And yet, in October '23, Delta said they’d beat revenue expectations! https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/delta-air-lines-posts-111-billion-profit-quarter-103917339
Profit was up 59% from a year earlier, as strong ticket sales — especially for premium seats and international flights — helped Delta shrug off higher labor costs.
The Atlanta-based airline predicted ranges for fourth-quarter and full-year profit that mostly exceed Wall Street expectations.
Delta employees need to unionize already
How is this dystopian? Layoffs have always been a thing and are considered normal operating procedure even in theoretical societies. Star Trek has layoffs.
To the Citizens in Star Trek, losing a job doesn’t mean losing access to food, shelter, or any other personal resources.