"In the meantime, we are analyzing the impact on
staffing as it pertains to these capacity reductions and, as in the
past, we will offer voluntary programs to adjust staffing needs. We
will continue to make decisions that are in the long-term interest
of our colleagues, customers, shareholders and the communities we
serve."
Source: From a letter to the 75,000 employees
of Delta Air Lines, from company Richard Anderson and President Ed
Bastian, outlining the newly-merged carrier's plans to cut capacity
in 2009.