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Delta CEO says Heathrow plan to relocate airline's operations is 'deeply disappointing'

Reuters

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Delta ‌Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said on Monday ​that Heathrow ‌Airport's decision to move the ‌US carrier's operations to Terminal 4 from a terminal shared ‌with Virgin Atlantic was "deeply disappointing and bad for airline consumers".

Here are some more details:

• Delta said ⁠in a statement on Monday ‌it would pursue ⁠all available remedies to correct the ​decision and urged UK's Heathrow to reconsider

• Bastian criticized ​the move as "short-sighted"

• He added ​that ‌Delta and Virgin Atlantic had served ​millions of customers through ⁠their co-located operation in ‌Terminal 3 ​for more than ​a decade

• Delta and Virgin Atlantic provide UK travelers with a valuable competitive alternative across the ‌Atlantic, Bastian said

• "Separating our operation undermines years of investment and ‌disregards ​the tightly integrated customer benefits that we offer in our co-located terminal"

(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in ‌Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)