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Delta slashes flights by 40% as virus cripples global travel

by AP Airlines Writer
| March 13, 2020 11:30 AM

Delta Air Lines will cut passenger-carrying capacity by 40% to deal with a nosedive in travel demand, and it is talking to the White House and Congress about assistance to get through a downturn caused by the new coronavirus.

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