Delta Airlines Surpasses Third Quarter Earnings Expectations

By: | October 16th, 2014

Wall Street analysts expected Delta Airlines to end the the third quarter with a quarterly profit of $1.18 per share but the airline company has surpasses expectations with a quarterly profit of $1.18.

Third quarter operating revenue for Delta Airlines rose to $11.18 billion, up 6.6 percent, while over quarterly profit fell 74 percent to $357 million, largely attributed to an increase in operating expenses.

It is worth noting that traffic increased 3.7 percent.

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