Delta CEO Says <br />the Government Shutdown <br />Will Cost $25 Million This Month Delta CEO Ed Bastian <br />made the comments <br />on Tuesday. He blamed the revenue loss <br />on less travel by government <br />contractors and employees. Delta will also have to delay <br />the introduction of new <br />Airbus A220 jets and routes. The company is also delaying <br />hiring for new employees <br />that require federal clearances. The current partial <br />government shutdown <br />is the longest in U.S. history. It's the result of a standoff <br />between President Donald <br />Trump and Democrats over <br />a wall at the U.S. southern border. 800,000 federal employees <br />are currently either furloughed <br />or working without pay. TSA screeners are among <br />the federal employees <br />required to work without pay. TSA's absentee rate has climbed since <br />the shutdown, straining the security <br />checkpoints of Delta's hub airport in Atlanta.
