Delta Air Lines Reports November Traffic

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Dec 03, 2010, 03:35 ET

ATLANTA, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for November 2010. System traffic in November 2010 increased 7.5 percent compared to November 2009 on a 7.5 percent increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 0.1 points to 79.5 percent.

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Domestic traffic increased 5.3 percent year over year on a 4.5 percent increase in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 0.5 points to 80.3 percent. International traffic increased 11.3 percent year over year on a 12.6 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 1.0 points to 78.2 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 358 destinations in 66 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. 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)

	November 2010	November 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	9,092,152	8,636,486	5.3%
Mainline	7,165,316	6,723,289	6.6%
Regional	1,926,836	1,913,197	0.7%
International	5,494,591	4,936,427	11.3%
Latin America	737,622	746,552	(1.2%)
Mainline	726,439	730,223	(0.5%)
Regional	11,183	16,329	(31.5%)
Atlantic	2,970,184	2,619,076	13.4%
Pacific	1,786,785	1,570,799	13.8%
System	14,586,743	13,572,913	7.5%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	11,316,126	10,825,999	4.5%
Mainline	8,781,445	8,325,073	5.5%
Regional	2,534,681	2,500,926	1.3%
International	7,022,001	6,235,478	12.6%
Latin America	989,482	995,879	(0.6%)
Mainline	970,200	972,845	(0.3%)
Regional	19,282	23,034	(16.3%)
Atlantic	3,884,293	3,345,417	16.1%
Pacific	2,148,226	1,894,182	13.4%
System	18,338,127	17,061,477	7.5%

Load Factor
Domestic	80.3%	79.8%	0.5	pts
Mainline	81.6%	80.8%	0.8	pts
Regional	76.0%	76.5%	(0.5)	pts
International	78.2%	79.2%	(1.0)	pts
Latin America	74.5%	75.0%	(0.5)	pts
Mainline	74.9%	75.1%	(0.2)	pts
Regional	58.0%	70.9%	(12.9)	pts
Atlantic	76.5%	78.3%	(1.8)	pts
Pacific	83.2%	82.9%	0.3	pts
System	79.5%	79.6%	(0.1)	pts

Passengers Boarded	12,868,271	12,166,359	5.8%

Mainline Completion Factor	99.0%	99.5%	(0.5)	pts

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	193,480	173,113	11.8%
Freighter Cargo	0	52,603	(100.0%)
System	193,480	225,716	(14.3%)

Endnote:

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


Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a)

	November 2010	November 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	108,298,719	107,376,805	0.9%
Mainline	85,482,691	84,313,519	1.4%
Regional	22,816,028	23,063,286	(1.1%)
International	69,834,168	66,882,012	4.4%
Latin America	10,659,702	10,102,917	5.5%
Mainline	10,413,279	9,918,224	5.0%
Regional	246,423	184,693	33.4%
Atlantic	38,798,196	38,931,476	(0.3%)
Pacific	20,376,270	17,847,619	14.2%
System	178,132,887	174,258,817	2.2%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	130,170,320	129,222,370	0.7%
Mainline	101,177,429	99,472,626	1.7%
Regional	28,992,891	29,749,744	(2.5%)
International	83,733,841	83,028,930	0.8%
Latin America	13,546,214	13,001,977	4.2%
Mainline	13,202,619	12,739,316	3.6%
Regional	343,595	262,661	30.8%
Atlantic	46,372,879	48,087,844	(3.6%)
Pacific	23,814,748	21,939,109	8.5%
System	213,904,161	212,251,300	0.8%

Load Factor
Domestic	83.2%	83.1%	0.1	pts
Mainline	84.5%	84.8%	(0.3)	pts
Regional	78.7%	77.5%	1.2	pts
International	83.4%	80.6%	2.8	pts
Latin America	78.7%	77.7%	1.0	pts
Mainline	78.9%	77.9%	1.0	pts
Regional	71.7%	70.3%	1.4	pts
Atlantic	83.7%	81.0%	2.7	pts
Pacific	85.6%	81.4%	4.2	pts
System	83.3%	82.1%	1.2	pts

Passengers Boarded	149,909,433	148,574,317	0.9%

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	2,070,192	1,571,197	31.8%
Freighter Cargo	0	496,231	(100.0%)
System	2,070,192	2,067,428	0.1%