Delta Air Lines Reports December Traffic
PR Newswire
ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2011
ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for December 2010. System traffic in December 2010 increased 2.4 percent compared to December 2009 on a 3.9 percent increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 1.1 points to 80.1 percent.
Domestic traffic increased 0.5 percent year over year on a 1.2 percent increase in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 0.6 points to 79.6 percent. International traffic increased 5.3 percent year over year on an 8.1 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 2.1 points to 80.7 percent.
"December's severe winter weather throughout the United States and Western Europe reduced Delta's net profit for the fourth quarter by about $45 million from our previous expectations," said Ed Bastian, Delta's president. "My thanks go out to the Delta team for their hard work to quickly restore normal operations and their dedication to our customers during the difficult weather environment."
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 357 destinations in 67 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 75,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world's largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.
Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results (a) | |||||
December 2010 | December 2009 | Change | |||
RPMs (000): | |||||
Domestic | 8,943,543 | 8,898,552 | 0.5% | ||
Mainline | 7,030,105 | 6,930,192 | 1.4% | ||
Regional | 1,913,438 | 1,968,360 | (2.8%) | ||
International | 6,092,932 | 5,785,913 | 5.3% | ||
Latin America | 1,062,456 | 1,205,296 | (11.9%) | ||
Mainline | 1,049,250 | 1,183,889 | (11.4%) | ||
Regional | 13,206 | 21,407 | (38.3%) | ||
Atlantic | 3,095,523 | 2,873,364 | 7.7% | ||
Pacific | 1,934,953 | 1,707,253 | 13.3% | ||
System | 15,036,475 | 14,684,465 | 2.4% | ||
ASMs (000): | |||||
Domestic | 11,230,161 | 11,095,195 | 1.2% | ||
Mainline | 8,717,084 | 8,529,601 | 2.2% | ||
Regional | 2,513,077 | 2,565,594 | (2.0%) | ||
International | 7,549,919 | 6,984,072 | 8.1% | ||
Latin America | 1,343,181 | 1,540,978 | (12.8%) | ||
Mainline | 1,322,544 | 1,511,356 | (12.5%) | ||
Regional | 20,637 | 29,622 | (30.3%) | ||
Atlantic | 3,843,958 | 3,448,999 | 11.5% | ||
Pacific | 2,362,780 | 1,994,095 | 18.5% | ||
System | 18,780,080 | 18,079,267 | 3.9% | ||
Load Factor | |||||
Domestic | 79.6% | 80.2% | (0.6) | pts | |
Mainline | 80.6% | 81.2% | (0.6) | pts | |
Regional | 76.1% | 76.7% | (0.6) | pts | |
International | 80.7% | 82.8% | (2.1) | pts | |
Latin America | 79.1% | 78.2% | 0.9 | pts | |
Mainline | 79.3% | 78.3% | 1.0 | pts | |
Regional | 64.0% | 72.3% | (8.3) | pts | |
Atlantic | 80.5% | 83.3% | (2.8) | pts | |
Pacific | 81.9% | 85.6% | (3.7) | pts | |
System | 80.1% | 81.2% | (1.1) | pts | |
Passengers Boarded | 12,705,281 | 12,496,900 | 1.7% | ||
Mainline Completion Factor | 95.5% | 98.0% | 2.5 | pts | |
Cargo Ton Miles (000): | |||||
Passenger Cargo | 202,020 | 169,905 | 18.9% | ||
Freighter Cargo | 0 | 51,102 | (100.0%) | ||
System | 202,020 | 221,007 | (8.6%) | ||
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
Delta Air Lines
Year To Date Traffic Results (a)
December 2010
December 2009
Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic
115,811,403
114,979,088
0.7%
Mainline
91,106,082
89,965,474
1.3%
Regional
24,705,321
25,013,614
(1.2%)
International
77,357,958
73,964,194
4.6%
Latin America
13,153,017
12,604,482
4.4%
Mainline
12,869,243
12,380,350
3.9%
Regional
283,774
224,132
26.6%
Atlantic
41,893,719
41,804,840
0.2%
Pacific
22,311,223
19,554,872
14.1%
System
193,169,361
188,943,282
2.2%
ASMs (000):
Domestic
139,737,482
138,793,389
0.7%
Mainline
108,260,400
106,501,202
1.7%
Regional
31,477,082
32,292,187
(2.5%)
International
92,946,758
91,537,178
1.5%
Latin America
16,552,393
16,067,131
3.0%
Mainline
16,159,276
15,751,697
2.6%
Regional
393,117
315,434
24.6%
Atlantic
50,216,837
51,536,843
(2.6%)
Pacific
26,177,528
23,933,204
9.4%
System
232,684,240
230,330,567
1.0%
Load Factor
Domestic
82.9%
82.8%
0.1
pts
Mainline
84.2%
84.5%
(0.3)
pts
Regional
78.5%
77.5%
1.0
pts
International
83.2%
80.8%
2.4
pts
Latin America
79.5%
78.4%
1.1
pts
Mainline
79.6%
78.6%
1.0
pts
Regional
72.2%
71.1%
1.1
pts