Delta Air Lines Reports June Traffic

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Jul 06, 2011, 02:00 ET

ATLANTA, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for June 2011. System traffic in June 2011 decreased 1.5 percent compared to June 2010 on a 0.2 percent increase in capacity. System load factor of 86.3 percent was 1.4 points lower than the prior year.

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International traffic increased 0.3 percent year over year on a 2.5 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 1.9 points to 86.0 percent. Domestic traffic decreased 2.7 percent year over year on a 1.5 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 1.1 points to 86.5 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 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)
	June 2011	June 2010	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	10,513,428	10,808,448	(2.7%)
Delta Mainline	8,303,892	8,557,886	(3.0%)
Regional	2,209,536	2,250,562	(1.8%)
International	7,745,502	7,724,510	0.3%
Latin America	1,133,832	1,141,749	(0.7%)
Delta Mainline	1,112,982	1,111,966	0.1%
Regional	20,850	29,783	(30.0%)
Atlantic	4,480,636	4,531,954	(1.1%)
Pacific	2,131,034	2,050,807	3.9%
Total System	18,258,930	18,532,958	(1.5%)

ASMs (000):
Domestic	12,156,974	12,341,111	(1.5%)
Delta Mainline	9,484,783	9,628,273	(1.5%)
Regional	2,672,191	2,712,838	(1.5%)
International	9,011,394	8,788,123	2.5%
Latin America	1,396,740	1,387,564	0.7%
Delta Mainline	1,368,523	1,347,499	1.6%
Regional	28,217	40,065	(29.6%)
Atlantic	5,130,008	5,096,682	0.7%
Pacific	2,484,646	2,303,877	7.8%
Total System	21,168,368	21,129,234	0.2%

Load Factor:
Domestic	86.5%	87.6%	(1.1)	pts
Delta Mainline	87.5%	88.9%	(1.4)	pts
Regional	82.7%	83.0%	(0.3)	pts
International	86.0%	87.9%	(1.9)	pts
Latin America	81.2%	82.3%	(1.1)	pts
Delta Mainline	81.3%	82.5%	(1.2)	pts
Regional	73.9%	74.3%	(0.4)	pts
Atlantic	87.3%	88.9%	(1.6)	pts
Pacific	85.8%	89.0%	(3.2)	pts
Total System	86.3%	87.7%	(1.4)	pts

Mainline Completion	99.0	98.3	0.7	pts
Factor
Passengers Boarded	15,087,941	15,073,914	0.1%

Cargo Ton Miles (000)	196,256	198,883	(1.3%)

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

Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a)
	June 2011	June 2010	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	55,920,665	56,258,770	(0.6%)
Delta Mainline	44,092,674	44,089,224	0.0%
Regional	11,827,991	12,169,546	(2.8%)
International	37,374,573	36,002,399	3.8%
Latin America	6,864,047	7,168,807	(4.3%)
Delta Mainline	6,762,828	7,005,818	(3.5%)
Regional	101,219	162,989	(37.9%)
Atlantic	19,527,111	18,526,636	5.4%
Pacific	10,983,415	10,306,956	6.6%
Total System	93,295,238	92,261,169	1.1%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	68,296,785	67,933,656	0.5%
Delta Mainline	52,947,770	52,406,994	1.0%
Regional	15,349,015	15,526,662	(1.1%)
International	48,062,761	44,065,629	9.1%
Latin America	8,953,551	9,152,882	(2.2%)
Delta Mainline	8,803,389	8,932,688	(1.4%)
Regional	150,162	220,194	(31.8%)
Atlantic	25,308,999	22,740,519	11.3%
Pacific	13,800,211	12,172,228	13.4%
Total System	116,359,546	111,999,285	3.9%

Load Factor:
Domestic	81.9%	82.8%	(0.9)	pts
Delta Mainline	83.3%	84.1%	(0.8)	pts
Regional	77.1%	78.4%	(1.3)	pts
International	77.8%	81.7%	(3.9)	pts
Latin America	76.7%	78.3%	(1.6)	pts
Delta Mainline	76.8%	78.4%	(1.6)	pts
Regional	67.4%	74.0%	(6.6)	pts
Atlantic	77.2%	81.5%	(4.3)	pts
Pacific	79.6%	84.7%	(5.1)	pts
Total System	80.2%	82.4%	(2.2)	pts

Passengers Boarded	79,684,065	78,753,626	1.2%

Cargo Ton Miles (000)	1,179,470	1,072,466	10.0%

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