US-based airlines, Delta Airlines, has said that 500 of its employees have tested positive for coronavirus.

This was disclosed by the airline's Chief Executive, Ed Bastian, during the airline's annual shareholder meeting.

He also revealed that 10 of the airline's employees have died from the virus.

He said, “We lost 10 employees to the coronavirus; every one of them breaks my heart.

“Among other 500 employees who contracted the virus, the vast majority have recovered.”

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Ed also said that Delta Airlines will be conducting 90,000 coronavirus tests for its employees and “we will be able to provide better protection for our people and then, eventually, certainly, our customers as we go forward.”

He also added, “We shut operations in 10 airports since May until at least September.

“We could never have predicted how quickly the coronavirus pandemic would upend our plans as demand for near-term air travel dropped to almost zero in a matter of weeks.

“We are realistic that the timing and shape of revenue recovery are uncertain and are prepared that it could take up to two to three years to return to a new level of normal, which could still be lower than 2019 revenue base.”