Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is predicting a “good summer” as the US carrier’s confidence appeared to return with the release of its latest financial results.

Delta topped Wall Street expectations for the quarter and reinstated full-year guidance. The company is feeling much more upbeat about the quarters to come than it was three months ago, propelling the stock higher.

The airline’s upbeat outlook for the year has been dimmed by economic turbulence in the U.S. that made people hesitant to book flights.

Delta second quarter results, the first from the airline industry, continued a trend of increased revenue from premium segments and diminished domestic revenue.

A Delta flight bound for Fort Lauderdale had to do divert and land instead in Fort Myers after smoke from a "personal battery" was reported, according to the airline.

Svetlana Dali, a woman convicted of sneaking onto a flight from New York City to Paris, has been sentenced to time served.

Shares of Delta Air Lines rocketed higher Thursday after the carrier reported better-than-expected profits and reinstated its full-year forecast based on a reassuring travel outlook.

Delta's revenue from premium seats like business class rose 6% in the first half of the year to $10.6 billion, while main cabin economy ticket revenue dropped 4% to $11.7 billion. The carrier, the most profitable U.S. airline, has said for years that its share of sales from high-end seats and its lucrative loyalty program has been growing.