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Delta raises 2Q earnings outlook on strong fundamentals

  • Mercados: Oil products
  • 01/06/22

Delta Air Lines has cut its capacity outlook and upgraded its earnings forecast for the second quarter, after seeing rising consumer, business and international demand throughout the period.

Delta now expects second quarter capacity at 82-83pc of 2019 levels, after forecasting in April that capacity would reach 84pc of 2019 levels in the quarter.

Airlines have in recent months attempted to manage rising jet fuel costs by tightening capacity and raising airfare. Delta now expects jet fuel to costs to average $3.60-$3.70/USG in the second quarter — up by 10-12.5pc above its prior forecast — but expects to fully match second quarter 2019 revenues after raising airfare in the period.

"Demand is not tied to the [jet fuel] crack spread," Delta chief executive Ed Bastian told the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City today. "The demand is tied to people wanting to travel."

Delta has seen leisure, business and international travel demand increase throughout the second quarter, with business travel now 80pc recovered compared to 2019 levels, Bastian said.

Rival airlines United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have also upgraded revenue guidance in recent days on the back of strong demand. A total of 13.4mn passengers passed through US airports over the holiday weekend, down just 7pc from the same period in 2019, according to the US Transportation Security Administration.


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