Delta Reports Operating Performance for September 2018

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Oct 02, 2018, 09:00 ET

ATLANTA, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported operating performance for September 2018. The company carried 15.2 million customers across its broad global network, a record for the month of September.

Monthly highlights include:

Achieving 97 days year to date without a single cancellation across combined mainline and Delta Connection operations, exceeding Delta's previous full-year record in the first nine months of this year.
Announcing the launch of the first biometric terminal in the U.S., transforming the customer journey with a seamless travel experience through the Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal in Atlanta.
Earning a spot in the transportation section of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the eighth consecutive year, as the first U.S. airline to offer carbon offsets to customers and the only airline to cap greenhouse gas emissions at 2012 levels through the purchase of carbon offsets.
Receiving certification as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work for the third straight year, with 93 percent of employees proud to work for Delta, reiterating the importance of the Delta culture.

The company's operating performance is detailed in the table below.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2018, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the seventh time in eight years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented seven consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 304 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a 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, Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub and Facebook.com/delta.

			Monthly Traffic Results			Year to Date Traffic Results


			Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Change	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Change

RPMs (000):
	Domestic		11,100,317	10,526,699	5.4%	106,885,801	101,865,222	4.9%
	International		7,209,360	7,127,900	1.1%	65,112,999	64,667,361	0.7%
		Latin America	1,232,469	1,212,586	1.6%	15,629,210	16,045,843	(2.6%)
		Atlantic	4,280,715	4,144,444	3.3%	34,005,009	32,833,999	3.6%
		Pacific	1,696,177	1,770,870	(4.2%)	15,478,780	15,787,519	(2.0%)
	Total System		18,309,678	17,654,599	3.7%	171,998,800	166,532,583	3.3%


ASMs (000):
	Domestic		13,403,325	12,591,574	6.4%	125,144,428	118,918,939	5.2%
	International		8,497,513	8,331,622	2.0%	75,696,415	75,346,467	0.5%
		Latin America	1,506,808	1,428,762	5.5%	18,131,930	18,389,910	(1.4%)
		Atlantic	4,946,856	4,829,936	2.4%	39,729,278	38,703,515	2.7%
		Pacific	2,043,850	2,072,924	(1.4%)	17,835,208	18,253,042	(2.3%)
	Total System		21,900,839	20,923,196	4.7%	200,840,843	194,265,406	3.4%


Load Factor:
	Domestic		82.8%	83.6%	(0.8) Pts	85.4%	85.7%	(0.3) Pts
	International		84.8%	85.6%	(0.8) Pts	86.0%	85.8%	0.2 Pts
		Latin America	81.8%	84.9%	(3.1) Pts	86.2%	87.3%	(1.1) Pts
		Atlantic	86.5%	85.8%	0.7 Pts	85.6%	84.8%	0.8 Pts
		Pacific	83.0%	85.4%	(2.4) Pts	86.8%	86.5%	0.3 Pts
	Total System		83.6%	84.4%	(0.8) Pts	85.6%	85.7%	(0.1) Pts

Mainline Completion Factor			99.87%	97.87%	2.01 Pts

Mainline On-time Performance			88.3%	88.7%	(0.4) Pts
(preliminary DOT A14)

Passengers Boarded			15,246,954	14,652,094	4.1%	145,183,123	140,942,434	3.0%

Cargo Ton Miles (000):			187,405	187,370	0.0%	1,650,670	1,606,336	2.8%