DALLAS (AP) — Shares of major U.S. airlines slumped Wednesday after Delta Air Lines Inc. said that too many flights on some international routes cut into revenue growth.

Airlines usually increase passenger-carrying capacity by adding flights. Investors worry that fares and profits can fall if the supply of seats on lucrative international routes outstrips travel demand, as has happened before in the airline industry.

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