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Delta struggles to take off after computer crash

Delta Air Lines, carrying too much baggage as it tries to recover its reputation for punctuality after a computer crash caused the cancellation of about 2,300 flights last month, said on Friday the outage hit revenues by $100mln

Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL), carrying too much baggage as it tries to recover its reputation for punctuality after a computer crash caused the cancellation of about 2,300 flights last month, said on Friday the outage hit revenues by $100mln in August.

The company also said that passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM), a closely-watched sales metric in the airline industry, fell 9.5% in August, year-on-year, after a 7% drop in July.

Delta shares were up 0.6% to $37.05.