Delta says the Olympics will cost it $100m as travelers skip Paris

For more than 10,000 Olympic athletes, making it to Paris this summer is a dream come true. Thousands of potential tourists feel otherwise. Delta Air Lines says travelers are avoiding the city this summer and booking to destinations elsewhere, amounting to a $100 million hit for the airline during an otherwise bustling summer for European travel, CEO Ed Bastian said. Delta’s Q3 profit and revenue forecast fell short of Wall Street expectations after airlines flooded the market with added flights. The airline reiterated its full-year outlook on Thursday. “Unless you’re going to the Olympics, people aren’t going to Paris ... very few are,” Bastian told CNBC. “Business travel, you know, other type of tourism is potentially going elsewhere.” Delta has the most service of any US airline to Paris and holds a joint venture with Air France. Together, the two carriers have approximately 70% market share in nonstop service between the US and France, according to consulting firm ICF.<br/>