The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he calls government “overreach” under President Joe Biden. The airline industry has chafed under consumer-protection regulations imposed by the Biden administration.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the last four years were marked by governmental "overreach." The Buttigieg-led DOT has added new rules aimed at protecting consumers, and Delta is under investigation for its handling of the CrowdStrike outage this summer that stranded thousands of customers.

Delta and other airline carriers are suing Biden's Transportation Department to kill a rule requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers.