Friday, March 2, 2018

Breaking: Just 13 Delta passengers bought tickets using NRA discount that cost airline a $40 million Georgia tax break. That’s $3 million per ticket.

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  Delta announced it would review all marketing programs to avoid those that might become political, CEO Ed Bastian announced Friday. The move comes after the Georgia legislature removed the $40 million jet-fuel tax break for the airline. Lawmakers were upset that Delta, which is headquartered in Atlanta, dropped the National Rifle Association from a discount-fare program in an effort to appear neutral on gun policy.

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