Delta's CEO feels optimistic for the rest of 2021
Delta CEO Ed Bastian shares his thoughts about his goals for 2021 and becoming cash flow positive.
Video transcript
ED BASTIAN: Our goal will be this summer, which will go from June through Q3, to turn this company profitable. And I think we've got a pathway to do that. So hopefully, month of June will be profitable, through the summer. That will be our next goal. I'm pleased we met the cash burn goal, and next we're on to profitability.
Confidence in travel is really growing as a result of the vaccinations. 50% of the adult population in the US has already received at least one of the vaccination shots, and 75% of our customers expect to be fully by Memorial Day. So that's driving a tremendous amount of rebound and pent-up demand to travel. And we're going to be ready to serve them.
