Delta Air Lines Reports March Traffic

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Apr 05, 2011, 02:57 ET

ATLANTA, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for March 2011. System traffic in March 2011 increased 0.5 percent compared to March 2010 on a 6.2 percent increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 4.5 points to 79.7 percent.

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Domestic traffic increased 0.7 percent year over year on a 3.2 percent increase in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 2.1 points to 83.3 percent. International traffic increased 0.2 percent year over year on a 10.9 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 8.0 points to 74.3 percent.

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 347 destinations in 64 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, 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)

	March 2011	March 2010	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	10,082,092	10,016,931	0.7%
Mainline	7,933,072	7,814,141	1.5%
Regional	2,149,020	2,202,790	(2.4%)
International	6,062,048	6,049,448	0.2%
Latin America	1,333,981	1,445,105	(7.7%)
Mainline	1,318,832	1,407,543	(6.3%)
Regional	15,149	37,562	(59.7%)
Atlantic	2,932,432	2,819,212	4.0%
Pacific	1,795,635	1,785,131	0.6%
System	16,144,140	16,066,379	0.5%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	12,108,022	11,730,497	3.2%
Mainline	9,347,784	9,014,549	3.7%
Regional	2,760,238	2,715,948	1.6%
International	8,155,029	7,350,941	10.9%
Latin America	1,734,317	1,827,490	(5.1%)
Mainline	1,710,928	1,778,954	(3.8%)
Regional	23,389	48,536	(51.8%)
Atlantic	3,991,102	3,474,200	14.9%
Pacific	2,429,610	2,049,251	18.6%
System	20,263,051	19,081,438	6.2%

Load Factor
Domestic	83.3%	85.4%	(2.1)	pts
Mainline	84.9%	86.7%	(1.8)	pts
Regional	77.9%	81.1%	(3.2)	pts
International	74.3%	82.3%	(8.0)	pts
Latin America	76.9%	79.1%	(2.2)	pts
Mainline	77.1%	79.1%	(2.0)	pts
Regional	64.8%	77.4%	(12.6)	pts
Atlantic	73.5%	81.1%	(7.6)	pts
Pacific	73.9%	87.1%	(13.2)	pts
System	79.7%	84.2%	(4.5)	pts

Passengers Boarded	14,223,776	14,050,195	1.2%

Mainline Completion Factor	99.1	98.5	0.6	pts

Cargo Ton Miles (000)	218,614	188,978	15.7%

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

Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a)

	March 2011	March 2010	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	26,021,965	26,114,295	(0.4%)
Mainline	20,515,829	20,360,082	0.8%
Regional	5,506,136	5,754,213	(4.3%)
International	16,907,399	16,252,524	4.0%
Latin America	3,600,716	3,947,746	(8.8%)
Mainline	3,555,628	3,866,408	(8.0%)
Regional	45,088	81,338	(44.6%)
Atlantic	7,776,697	7,322,209	6.2%
Pacific	5,529,986	4,982,569	11.0%
System	42,929,364	42,366,819	1.3%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	33,094,813	32,578,528	1.6%
Mainline	25,586,460	24,996,877	2.4%
Regional	7,508,353	7,581,651	(1.0%)
International	23,123,962	20,722,511	11.6%
Latin America	4,727,514	5,041,617	(6.2%)
Mainline	4,656,419	4,931,819	(5.6%)
Regional	71,095	109,798	(35.2%)
Atlantic	11,353,634	9,774,488	16.2%
Pacific	7,042,814	5,906,406	19.2%
System	56,218,775	53,301,039	5.5%

Load Factor
Domestic	78.6%	80.2%	(1.6)	pts
Mainline	80.2%	81.5%	(1.3)	pts
Regional	73.3%	75.9%	(2.6)	pts
International	73.1%	78.4%	(5.3)	pts
Latin America	76.2%	78.3%	(2.1)	pts
Mainline	76.4%	78.4%	(2.0)	pts
Regional	63.4%	74.1%	(10.7)	pts
Atlantic	68.5%	74.9%	(6.4)	pts
Pacific	78.5%	84.4%	(5.9)	pts
System	76.4%	79.5%	(3.1)	pts

Passengers Boarded	36,765,148	36,545,028	0.6%


Cargo Ton Miles (000)	587,932	508,387	15.6%

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