Delta to pare capacity on international routes

Atlanta

DELTA Air Lines plans to cut seating capacity later this year on international routes as the strong dollar and declining oil prices dampen overseas demand.

The pullback includes reductions of as much as 20 per cent to Japan, Africa, India and the Middle East, 15 per cent to Brazil and a halt in Moscow flights, Delta said on Wednesday as it posted a first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates. Delta jumped the most trading in almost three months.