Strong demand and high ticket prices make the US airline Delta Air Lines more optimistic.

Sales are expected to return to pre-coronavirus levels in the current quarter. And Delta Air Lines can now better narrow down the forecast range for the operating margin – with higher fuel costs at the same time. In addition, the capacity will be somewhat lower than previously expected, the US company said.

The US group is now expecting sales of between 12,4 and 12,5 billion dollars in the three months to the end of June and would thus return to the level of the second quarter of 2019. Previously, the airline had expected to be able to reach up to 97 percent of pre-pandemic levels. 13 to 14 percent of the sales should remain as an operating profit. Delta has raised the lower end of the range by one percentage point. With this indicator, however, Delta will not yet reach the pre-pandemic level, because increased fuel and distribution costs are currently weighing on profitability to some extent.