Delta Air Lines Reports July Traffic

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Aug 03, 2011, 04:19 ET

ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for July 2011. System traffic in July 2011 was flat compared to July 2010 on a 1.0 percent increase in capacity. System load factor of 87.6 percent was 0.7 points lower than the prior year.

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International traffic increased 1.5 percent year over year on a 3.3 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 1.5 points to 87.1 percent. Domestic traffic decreased 0.9 percent year over year on a 0.8 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 0.2 points to 87.9 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 355 destinations in 65 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 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, 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 at delta.com.

Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results (a)

	July 2011	July 2010	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	11,249,421	11,352,183	(0.9%)
Delta Mainline	8,924,624	8,981,126	(0.6%)
Regional	2,324,797	2,371,057	(2.0%)
International	8,392,446	8,269,253	1.5%
Latin America	1,375,111	1,401,075	(1.9%)
Delta Mainline	1,351,498	1,363,845	(0.9%)
Regional	23,613	37,230	(36.6%)
Atlantic	4,676,995	4,730,274	(1.1%)
Pacific	2,340,340	2,137,904	9.5%
Total System	19,641,867	19,621,436	0.1%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	12,792,514	12,890,153	(0.8%)
Delta Mainline	10,001,906	10,045,103	(0.4%)
Regional	2,790,608	2,845,050	(1.9%)
International	9,640,751	9,328,572	3.3%
Latin America	1,535,866	1,578,771	(2.7%)
Delta Mainline	1,505,156	1,532,007	(1.8%)
Regional	30,710	46,764	(34.3%)
Atlantic	5,279,380	5,311,578	(0.6%)
Pacific	2,825,505	2,438,223	15.9%
Total System	22,433,265	22,218,725	1.0%

Load Factor:
Domestic	87.9%	88.1%	(0.2)	pts
Delta Mainline	89.2%	89.4%	(0.2)	pts
Regional	83.3%	83.3%	(0.0)	pts
International	87.1%	88.6%	(1.5)	pts
Latin America	89.5%	88.7%	0.8	pts
Delta Mainline	89.8%	89.0%	0.8	pts
Regional	76.9%	79.6%	(2.7)	pts
Atlantic	88.6%	89.1%	(0.5)	pts
Pacific	82.8%	87.7%	(4.9)	pts
Total System	87.6%	88.3%	(0.7)	pts

Mainline Completion	99.1%	97.7%	1.4	pts
Factor
Passengers Boarded	16,018,038	15,765,141	1.6%

Cargo Ton Miles (000)	203,275	203,092	0.1%
Endnote: (a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.


Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a)
	July 2011	July 2010	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	67,170,086	67,610,953	(0.7%)
Delta Mainline	53,017,298	53,070,350	(0.1%)
Regional	14,152,788	14,540,603	(2.7%)
International	45,767,019	44,271,652	3.4%
Latin America	8,239,158	8,569,882	(3.9%)
Delta Mainline	8,114,326	8,369,663	(3.1%)
Regional	124,832	200,219	(37.7%)
Atlantic	24,204,106	23,256,910	4.1%
Pacific	13,323,755	12,444,860	7.1%
Total System	112,937,105	111,882,605	0.9%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	81,089,299	80,823,809	0.3%
Delta Mainline	62,949,676	62,452,097	0.8%
Regional	18,139,623	18,371,712	(1.3%)
International	57,703,512	53,394,201	8.1%
Latin America	10,489,417	10,731,653	(2.3%)
Delta Mainline	10,308,545	10,464,695	(1.5%)
Regional	180,872	266,958	(32.2%)
Atlantic	30,588,379	28,052,097	9.0%
Pacific	16,625,716	14,610,451	13.8%
Total System	138,792,811	134,218,010	3.4%

Load Factor:
Domestic	82.8%	83.7%	(0.9)	pts
Delta Mainline	84.2%	85.0%	(0.8)	pts
Regional	78.0%	79.1%	(1.1)	pts
International	79.3%	82.9%	(3.6)	pts
Latin America	78.5%	79.9%	(1.4)	pts
Delta Mainline	78.7%	80.0%	(1.3)	pts
Regional	69.0%	75.0%	(6.0)	pts
Atlantic	79.1%	82.9%	(3.8)	pts
Pacific	80.1%	85.2%	(5.1)	pts
Total System	81.4%	83.4%	(2.0)	pts

Passengers Boarded	95,702,103	94,518,767	1.3%

Cargo Ton Miles (000)	1,382,745	1,275,558	8.4%
Endnote: (a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.