ATLANTA, Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for November 2014.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of November increased 4.5 percent year over year, driven by the strong unit revenue performance in the domestic entity, with particular strength in Atlanta and Seattle, along with the calendar placement of the Thanksgiving holiday which shifted the highest revenue day of the year from December back into November.
Delta carried more than 2.6 million passengers on over 28,000 flights over the Thanksgiving holiday, with a monthly completion factor of 99.9 percent and an on-time arrival rate of 86.6 percent.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
Preliminary Financial and Operating Results |
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November consolidated PRASM change year over year |
4.5% |
November mainline completion factor |
99.9% |
November on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) |
86.6% |
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 165 million customers each year. This year, Delta was named the 2014 Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine and was named to FORTUNE magazine's 50 Most Admired Companies, in addition to being named the most admired airline for the third time in four years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 319 destinations in 59 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
Monthly Traffic Results (a) |
Year to Date Traffic Results (a) |
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Nov 2014 |
Nov 2013 |
Change |
Nov 2014 |
Nov 2013 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
9,276,717 |
8,633,617 |
7.4% |
110,479,371 |
105,226,791 |
5.0% |
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Delta Mainline |
7,641,544 |
6,973,328 |
9.6% |
90,845,675 |
85,120,206 |
6.7% |
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Regional |
1,635,173 |
1,660,289 |
(1.5%) |
19,633,696 |
20,106,585 |
(2.4%) |
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International |
5,579,730 |
5,511,014 |
1.2% |
76,304,151 |
73,974,049 |
3.1% |
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Latin America |
1,310,431 |
1,205,656 |
8.7% |
16,403,262 |
13,879,475 |
18.2% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,276,494 |
1,191,693 |
7.1% |
16,068,285 |
13,701,018 |
17.3% |
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Regional |
33,937 |
13,963 |
143.1% |
334,977 |
178,457 |
87.7% |
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Atlantic |
2,519,074 |
2,495,939 |
0.9% |
37,400,383 |
37,386,467 |
0.0% |
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Pacific |
1,750,225 |
1,809,419 |
(3.3%) |
22,500,505 |
22,708,107 |
(0.9%) |
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Total System |
14,856,447 |
14,144,631 |
5.0% |
186,783,522 |
179,200,840 |
4.2% |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
11,296,313 |
10,967,909 |
3.0% |
129,498,155 |
126,880,291 |
2.1% |
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Delta Mainline |
9,144,039 |
8,734,888 |
4.7% |
104,779,077 |
100,804,030 |
3.9% |
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Regional |
2,152,274 |
2,233,021 |
(3.6%) |
24,719,078 |
26,076,261 |
(5.2%) |
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International |
7,143,683 |
6,838,587 |
4.5% |
90,920,647 |
87,340,506 |
4.1% |
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Latin America |
1,645,949 |
1,437,881 |
14.5% |
19,713,290 |
16,551,578 |
19.1% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,597,925 |
1,420,671 |
12.5% |
19,265,492 |
16,321,508 |
18.0% |
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Regional |
48,024 |
17,210 |
179.0% |
447,797 |
230,070 |
94.6% |
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Atlantic |
3,291,286 |
3,180,413 |
3.5% |
44,240,788 |
43,838,780 |
0.9% |
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Pacific |
2,206,447 |
2,220,293 |
(0.6%) |
26,966,569 |
26,950,148 |
0.1% |
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Total System |
18,439,995 |
17,806,496 |
3.6% |
220,418,801 |
214,220,797 |
2.9% |
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Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
82.1% |
78.7% |
3.4 |
pts |
85.3% |
82.9% |
2.4 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
83.6% |
79.8% |
3.8 |
pts |
86.7% |
84.4% |
2.3 |
pts |
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Regional |
76.0% |
74.4% |
1.6 |
pts |
79.4% |
77.1% |
2.3 |
pts |
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International |
78.1% |
80.6% |
(2.5) |
pts |
83.9% |
84.7% |
(0.8) |
pts |
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Latin America |
79.6% |
83.8% |
(4.2) |
pts |
83.2% |
83.9% |
(0.7) |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
79.9% |
83.9% |
(4.0) |
pts |
83.4% |
83.9% |
(0.5) |
pts |
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Regional |
70.7% |
81.1% |
(10.4) |
pts |
74.8% |
77.6% |
(2.8) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
76.5% |
78.5% |
(2.0) |
pts |
84.5% |
85.3% |
(0.8) |
pts |
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Pacific |
79.3% |
81.5% |
(2.2) |
pts |
83.4% |
84.3% |
(0.9) |
pts |
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Total System |
80.6% |
79.4% |
1.2 |
pts |
84.7% |
83.7% |
1.0 |
pts |
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Mainline Completion Factor |
99.9% |
99.9% |
0.0 |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
13,271,993 |
12,535,734 |
5.9% |
157,674,302 |
151,299,270 |
4.2% |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
196,296 |
200,792 |
(2.2%) |
2,178,923 |
2,161,674 |
0.8% |
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Endnote: |
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a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements |
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