"There’s a great market out of Birmingham," Bastian told The Sunday Times. Delta currently sponsors Birmingham City football club, who were recently promoted to the Championship.
Bastian made the comments in a wide-ranging interview, touching on the second Trump administration as well as competition from Delta’s US, European and Gulf state rivals.
The paper suggests Delta could use its new Airbus A321LR aircraft to serve non-London airports in the UK. Bastian said Delta was bucking the trend of a lack of investment in "premium experience" by US carriers serving the UK.
