Delta Air cuts profit forecast as $6 billion fuel-cost surge outweighs fare gains
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- ✓Delta Air cut its 2026 profit forecast after fuel costs surged by $6 billion.
- ✓Shares fell 3.5% as the airline struggled with rising oil prices.
- ✓Chief Financial Officer Erik Snell said, "All of it's fuel," explaining the downgrade.
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Its shares fell 3.5% in premarket trading after the carrier cut its 2026 profit forecast for the first time this year and lifted its projected fuel-cost increase by $2 billion as the Iran war has driven jet fuel prices sharply higher worldwide. With no end to the war in sight, carriers are confronting their worst crisis since the pandemic.
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The downgrade underscores a growing challenge for the industry: whether passengers will absorb further fare increases if fuel prices remain elevated. Airlines have already raised fares substantially this year, and analysts warn further increases could test travelers' willingness to keep spending.
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