Delta To Shed Saabs, EAS Routes
In an effort to halt $14 million in annual losses, Delta Air Lines plans to “adjust” flying in 24 markets in concert with the retirement of its Saab 340 tu

In an effort to halt $14 million in annual losses, Delta Air Lines plans to “adjust” flying in 24 markets in concert with the retirement of its Saab 340 turboprop fleet.

The airline said that load factors average 52 percent on the flights in the markets in question, flown primarily by regional subsidiary Mesaba Airlines, while some, it added, had fallen to as low as 12 percent. Delta registered a system-wide load factor of 83 percent last year.