Delta has pulled its 2025 guidance as the trade war scrambles expectations and said it will reduce capacity given economic conditions

Delta is one of the largest U.S. companies to warn that the escalating trade war is weighing on its business and the global economy. Delta Air Lines on Wednesday became one of the largest American companies to warn that President Trump’s escalating trade war was weighing on its business and the global economy.

Delta Air Lines Inc. withdrew its full-year financial guidance due to uncertainty surrounding global trade, a stark sign of the turmoil rippling across corporate America from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Delta Airlines has withdrawn its financial forecast for 2025, blaming the negative economic effect of the Trump tariffs along with increasing uncertainty and lower travel demand.

Delta reported its quarterly earnings today, but the company wasn’t able to provide investors an estimate on its finances for the year. “Given the lack of economic clarity, it is premature at this time to provide an updated full-year outlook,

Delta Air Lines withdrew its full-year profit forecast Wednesday and shelved some planned capacity hikes, pointing to a weakening demand outlook amid recession worries and worsening trade wars.

Delta said it won't grow capacity in the second half of 2025 and it won't issue full year guidance. But Americans still crave international travel.