ATLANTA, July 5, 2007 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported record load factors for June, including consolidated system load factor of 85.9 percent, mainline system load factor of 86.5 percent, mainline domestic load factor of 88.6 percent, and regional system load factor of 82.5 percent.
System traffic increased 5.0 percent from June 2006 with a capacity increase of 3.3 percent. Domestic traffic in June 2007 increased 1.5 percent year-over-year on a 2.2 percent decrease in capacity. International traffic in June 2007 increased 12.7 percent year over year on a 15.0 percent increase in capacity.
In addition, a record number of passengers flew internationally on Delta during June. The number of international, Latin and regional passengers increased 12 percent, 22 percent and 16 percent, respectively, versus the same period last year. Delta boarded 10.1 million passengers during June 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent from June 2006.
Delta completed 98.6 percent of scheduled flights during the month relative to 98.4 percent in June 2006. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
"June proved to be another strong month for Delta with continued revenue strength in both domestic and international markets," said Jim Whitehurst, Delta’s chief operating officer. "While severe weather across the Eastern Seaboard and record load factors challenged our operations, we were successful in maintaining competitive top-tier operational performance. Delta’s June completion factor was on track with the top performers in the industry, despite our heavy concentration of flights in the congested Northeast corridor."
Delta Air Lines offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 333 destinations in 57 countries. With more than 60 new international routes introduced in the last year, Delta has added more international capacity than all other U.S. airlines combined and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 36 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers nearly 700 weekly flights to more than 60 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 15,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 479 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
Delta Air Lines
Monthly Traffic Results(a)
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June 2007
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June 2006
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Change
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RPMs (000):
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Domestic
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7,675,028
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7,565,223
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1.5%
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Delta Mainline
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6,006,101
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6,014,128
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(0.1%)
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Comair
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420,647
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508,797
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(17.3%)
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Contract Carriers
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1,248,280
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1,042,298
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19.8%
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International
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3,997,483
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3,547,547
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12.7%
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Latin America
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901,502
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713,755
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26.3%
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Delta Mainline
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852,582
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691,873
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23.2%
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Comair
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854
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460
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85.7%
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Contract Carriers
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48,066
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21,422
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NM
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Atlantic
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2,950,864
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2,730,164
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8.1%
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Pacific
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145,117
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103,628
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40.0%
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Total System
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11,672,511
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11,112,770
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5.0%
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ASMs (000):
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Domestic
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8,795,717
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8,990,238
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(2.2%)
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Delta Mainline
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6,781,784
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7,103,856
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(4.5%)
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Comair
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509,812
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627,159
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(18.7%)
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Contract Carriers
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1,504,121
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1,259,223
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19.4%
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International
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4,791,662
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4,166,852
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15.0%
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Latin America
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1,195,604
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955,826
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25.1%
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Delta Mainline
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1,127,494
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928,681
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21.4%
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Comair
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1,032
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527
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95.8%
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Contract Carriers
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67,078
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26,618
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NM
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Atlantic
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3,430,365
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3,100,940
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10.6%
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Pacific
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165,693
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110,086
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50.5%
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Total System
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13,587,379
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13,157,090
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3.3%
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Load Factor
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Domestic
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87.3%
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84.1%
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3.2
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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88.6%
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84.7%
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3.9
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pts
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Comair
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82.5%
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81.1%
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1.4
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pts
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Contract Carriers
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83.0%
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82.8%
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0.2
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pts
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International
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83.4%
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85.1%
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(1.7)
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pts
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Latin America
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75.4%
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74.7%
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0.7
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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75.6%
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74.5%
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1.1
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pts
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Comair
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82.8%
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87.3%
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(4.5)
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pts
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Contract Carriers
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71.7%
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80.5%
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(8.8)
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pts
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Atlantic
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86.0%
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88.0%
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(2.0)
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pts
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Pacific
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87.6%
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94.1%
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(6.5)
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pts
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Total System
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85.9%
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84.5%
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1.4
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pts
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Passengers Boarded
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10,049,734
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9,650,006 |
4.1% |
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Delta Air Lines
Year to Date Traffic Results(a)
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June 2007
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June 2006
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Change
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RPMs (000):
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Domestic
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40,320,253
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40,930,875
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(1.5%)
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Delta Mainline
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31,531,162
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32,752,027
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(3.7%)
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Comair
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2,235,854
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2,554,786
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(12.5%)
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Contract Carriers
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6,553,237
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5,624,062
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16.5%
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International
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18,469,950
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15,505,853
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19.1%
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Latin America
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5,236,132
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4,089,835
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28.0%
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Delta Mainline
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5,004,436
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3,971,200
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26.0%
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Comair
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5,544
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29,172
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(81.0%)
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Contract Carriers
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226,152
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89,463
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NM
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Atlantic
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12,620,799
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10,836,684
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16.5%
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Pacific
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613,019
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579,334
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5.8%
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Total System
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58,790,203
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56,436,728
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4.2%
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ASMs (000):
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Domestic
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49,816,658
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52,475,916
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(5.1%)
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Delta Mainline
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38,427,369
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41,842,368
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(8.2%)
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Comair
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3,033,613
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3,474,025
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(12.7%)
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Contract Carriers
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8,355,676
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7,159,523
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16.7%
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International
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23,589,874
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19,844,649
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18.9%
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Latin America
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7,100,544
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5,571,420
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27.4%
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Delta Mainline
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6,767,390
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5,413,783
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25.0%
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Comair
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6,972
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39,698
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(82.4%)
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Contract Carriers
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326,182
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117,939
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NM
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Atlantic
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15,771,425
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13,609,295
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15.9%
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Pacific
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717,905
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663,934
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8.1%
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Total System
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73,406,532
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72,320,565
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1.5%
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Load Factor
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Domestic
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80.9%
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78.0%
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2.9
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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82.1%
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78.3%
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3.8
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pts
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Comair
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73.7%
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73.5%
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0.2
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pts
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Contract Carriers
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78.4%
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78.6%
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(0.2)
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pts
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International
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78.3%
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78.1%
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0.2
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pts
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Latin America
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73.7%
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73.4%
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0.3
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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73.9%
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73.4%
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0.5
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pts
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Comair
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79.5%
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73.5%
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6.0
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pts
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Contract Carriers
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69.3%
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75.9%
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(6.6)
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pts
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Atlantic
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80.0%
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79.6%
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0.4
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pts
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Pacific
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85.4%
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87.3%
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(1.9)
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pts
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Total System
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80.1%
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78.0%
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2.1
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pts
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Passengers Boarded
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53,632,287
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52,752,113
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1.7%
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Endnote: a Results reflect operations under our contract carrier arrangements with the following airlines for all periods presented: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., Freedom Airlines, Inc., Shuttle America Corp., and SkyWest Airlines Inc.