Delta Air Lines’ stock was headed for another post-earnings selloff on Thursday, after the air carrier missed third-quarter profit expectations and gave a downbeat revenue growth outlook, as travel is expected to decline around the election.

The stock market is trading lower. The S&P 500 is down 0.4%, while the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.25%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.42% and the Russell 2000 Index dropped 1%.

Delta Air Lines touted strong holiday bookings on Thursday. Here's why Delta Air Lines stock could push further up moving forward.

With Americans biting their nails in the lead-up to November 5, some could be putting their travel plans on hold.

People want to stay home around Election Day. They don’t want to fly and they probably don’t want to buy consumer goods either, Delta Air Lines executives say.

Delta Air Lines warned of a hit to its fourth-quarter revenue from a likely slowdown in U.S. travel demand in the days leading up to the presidential election, sending its shares down 2.6% before the bell on Thursday.