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Delta Air Lines Reports October Traffic

ATLANTA, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for October 2011.  System load factor was 82.8 percent, 0.6 points lower than the prior year on a 3.1 percent decrease in capacity. System traffic decreased 3.8 percent year over year.

Domestic load factor increased 1.3 points year over year on a 3.2 percent decrease in capacity.  International load factor was 80.6%, down 3.5 points year over year on a 3.0 percent decrease in capacity.  

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 335 destinations in 59 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)


























October 2011


October 2010


Change



RPMs (000):









Domestic

9,779,263


9,940,692


(1.6%)





Delta Mainline

7,676,545


7,852,275


(2.2%)





Regional

2,102,718


2,088,417


0.7%




International

6,200,864


6,669,700


(7.0%)





Latin America

850,055


797,163


6.6%





Delta Mainline

834,727


783,713


6.5%





Regional

15,328


13,450


14.0%





Atlantic

3,489,098


3,891,836


(10.3%)





Pacific

1,861,711


1,980,701


(6.0%)




Total System

15,980,127


16,610,392


(3.8%)













ASMs (000):









Domestic

11,596,848


11,975,879


(3.2%)





Delta Mainline

8,985,361


9,343,648


(3.8%)





Regional

2,611,487


2,632,231


(0.8%)




International

7,697,781


7,933,294


(3.0%)





Latin America

1,101,793


1,033,999


6.6%





Delta Mainline

1,076,137


1,012,139


6.3%





Regional

25,656


21,860


17.4%





Atlantic

4,224,659


4,558,734


(7.3%)





Pacific

2,371,329


2,340,561


1.3%




Total System

19,294,629


19,909,173


(3.1%)













Load Factor:









Domestic

84.3%


83.0%


1.3

pts




Delta Mainline

85.4%


84.0%


1.4

pts




Regional

80.5%


79.3%


1.2

pts



International

80.6%


84.1%


(3.5)

pts




Latin America

77.2%


77.1%


0.1

pts




Delta Mainline

77.6%


77.4%


0.2

pts




Regional

59.7%


61.5%


(1.8)

pts




Atlantic

82.6%


85.4%


(2.8)

pts




Pacific

78.5%


84.6%


(6.1)

pts



Total System

82.8%


83.4%


(0.6)

pts












Mainline Completion

99.7%


99.0%


0.7

pts


Factor


















Passengers Boarded

13,950,958


14,122,498


(1.2%)













Cargo Ton Miles (000):

208,024


213,712


(2.7%)























Endnote:








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
















Delta Air Lines



Year to Date Traffic Results (a)


























October 2011


October 2010


Change



RPMs (000):









Domestic

97,097,076


97,855,132


(0.8%)





Delta Mainline

76,606,421


76,990,090


(0.5%)





Regional

20,490,655


20,865,042


(1.8%)




International

66,675,315


65,691,009


1.5%





Latin America

11,038,265


11,273,512


(2.1%)





Delta Mainline

10,865,527


11,014,125


(1.3%)





Regional

172,738


259,387


(33.4%)





Atlantic

35,953,767


35,828,012


0.4%





Pacific

19,683,283


18,589,485


5.9%




Total System

163,772,391


163,546,141


0.1%













ASMs (000):









Domestic

116,439,360


117,279,426


(0.7%)





Delta Mainline

90,405,785


90,850,101


(0.5%)





Regional

26,033,575


26,429,325


(1.5%)




International

82,476,958


78,286,608


5.4%





Latin America

14,000,000


14,131,499


(0.9%)





Delta Mainline

13,741,763


13,778,302


(0.3%)





Regional

258,237


353,197


(26.9%)





Atlantic

44,139,546


42,488,587


3.9%





Pacific

24,337,412


21,666,522


12.3%




Total System

198,916,318


195,566,034


1.7%













Load Factor:









Domestic

83.4%


83.4%


(0.0)

pts




Delta Mainline

84.7%


84.7%


(0.0)

pts




Regional

78.7%


78.9%


(0.2)

pts



International

80.8%


83.9%


(3.1)

pts




Latin America

78.8%


79.8%


(1.0)

pts




Delta Mainline

79.1%


79.9%


(0.8)

pts




Regional

66.9%


73.4%


(6.5)

pts




Atlantic

81.5%


84.3%


(2.8)

pts




Pacific

80.9%


85.8%


(4.9)

pts



Total System

82.3%


83.6%


(1.3)

pts












Passengers Boarded

138,348,803


137,041,162


1.0%













Cargo Ton Miles (000):

1,980,332


1,876,065


5.6%























Endnote:








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








SOURCE Delta Air Lines