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Premium cabin momentum lifted Delta and United amid broad travel recovery

  • Delta Airlines Q3 2025 revenue rose 4% y/y to $15.2 billion, in line with $15.06 billion estimate.

  • Delta Airlines guided Q4 revenue growth of 4%, above 1.7% estimate.

  • Its premium revenue rose 9% in Q3 to around $5.8 billion while main cabin revenue rose 4% to around $6 billion.

    “Starting in July, cash sales picked up,” Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian said

  • United Airlines Q3 2025 rose 2.6% y/y to $15.23 billion versus $15.33 estimate.

  • United Airlines premium cabin revenue rose 6% while main cabin revenue rose 4%.

  • United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said demand is improving in Q4.

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More than 3,000 flights to and from Middle East destinations have bee canceled as Iran war continues

  • More than 3,000 flights to and from Middle East destinations have bee canceled as Iran war continues.
  • Global airports such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi remain closed.
  • The Iran war is expected to have ripple effects on global travel since major airline companies in the region- Etihad, Emirates, and Qatar Airways “connect their home hub airports with hundreds of destinations around the world”.
  • The war is also expected to cause reroutings and extra security checks, making flights more expensive and inconvenient.

https://www.afar.com/magazine/middle-east-crisis-impact-on-flights-and-global-travel

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