Name: 達美航空11年來首次出現年度虧損 (Delta posts first annual loss in 11 years)
Uploaded: 2021-01-16T19:20:58.000Z
Duration: 1 min 11 s

Delta Airlines posted its first Daniel loss in 11 years Thursday, but the carrier sees business picking up in the second half of this year.

達美航空週四公佈了11年來首次丹尼爾虧損，但該航空公司認為今年下半年業務將有所回升。

CEO Ed Bastian told Reuters it expects 2021 will be the year of recovery.

首席執行官Ed Bastian告訴路透社，它預計2021年將是復甦之年。

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That will hinge on factors such as the pace of vaccine rollouts and people's appetite for flying, he said The carrier expects summer travel will show meaningful improvement good enough to drive profitability in the second half of the year.

他說，這將取決於疫苗推廣的速度和人們對飛行的胃口等因素，該航空公司預計夏季旅行將出現有意義的改善，足以推動下半年的盈利能力。

That's when he also expects business travel to pick up, but a recovery and international travel could take a least another year.

這時他也預計商務旅行會有所回升，但復甦和國際旅行可能至少還需要一年時間。

Delta's outlook sent its shares up more than 4% in early trading Thursday, but the near term could be rocky after the carrier posted a loss of more than $12 billion last year.

達美航空的前景使其股價在週四早盤交易中上漲超過4%，但在該航空公司去年公佈了超過120億美元的虧損後，近期可能會出現動盪。

The airline sees its actual flight capacity falling by more than half as it continues to block middle seats until the end of March.

由於航空公司在3月底之前繼續封鎖中間座位，是以其實際班機運力下降了一半以上。

 Delta, which lost an average of $12 million a day in the last three months, expects revenue to fall by up to 65% in the first quarter. 

過去三個月，達美航空平均每天虧損1200萬美元，預計第一季度營收將最多下降65%。