12:21 PM EST, 11/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) CEO Ed Bastian said that government-mandated flight cuts will cost the airline a "significant amount," Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing an interview with the executive on CNBC.

Delta had 2,500 cancellations in the last week, according to Bastian, the report said.

"We'll still have a strong quarter, it won't wipe out our profits by any means," Bloomberg quoted the executive as saying.

The government reduced flight capacity by 10% at 40 major US airports on safety concerns, leading to over 9,000 flights being cancelled since the measure came into effect, Bloomberg reported, citing aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Delta did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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