Delta Air Lines execs are 'privately grumbling' about the Indian COVID-19 strain having the same name and simply refer to it as 'the variant' - but say it hasn't had an impact on travel Executives with Delta Air Lines are unhappy the latest coronavirus variant shares the same name as the company The airline says despite the crossover, there has been no drop off in bookings On Wednesday Delta Air Lines reported its first quarterly profit since the pandemic devastated the airline industry more than a year ago Other brands have also unintentionally been sucked up into the coronavirus including Corona beer which also claims to have no fall in sales