Delta Air Lines Reports July Traffic

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Aug 04, 2010, 12:27 ET

ATLANTA, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for July 2010. System traffic in July 2010 increased 0.5 percent compared to July 2009 on a 0.3 percent decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 0.7 points to 88.3 percent.

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Domestic traffic decreased 2.1 percent year over year on a 1.7 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 0.3 points to 88.2 percent. International traffic increased 4.5 percent year over year on a 1.8 percent increase in capacity, and load factor increased 2.2 points to 88.5 percent.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With its unsurpassed global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 367 destinations in 65 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 70,000 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 45 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. 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 2010	July 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	11,533,242	11,779,758	(2.1%)
Mainline	9,157,168	9,294,345	(1.5%)
Regional	2,376,074	2,485,413	(4.4%)
International	8,088,194	7,740,653	4.5%
Latin America	1,220,016	1,127,906	8.2%
Mainline	1,187,803	1,102,803	7.7%
Regional	32,213	25,103	28.3%
Atlantic	4,730,274	4,644,142	1.9%
Pacific	2,137,904	1,968,605	8.6%
System	19,621,436	19,520,411	0.5%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	13,082,921	13,304,560	(1.7%)
Mainline	10,232,410	10,300,942	(0.7%)
Regional	2,850,511	3,003,618	(5.1%)
International	9,135,804	8,970,015	1.8%
Latin America	1,386,003	1,296,857	6.9%
Mainline	1,344,700	1,267,394	6.1%
Regional	41,303	29,463	40.2%
Atlantic	5,311,578	5,285,756	0.5%
Pacific	2,438,223	2,387,402	2.1%
System	22,218,725	22,274,575	(0.3%)

Load Factor
Domestic	88.2%	88.5%	(0.3)	pts
Mainline	89.5%	90.2%	(0.7)	pts
Regional	83.4%	82.7%	0.7	pts
International	88.5%	86.3%	2.2	pts
Latin America	88.0%	87.0%	1.0	pts
Mainline	88.3%	87.0%	1.3	pts
Regional	78.0%	85.2%	(7.2)	pts
Atlantic	89.1%	87.9%	1.2	pts
Pacific	87.7%	82.5%	5.2	pts
System	88.3%	87.6%	0.7	pts

Passengers Boarded	15,765,141	16,065,048	(1.9%)

Mainline Completion Factor	97.7%	99.4%	(1.7)	pts

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	203,092	153,876	32.0%
Freighter Cargo	0	50,309	(100.0%)
System	203,092	204,185	(0.5%)

Endnote:

(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.


Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a)

	July 2010	July 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	68,680,697	69,163,145	(0.7%)
Mainline	54,119,014	54,379,814	(0.5%)
Regional	14,561,683	14,783,331	(1.5%)
International	43,201,911	42,370,713	2.0%
Latin America	7,500,141	7,121,813	5.3%
Mainline	7,320,999	6,998,141	4.6%
Regional	179,142	123,672	44.9%
Atlantic	23,256,910	24,208,186	(3.9%)
Pacific	12,444,860	11,040,714	12.7%
System	111,882,608	111,533,858	0.3%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	82,077,199	83,330,399	(1.5%)
Mainline	63,680,088	64,075,891	(0.6%)
Regional	18,397,111	19,254,508	(4.5%)
International	52,140,812	53,712,868	(2.9%)
Latin America	9,478,265	9,167,034	3.4%
Mainline	9,236,705	8,988,507	2.8%
Regional	241,560	178,527	35.3%
Atlantic	28,052,096	30,782,100	(8.9%)
Pacific	14,610,451	13,763,734	6.2%
System	134,218,011	137,043,267	(2.1%)

Load Factor
Domestic	83.7%	83.0%	0.7	pts
Mainline	85.0%	84.9%	0.1	pts
Regional	79.2%	76.8%	2.4	pts
International	82.9%	78.9%	4.0	pts
Latin America	79.1%	77.7%	1.4	pts
Mainline	79.3%	77.9%	1.4	pts
Regional	74.2%	69.3%	4.9	pts
Atlantic	82.9%	78.6%	4.3	pts
Pacific	85.2%	80.2%	5.0	pts
System	83.4%	81.4%	2.0	pts

Passengers Boarded	94,518,767	95,431,123	(1.0%)

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	1,276,206	912,915	39.8%
Freighter Cargo	0	302,299	(100.0%)
System	1,276,206	1,215,214	5.0%