WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N), the world's biggest airline, reported a quarterly net loss on Thursday due to special charges, but operating earnings beat Wall Street expectations.
Delta, which merged with Northwest Airlines last year, said its loss was $161 million, or 19 cents per share, including $212 million in special charges.
Excluding the charges, the company reported a profit of 6 cents per share. Analysts on average had expected a loss of 5 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. (Reporting by John Crawley; editing by John Wallace)


Did we lose on fuel hedges again?