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Delta posts $1.11 billion profit for third quarter and sees strong holiday bookings_我的网站

A |     Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday that it expects revenue to keep rising into the holiday season.Profit was up 59% from a year earlier, as strong ticket sales — especially for premium seats and international flights — helped Delta shrug off higher labor costs.The Atlanta-based airline predicted ranges for fourth-quarter and full-year profit that mostly exceed Wall Street expectations.“I think we’re closing the year strong, and the holiday bookings that we see right now are pretty good,” CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview. “Domestic (travel) is solid, and international is really strong.”U.S. airlines are flying high as the travel recovery that began last year shows few signs of slowing down.Delta increased its passenger-carrying capacity an aggressive 16% and was able to fill all those extra seats. Travelers flew 64 billion miles on the airline in the quarter, a 17% increase, and they filled 88% of the seats on the average flight, a point higher than last summer.Revenue from ticket sales in the main cabin grew 12% — and 17% for premium seating. Money from Delta’s loyalty program soared 21%.The program, called SkyMiles, has become so popular that there are far more passengers hoping for upgrades to better seats than available seats. Lines can grow long at Delta lounges at busy airports like Atlanta and New York’s JFK.But when Delta announced changes to deal with the overcrowding last month — including basing elite frequent-flyer status purely on spending, and limiting lounge access for holders of Delta credit cards — the reaction from longtime customers was quick and brutal. Some vowed to switch airlines. Alaska Airlines and JetBlue fished for disgruntled Delta members by promising elite status in their programs. Even Bastian admitted the airline “ probably went too far.” Bastian has promised to modify the unpopular changes, but he hasn’t given any details yet.“We are working on that. We’ll be announcing something in the coming days,” Bastian said in the interview. He said he has received “a lot of feedback – everyone had their own ideas as to how we might restructure the program. Almost universally, people acknowledged that we needed to do something.” Delta's third-quarter profit, adjusted to exclude one-time items, was $2.03 per share, 8 cents better than forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue rose 11% to $15.49 billion, also beating expectations.For the fourth quarter, Delta said revenue will rise as much as 11% from a year ago and it will earn between $1.05 to $1.30 per share. Analysts expected $1.09.The airline predicted that full-year profit will land between $6 and $6.25 per share after saying in June it would be at the top end of a $5-to-$6 range. The short-term outlook would be rosier if not for a recent pickup in jet fuel prices — although fuel is still much cheaper than it was a year ago. Bastian expressed confidence that Delta and other carriers can raise prices enough to cover any increase in fuel expense. Shares of Delta were virtually flat in morning trading.。    8月25日消息，据媒体报道，近日，不少深圳市民表示家中闯进蝙蝠，社交平台上，也出现了不少相关的求助帖子，尤其是空调位置。

B |     不少网友纳闷，今年蝙蝠闯入室内的情况变多了吗？     相关专家表示，夏季本就是蝙蝠的繁殖活跃期，种群整体活动频次、觅食需求大幅提升。    居民区一些角角落落都适合蝙蝠栖息，例如楼房隐蔽的通风管道、空调外挂机的护栏、保温墙的破洞等，它们晚上出来觅食，白天在这些角落休息。    城市住宅普遍存在各种孔洞、缝隙，破损的纱窗、无防护的通风管道等，这些都可能成为蝙蝠入户的通道。

C |         今年7月，一名网友在社交平台分享了其直接接触蝙蝠的经历，当天该网友骑车时被一只蝙蝠撞到脸部，出于安全考虑，他及时就医。    虽然没有明显伤口，但医生诊断后开了5支狂犬病疫苗、6支狂犬病被动免疫制剂，并在网友脸部暴露部位周围注射免疫制剂。

D |     这段视频引发1.8万多条留言，不少留言称这名网友做得非常正确。    专家表示，蝙蝠是典型的人畜共患病高危宿主动物，携带多种致命病毒、大量致病细菌、体外寄生虫。其中，蝙蝠是狂犬病病毒重要的自然储存宿主，而狂犬病患病致死率几乎100%。     据介绍，与蝙蝠遭遇的直接风险主要为抓伤、咬伤，而蝙蝠爪子、牙齿细小尖锐，留下的伤口不易察觉，也可能无痛感，容易被忽视，须更加警惕。          

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