Delta Air Lines Is Soaring to a Record $1.8 Billion Profit as Summer Vacationers Pack Planes

Delta Air Lines Is Soaring to a Record $1.8 Billion Profit as Summer Vacationers Pack Planes
A Delta Airlines plane leaves the gate at Logan International Airport in Boston on July 12, 2021. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Delta Air Lines soared to a record quarterly profit of more than $1.8 billion as summer vacationers packed planes, especially to international destinations, and the airline enjoyed a tailwind from falling fuel prices.

The results released Thursday beat Wall Street expectations, and Delta raised its forecast of full-year earnings.