Originally Posted by
scambo1
That is pretty awesome news.
Truth is, this is shaping up to be a banner DAL year: Record profits, more aircraft, TA before amendable date, (unknown merger), etc. The eurozone is the current fly in the ointment for maybe other things.
Glen Hauenstein, as quoted by TheStreet.com:
"Thirdly, counter-intuitively, the trans-Atlantic produced Delta's highest unit revenue in the first quarter, despite Europe's weakening economies." Hauenstein said. Trans-Atlantic PRASM grew 22% following a 9% capacity cut.
"Business travel in the aggregate is increasing despite the fact that Europe's in a recession," Hauenstein said. "That's contrary to what we expect. The U.S. is seeing opportunities in Europe to work (so) business traffic goes up.
4 Things to Like About Delta - TheStreet