"The figures will give Deutsche Bank tailwind for selling their shares in the capital increase, " said Dirk Becker, a banking analyst with Kepler Capital Markets in Frankfurt.
And while the company did not follow others in matching Southwest's fare increase, Benchmark Capital transportation analyst Helane Becker expects it will announce its own plan later this week.
The bonus pay cuts were largely driven by political considerations but won't affect earnings in any significant way, said Dirk Becker, an analyst with brokerage Kepler Capital Markets.