Delta Hikes Q2 Revenue Outlook on Sharply Higher Airfares

Delta Hikes Q2 Revenue Outlook on Sharply Higher Airfares
Delta airplanes sit on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York City on Jan. 31, 2020. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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To hear it from Delta Air Lines, happy days are here again, with travelers gladly paying sharply higher fares just to get on an airplane and go somewhere this summer.

Delta said Wednesday that it expects second-quarter revenue will be back to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, even with fewer flights. The airline said revenue per seat should be up to 8 percentage points better than it originally expected.