Southwest melder nå om både svikt i etterspørsel og økende antall avbestillinger …
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The Delta variant of Covid-19 is weighing on Southwest Airlines' bottom line.
The carrier said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that customers this month have been booking fewer flights and are increasingly canceling the trips they've already booked. That prompted Southwest to lower its operating revenue estimates for the month to 15% to 20% below what it took in in August 2019. Previous estimates called for a 12% to 17% decline from two years ago.
Southwest (LUV) said it was profitable in July, but the "recent negative effects" of the pandemic will make turning a profit difficult in the third quarter. The airline expects September revenue will be down 15% to 25% compared to the same month in 2019, but said demand for Labor Day travel "remains healthy, thus far."
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