Delta Air Lines posts a narrow Q1 profit and says travel demand remains strong despite flight scares

Delta Air Lines is reporting a small profit and says travel demand is strong heading into summer. The airline's CEO says recent flight scares seem to be having no effect on ticket sales. Delta said Wednesday that it earned $37 million in the first quarter, compared with a loss a year ago. It is predicting better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter too. CEO Ed Bastian says Delta’s best 11 days ever for ticket sales have all come during the early weeks of 2024. TD Cowen airline analyst Helane Becker says she expects Delta to be one of only a few airlines to report a profit during the seasonally weak March quarter.