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

一 |     据都市快报消息， 1月9日下午3点50分左右，日本兵库县的两名中国女游客在铁路道口等红绿灯时遭列车撞击身亡。

二 |     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.。一男子发现两名女子重伤倒地后报警，其中一女子当场身亡，另一女子送医后身亡。警方在两人的随身物品中发现中国护照。

三 | 据上海电视台新闻综合频道《新闻坊》消息，通过入境时的指纹对比，两位中国姑娘的身份已经被确认，正在联系家属。

四 | 调查发现，事故发生前，被撞的两名女性站在公路和铁路平交道口已放下的禁止通行护栏处。

五 | 日本警方推测，两人或误以为铁轨内是“信号灯等待区”。列车司机说：“我看不到她们，因为她们在铁路道口的电线杆后面，被电线杆挡住了。”警方将继续调查当时发生的详细情况。《新闻坊》介绍说，发生事故的神户市垂水区路段，情况复杂是当地民众公认的危险地带。要穿过2条铁道线，在铁道与公路之间的“隔离区”等红绿灯过斑马线才能抵达对面，事故就发生在这个隔离区。这个隔离区不仅特别窄还是个斜坡，也就成年人的两肩那么宽，推自行车的话，前轮都要进入斑马线。因为过于危险，有警告牌写着禁止小学生穿越这条路，可以走西舞子车站的地下通道，有些绕道，需要多走10到15分钟。当地居民都知道在这个铁路线外侧，又窄又陡的隔离区等红绿灯很危险，感觉早晚要出事，但没想到会是在铁路线内侧发生这么严重的人身事故。根据电车司机的证词，发生碰撞时，两人是站在铁路线区域内，面朝公路方向，应该是等红绿灯要过马路。对于可能造成事故的理由，有以下猜测： 第一，电车经过时的噪音并没有想象中的那么大，公路上货车频繁经过，车速快，噪音也大，如果戴着耳机的话，很难在更早些的时候发现电车正在靠近。第二，穿越过铁道后，要摁下过马路的专用摁键，红绿灯才能切换。如果安全杆已经放下来，也可以越过这个安全杆，摁下这个摁键。但外国游客的话，可能很难留意到这个设置。

六 | 第三，也可能是两个人一边说着话一边走，都未注意到自己还站在铁路线区域内。

七 | 网友对此议论纷纷。有网友提出了疑问，“为什么会站护栏内等红绿灯”“火车来有声音，都不看吗？” 也有不少网友表示，事发路口及类似道口存在危险性且有误导性，“说老实话这个踏切我要是遇到了，也会不自觉地站栏杆里面。” 也有网友建议，最好画明禁止区域，做好安全指示。（综合自都市快报、新闻坊等） 本文系观察者网独家稿件，未经授权，不得转载。

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