Delta Air Lines Reports December Traffic

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Jan 05, 2011, 04:53 ET

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
Atlantic	83.4%	81.1%	2.3	pts
Pacific	85.2%	81.7%	3.5	pts
System	83.0%	82.0%	1.0	pts

Passengers Boarded	162,614,714	161,070,926	1.0%

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	2,272,212	1,741,102	30.5%
Freighter Cargo	0	547,333	(100.0%)
System	2,272,212	2,288,435	(0.7%)