** Shares of Australian travel-related companies fall on worries over consumer behaviour
** The moves come after major U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines' DAL.N earnings outlook raised concerns over muted consumer demand and an economic slowdown
** Online travel agencies Webjet WJL.AX and Web Travel Group WEB.AX drop 2.3% and 4.1%, respectively
** Travel agencies Flight Centre FLT.AX and Corporate Travel Management CTD.AX slip between 2.9% and 4.4%
** Shares of Kelsian KLS.AX, which operates transport in Australia, fall 2.6%
** Airline Alliance Aviation AQZ.AX down 1.2%
** Qantas QAN.AX was an exception, with a 1.7% gain
** QAN stock recovers from five sessions of losses after having dropped 8% on Tuesday when it traded ex-dividend
** Travel-linked stocks were down in the West as well, with Delta and Airbnb ABNB.O closing down 7.3% and 5.1%, respectively
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))
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