Delta Air Lines, world's largest airline, announced Monday it had returned to profit in the second quarter, thanks to the resumption of international air traffic.
The group sees growth in its turnover due to economic recovery, after two difficult years for the airline industry faces a sharp decline in demand.
The company's net income totaled $ 467 million (360 million euros), or 55 cents per diluted share in the second quarter, after posting a net loss of $ 257 million, or 31 cents per share, the previous year.
The operating revenues increased 17% to 8.17 billion dollars, a figure broadly in line with estimates of analysts polled by Reuters had expected $ 8.25 billion.
Title Delta Airlines lost 1.5% to 11.55 dollars in pre-exchange trading after the announcement of these results.