ATLANTA (AP) _ Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) on Wednesday reported a loss of $940 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had a loss of $1.48. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.23 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.28 per share.

The airline posted revenue of $9.35 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $9.06 billion.

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