ATLANTA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc said on Wednesday that December's snowy weather in the United States and Western Europe reduced its fourth-quarter net profit by about $45 million because it canceled hundreds of flights.
Delta also said in its monthly traffic report that its system traffic rose 2.4 percent compared with the previous December, buoyed by strength in some parts of Europe and Asia.
Load factor, or the percentage of seats filled, fell 1.1 points to 80.1 percent in December, Delta said.
Delta, based in Atlanta, Georgia, had said in early December that it expected a fourth-quarter profit.
Analysts currently expect profit of 27 cents a share for that period, compared with a year-earlier quarterly loss of 27 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
(Reporting by Karen Jacobs) Keywords: DELTA/ (karen.jacobs@thomsonreuters.com; +1 404 493 3656; Reuters Messaging: karen.jacobs.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Delta also said in its monthly traffic report that its system traffic rose 2.4 percent compared with the previous December, buoyed by strength in some parts of Europe and Asia.
Load factor, or the percentage of seats filled, fell 1.1 points to 80.1 percent in December, Delta said.
Delta, based in Atlanta, Georgia, had said in early December that it expected a fourth-quarter profit.
Analysts currently expect profit of 27 cents a share for that period, compared with a year-earlier quarterly loss of 27 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
(Reporting by Karen Jacobs) Keywords: DELTA/ (karen.jacobs@thomsonreuters.com; +1 404 493 3656; Reuters Messaging: karen.jacobs.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.