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Delta turns to apartment-sharing service Airbnb for more business

(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday announced a marketing agreement with Airbnb, becoming one of the largest established companies in the travel industry to embrace the 8-year-old apartment-sharing service. Delta, the world's No. 2 airline by passenger traffic, said customers can earn award miles toward free flights when booking stays with Airbnb. This follows similar promotions from Virgin America Inc …

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Delta posts smaller-than-expected fall in passenger unit revenue

Delta's shares were up 3.5 percent at $40.38 in early trading on Tuesday. The company, the second-largest U.S. airline by passenger traffic, reported a 3 percent decline in consolidated passenger unit revenue. Delta said the fall in September was due to a supply-demand imbalance on transatlantic routes and headwinds from prior-year yen hedge gains.

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U.S. senators quiz airlines on IT systems after Delta disruption

Two U.S. senators on Tuesday sent letters to 13 major airlines expressing concerns that their information technology systems are vulnerable to outages that can strand thousands of passengers similar to recent flight cancellations. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward Markey sent letters after Southwest Airlines Co and Delta Air Lines Inc experienced technology issues that resulted in thousands of flight cancellations across the country.

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