U.S. carriers up helped by strong domestic markets
02/12/2021 15:23
** Shares of U.S. carriers Delta Air Lines DAL.N and
American Airlines AAL.O up 5.1% and 2.8% respectively in
morning trade
** Travel stocks recover after Tuesday's tumble as concerns
over the new coronavirus variant ease slightly in the global
markets urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM39Z
** Airlines in countries with large, strong domestic markets
like the United States better shielded from uncertainties of
international travel urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SM0GV
** DAL expecting strong bookings over the Christmas period
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2SL196
** UBS analysis shows U.S. carriers have not yet changed
their scheduled capacity, which is running at 87% of 2019 levels
in December and is expected to reach 92% of pre-COVID capacity
in January urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SM0GV
** Shares of DAL down 12.8%, AAL up 5.7% YTD
(Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru)
((Kannaki.Deka@thomsonreuters.com))