{"id":179051,"date":"2025-02-23T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T05:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/delta-air-lines-largest-carrier-world-revenue\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T05:30:16","slug":"how-did-delta-become-the-worlds-largest-carrier-by-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=179051","title":{"rendered":"How Did Delta Become The World&#8217;s Largest Carrier By Revenue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"254993\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/delta-air-lines\/\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/delta_icon.png?fit=contain&#038;h=22&#038;w=22\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Delta Air Lines<\/a><\/span>, a major airline operating flights in the United States and beyond, is currently the world&#8217;s largest airline by revenue, with a 2024 gross revenue of $61.6 billion. The carrier, the seventh-oldest worldwide and oldest airline in the United States today, operates more than 5,000 daily flights. 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