Delta Air Lines expects 'solidly profitable September quarter'

Delta Air Lines stated (06-Sep-2012) the carrier is expecting a "solidly profitable September quarter", with an operating margin in the 9-11% range. The carrier, which expects PRASM growth of 1-3% in the month of Sep-2012 after 16 consecutive months of PRASM outperformance (compared to A4A average), expects capacity to be down 1-3% in the quarter. Despite this, corporate booking revenue is expected to increase 9% in the quarter. [more - original PR]