Delta Air Lines Reports September Traffic

Oct. 10, 2011
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  Byline: Benzinga Staff    Delta Air Lines Reports September Traffic    PR Newswire    ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2011    ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines ( NYSE:DAL ) today reported traffic results for September 2011. System load factor was 83.6 percent, 1.1 points higher than the prior year, on a 2.2 percent decrease in capacity. System traffic decreased 0.9 percent year over year.    (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO )    Domestic traffic increased 0.5 percent year over year on a 3.3 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 3.2 points to 83.0 percent. International traffic decreased 2.8 percent year over    year on a 0.6 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor decreased 2.0 points to 84.5 percent.    Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.    Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year, and was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2011 World's Most Admired Companies airline industry list. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 338 destinations in 59 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates inthe 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. Theairline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class 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 atdelta.com.            Delta Air LinesMonthly Traffic Results (a)                                                                                            September 2011    September 2010    Change                           RPMs (000):                                                           Domestic   9,381,017    9,337,926    0.5%                             Delta Mainline  7,368,599    7,370,754    (0.0%)                       Regional  2,012,418    1,967,172    2.3%                               International   6,579,964    6,772,968    (2.8%)                       Latin America  821,661    722,368    13.7%                             Delta Mainline  807,808    708,507    14.0%                           Regional  13,853    13,861    (0.1%)                                   Atlantic  3,735,041    4,042,800    (7.6%)                             Pacific  2,023,262    2,007,800    0.8%                               Total System   15,960,981    16,110,894    (0.9%)                                                                                           ASMs (000):                                                           Domestic   11,307,458    11,695,331    (3.3%)                         Delta Mainline  8,759,512    9,109,821    (3.8%)                       Regional  2,547,946    2,585,510    (1.5%)                             International   7,786,837    7,834,520    (0.6%)                       Latin America  1,065,824    959,679    11.1%                           Delta Mainline  1,042,054    937,022    11.2%                         Regional  23,770    22,657    4.9%                                     Atlantic  4,247,976    4,590,761    (7.5%)                             Pacific  2,473,037    2,284,080    8.3%                               Total System   19,094,295    19,529,851    (2.2%)                                                                                           Load Factor:                                                           Domestic   83.0%    79.8%    3.2  pts                                 Delta Mainline  84.1%    80.9%    3.2  pts                             Regional  79.0%    76.1%    2.9  pts                                   International   84.5%    86.5%    (2.0)  pts                           Latin America  77.1%    75.3%    1.8  pts                             Delta Mainline  77.5%    75.6%    1.9  pts                             Regional  58.3%    61.2%    (2.9)  pts                                 Atlantic  87.9%    88.1%    (0.2)  pts                                 Pacific  81.8%    87.9%    (6.1)  pts                                 Total System   83.6%    82.5%    1.1  pts                                                                                                   Mainline Completion    99.6%    99.1%    0.5  pts                     Factor                                                                                                                                       Passengers Boarded    13,378,192    13,216,961    1.2%                                                                                       Cargo Ton Miles (000):    195,520    193,126    1.2%                                                                                                                                                               Endnote:                                                                    (a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Delta Air LinesYear to Date Traffic Results (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  September 2011        September 2010    Change                   RPMs (000):                                                             Domestic       87,317,813      87,914,440    (0.7%)                   Delta Mainline      68,929,876      69,137,815    (0.3%)               Regional      18,387,937      18,776,625    (2.1%)                     International       60,474,451      59,021,309    2.5%                 Latin America      10,188,210      10,476,349    (2.8%)               Delta Mainline      10,030,800      10,230,412    (2.0%)               Regional      157,410      245,937    (36.0%)                         Atlantic      32,464,669      31,936,176    1.7%                       Pacific      17,821,572      16,608,784    7.3%                       Total System       147,792,264      146,935,749    0.6%                                                                                     ASMs (000):                                                           Domestic       104,842,512      105,303,547    (0.4%)                 Delta Mainline      81,420,424      81,506,453    (0.1%)               Regional      23,422,088      23,797,094    (1.6%)                     International       74,779,177      70,353,314    6.3%                 Latin America      12,898,207      13,097,500    (1.5%)               Delta Mainline      12,665,626      12,766,163    (0.8%)               Regional      232,581      331,337    (29.8%)                         Atlantic      39,914,887      37,929,853    5.2%                       Pacific      21,966,083      19,325,961    13.7%                       Total System       179,621,689      175,656,861    2.3%                                                                                     Load Factor:                                                           Domestic       83.3%      83.5%    (0.2)  pts                         Delta Mainline      84.7%      84.8%    (0.1)  pts                     Regional      78.5%      78.9%    (0.4)  pts                           International       80.9%      83.9%    (3.0)  pts                     Latin America      79.0%      80.0%    (1.0)  pts                     Delta Mainline      79.2%      80.1%    (0.9)  pts                     Regional      67.7%      74.2%    (6.5)  pts                           Atlantic      81.3%      84.2%    (2.9)  pts                           Pacific      81.1%      85.9%    (4.8)  pts                           Total System       82.3%      83.6%    (1.3)  pts                                                                                           Passengers Boarded        124,397,845      122,918,664    1.2%                                                                                                                                                   Cargo Ton Miles (000):        1,772,308      1,662,353    6.6%                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Endnote:                                                                        (a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            SOURCE Delta Air Lines    [Graphic omitted]  
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