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Delta forecasts 90 percent drop in Q2 revenue

Thursday, 11 June 20203 min read
Delta forecasts 90 percent drop in Q2 revenue

Delta Air Lines has again warned second quarter revenue will be,down by up to 90% compared to last year.

Delta now expects just $1.25 billion in sales for the quarter, compared to $12.5 billion a year ago.

System-wide capacity is still down 85% although it is seeing a small uptick in bookings and is gradually adding more routes.

Still, it is making some progress to reign in its costs.

In a regulatory filing, Delta said it is on target to reduce daily cash burn to about $40 million from nearly $100 million a day a couple of months ago.

It is already ahead of its goal to bring daily costs down to $50 million by June.

"Outflow improvement would result from modest continued demand recovery, particularly with domestic leisure travel beginning to return as states lift shelter-in-place orders, and additional cost-cutting initiatives," Delta said.

Delta has raised more than $10 billion in extra liquidity since early March.

"The rapid spread of the virus and measures implemented to combat it have had, and will continue to have, a material adverse effect on our business," Delta said.