Updated at 10:17 am EST
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted modestly weaker-than-expected third quarter earnings Thursday, thanks in part to $35 million hit from Hurricane Ian, but forecast robust gains over the final months of the year amid an ongoing surge in domestic travel demand.
Delta said adjusted earnings for the three months ending in September were pegged at $1.51 per share, up from just 30 cents over the same period last year but just shy of the Street consensus of $1.54 per share….