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ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for September 2011. System load factor was 83.6 percent, 1.1 points higher than the prior year, on a 2.2 percent decrease in capacity. System traffic decreased 0.9 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic increased 0.5 percent year over year on a 3.3 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 3.2 points to 83.0 percent. International traffic decreased 2.8 percent year over year on a 0.6 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor decreased 2.0 points to 84.5 percent.
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 338 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)
September 2011
September 2010
Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic
9,381,017
9,337,926
0.5%
Delta Mainline
7,368,599
7,370,754
(0.0%)
Regional
2,012,418
1,967,172
2.3%
International
6,579,964
6,772,968
(2.8%)
Latin America
821,661
722,368
13.7%
Delta Mainline
807,808
708,507
14.0%
Regional
13,853
13,861
(0.1%)
Atlantic
3,735,041
4,042,800
(7.6%)
Pacific
2,023,262
2,007,800
0.8%
Total System
15,960,981
16,110,894
(0.9%)
ASMs (000):
Domestic
11,307,458
11,695,331
(3.3%)
Delta Mainline
8,759,512
9,109,821
(3.8%)
Regional
2,547,946
2,585,510
(1.5%)
International
7,786,837
7,834,520
(0.6%)
Latin America
1,065,824
959,679
11.1%
Delta Mainline
1,042,054
937,022
11.2%
Regional
23,770
22,657
4.9%
Atlantic
4,247,976
4,590,761
(7.5%)
Pacific
2,473,037
2,284,080
8.3%
Total System
19,094,295
19,529,851
(2.2%)
Load Factor:
Domestic
83.0%
79.8%
3.2
pts
Delta Mainline
84.1%
80.9%
3.2
pts
Regional
79.0%
76.1%
2.9
pts
International
84.5%
86.5%
(2.0)
pts
Latin America
77.1%
75.3%
1.8
pts
Delta Mainline
77.5%
75.6%
1.9
pts
Regional
58.3%
61.2%
(2.9)
pts
Atlantic
87.9%
88.1%
(0.2)
pts
Pacific
81.8%
87.9%
(6.1)
pts
Total System
83.6%
82.5%
1.1
pts
Mainline Completion
99.6%
99.1%
0.5
pts
Factor
Passengers Boarded
13,378,192
13,216,961
1.2%
Cargo Ton Miles (000):
195,520
193,126
1.2%
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
Delta Air Lines
Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
September 2011
September 2010
Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic
87,317,813
87,914,440
(0.7%)
Delta Mainline
68,929,876
69,137,815
(0.3%)
Regional
18,387,937
18,776,625
(2.1%)
International
60,474,451
59,021,309
2.5%
Latin America
10,188,210
10,476,349
(2.8%)
Delta Mainline
10,030,800
10,230,412
(2.0%)
Regional
157,410
245,937
(36.0%)
Atlantic
32,464,669
31,936,176
1.7%
Pacific
17,821,572
16,608,784
7.3%
Total System
147,792,264
146,935,749
0.6%
ASMs (000):
Domestic
104,842,512
105,303,547
(0.4%)
Delta Mainline
81,420,424
81,506,453
(0.1%)
Regional
23,422,088
23,797,094
(1.6%)
International
74,779,177
70,353,314
6.3%
Latin America
12,898,207
13,097,500
(1.5%)
Delta Mainline
12,665,626
12,766,163
(0.8%)
Regional
232,581
331,337
(29.8%)
Atlantic
39,914,887
37,929,853
5.2%
Pacific
21,966,083
19,325,961
13.7%
Total System
179,621,689
175,656,861
2.3%
Load Factor:
Domestic
83.3%
83.5%
(0.2)
pts
Delta Mainline
84.7%
84.8%
(0.1)
pts
Regional
78.5%
78.9%
(0.4)
pts
International
80.9%
83.9%
(3.0)
pts
Latin America
79.0%
80.0%
(1.0)
pts
Delta Mainline
79.2%
80.1%
(0.9)
pts
Regional
67.7%
74.2%
(6.5)
pts
Atlantic
81.3%
84.2%
(2.9)
pts
Pacific
81.1%
85.9%
(4.8)
pts
Total System
82.3%
83.6%
(1.3)
pts
Passengers Boarded
124,397,845
122,918,664
1.2%
Cargo Ton Miles (000):
1,772,308
1,662,353
6.6%
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
SOURCE Delta Air Lines
