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Delta posts $1.11 billion profit for third quarter and sees strong holiday bookings_我的网站

A |     Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday that it expects revenue to keep rising into the holiday season.Profit was up 59% from a year earlier, as strong ticket sales — especially for premium seats and international flights — helped Delta shrug off higher labor costs.The Atlanta-based airline predicted ranges for fourth-quarter and full-year profit that mostly exceed Wall Street expectations.“I think we’re closing the year strong, and the holiday bookings that we see right now are pretty good,” CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview. “Domestic (travel) is solid, and international is really strong.”U.S. airlines are flying high as the travel recovery that began last year shows few signs of slowing down.Delta increased its passenger-carrying capacity an aggressive 16% and was able to fill all those extra seats. Travelers flew 64 billion miles on the airline in the quarter, a 17% increase, and they filled 88% of the seats on the average flight, a point higher than last summer.Revenue from ticket sales in the main cabin grew 12% — and 17% for premium seating. Money from Delta’s loyalty program soared 21%.The program, called SkyMiles, has become so popular that there are far more passengers hoping for upgrades to better seats than available seats. Lines can grow long at Delta lounges at busy airports like Atlanta and New York’s JFK.But when Delta announced changes to deal with the overcrowding last month — including basing elite frequent-flyer status purely on spending, and limiting lounge access for holders of Delta credit cards — the reaction from longtime customers was quick and brutal. Some vowed to switch airlines. Alaska Airlines and JetBlue fished for disgruntled Delta members by promising elite status in their programs. Even Bastian admitted the airline “ probably went too far.” Bastian has promised to modify the unpopular changes, but he hasn’t given any details yet.“We are working on that. We’ll be announcing something in the coming days,” Bastian said in the interview. He said he has received “a lot of feedback – everyone had their own ideas as to how we might restructure the program. Almost universally, people acknowledged that we needed to do something.” Delta's third-quarter profit, adjusted to exclude one-time items, was $2.03 per share, 8 cents better than forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue rose 11% to $15.49 billion, also beating expectations.For the fourth quarter, Delta said revenue will rise as much as 11% from a year ago and it will earn between $1.05 to $1.30 per share. Analysts expected $1.09.The airline predicted that full-year profit will land between $6 and $6.25 per share after saying in June it would be at the top end of a $5-to-$6 range. The short-term outlook would be rosier if not for a recent pickup in jet fuel prices — although fuel is still much cheaper than it was a year ago. Bastian expressed confidence that Delta and other carriers can raise prices enough to cover any increase in fuel expense. Shares of Delta were virtually flat in morning trading.。    据报道，英国环保组织“停止石油运动（Just Stop Oil）”的抗议者爬上80多米高的伊丽莎白二世女王大桥北侧的塔楼，导致交通路线关闭。这座桥被称为达特福德跨河道路，是英国一个由两条隧道和一座桥梁组成的横跨泰晤士河的公路桥隧组合。据估计，该大桥每天有16万辆汽车通过，并连接到欧洲最繁忙的高速公路之一。其中一名抗议者摩根·特罗兰（Morgan Trowland）表示，他抗议的原因是英国政府的政策正在加速气候紧急情况。

B | 他在推特上发布了一段自己在桥顶的视频。

C | “我愿意这样做，因为我不愿意坐视一切都毁灭。”39岁的他自称是一名桥梁设计工程师，他表示由于政府的政策，他“不得不采取行动”。另一位抗议者是33岁的教师马库斯（Marcus），他表示，“现在只有直接行动才能帮助达到我们迫切需要的社会转折点。”埃塞克斯警方发言人称，“要将人员安全地从高处转移下来是复杂的，这一事件可能需要一些时间才能解决。”根据此前报道，当地时间14日，英国环保组织“停止石油运动（Just Stop Oil）”发布的一段视频显示，两名该组织的抗议者向英国国家美术馆内的梵高画作《向日葵》泼洒番茄汤。英国警方近日通报，上述两名抗议者被指控犯有刑事损害罪，并将于12月接受进一步审判。

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