ATLANTA, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for April 2010. System traffic in April 2010 decreased 2.2 percent compared to April 2009 on a 4.1 percent decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 1.6 points to 83.0 percent.
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Domestic traffic increased 0.3 percent year over year on a 1.0 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 1.1 points to 84.2 percent. International traffic decreased 6.3 percent year over year on an 8.9 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor increased 2.2 points to 80.8 percent.
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
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Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results (a) | |||||
April 2010 | April 2009 | Change | |||
RPMs (000): | |||||
Domestic | 9,677,232 | 9,645,522 | 0.3% | ||
Mainline | 7,607,173 | 7,574,981 | 0.4% | ||
Regional | 2,070,059 | 2,070,541 | (0.0%) | ||
International | 5,407,609 | 5,770,954 | (6.3%) | ||
Latin America | 968,232 | 960,364 | 0.8% | ||
Mainline | 940,224 | 944,503 | (0.5%) | ||
Regional | 28,008 | 15,861 | 76.6% | ||
Atlantic | 2,901,359 | 3,511,233 | (17.4%) | ||
Pacific | 1,538,018 | 1,299,357 | 18.4% | ||
System | 15,084,841 | 15,416,476 | (2.2%) | ||
ASMs (000): | |||||
Domestic | 11,490,265 | 11,605,422 | (1.0%) | ||
Mainline | 8,878,222 | 8,873,024 | 0.1% | ||
Regional | 2,612,043 | 2,732,398 | (4.4%) | ||
International | 6,688,660 | 7,344,263 | (8.9%) | ||
Latin America | 1,291,915 | 1,271,305 | 1.6% | ||
Mainline | 1,254,575 | 1,247,277 | 0.6% | ||
Regional | 37,340 | 24,028 | 55.4% | ||
Atlantic | 3,482,043 | 4,409,650 | (21.0%) | ||
Pacific | 1,914,702 | 1,663,308 | 15.1% | ||
System | 18,178,925 | 18,949,685 | (4.1%) | ||
Load Factor | |||||
Domestic | 84.2% | 83.1% | 1.1 | pts | |
Mainline | 85.7% | 85.4% | 0.3 | pts | |
Regional | 79.3% | 75.8% | 3.5 | pts | |
International | 80.8% | 78.6% | 2.2 | pts | |
Latin America | 74.9% | 75.5% | (0.6) | pts | |
Mainline | 74.9% | 75.7% | (0.8) | pts | |
Regional | 75.0% | 66.0% | 9.0 | pts | |
Atlantic | 83.3% | 79.6% | 3.7 | pts | |
Pacific | 80.3% | 78.1% | 2.2 | pts | |
System | 83.0% | 81.4% | 1.6 | pts | |
Passengers Boarded | 13,341,196 | 13,433,232 | (0.7%) | ||
Mainline Completion Factor | 98.8% | 99.3% | (0.5) | pts | |
Cargo Ton Miles (000): | |||||
Passenger Cargo | 172,094 | 122,428 | 40.6% | ||
Freighter Cargo | 0 | 46,150 | (100.0%) | ||
System | 172,094 | 168,578 | 2.1% | ||
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a) | |||||
April 2010 | April 2009 | Change | |||
RPMs (000): | |||||
Domestic | 36,263,862 | 36,461,316 | (0.5%) | ||
Mainline | 28,431,514 | 28,691,805 | (0.9%) | ||
Regional | 7,832,348 | 7,769,511 | 0.8% | ||
International | 21,185,974 | 21,912,291 | (3.3%) | ||
Latin America | 4,441,819 | 4,337,420 | 2.4% | ||
Mainline | 4,342,373 | 4,264,559 | 1.8% | ||
Regional | 99,446 | 72,861 | 36.5% | ||
Atlantic | 10,223,568 | 11,448,264 | (10.7%) | ||
Pacific | 6,520,587 | 6,126,607 | 6.4% | ||
System | 57,449,836 | 58,373,607 | (1.6%) | ||
ASMs (000): | |||||
Domestic | 44,649,974 | 45,578,929 | (2.0%) | ||
Mainline | 34,448,456 | 34,966,567 | (1.5%) | ||
Regional | 10,201,518 | 10,612,362 | (3.9%) | ||
International | 26,825,090 | 29,102,545 | (7.8%) | ||
Latin America | 5,747,451 | 5,702,675 | 0.8% | ||
Mainline | 5,613,037 | 5,591,122 | 0.4% | ||
Regional | 134,414 | 111,553 | 20.5% | ||
Atlantic | 13,256,531 | 15,920,873 | (16.7%) | ||
Pacific | 7,821,108 | 7,478,997 | 4.6% | ||
System | 71,475,064 | 74,681,474 | (4.3%) | ||
Load Factor | |||||
Domestic | 81.2% | 80.0% | 1.2 | pts | |
Mainline | 82.5% | 82.1% | 0.4 | pts | |
Regional | 76.8% | 73.2% | 3.6 | pts | |
International | 79.0% | 75.3% | 3.7 | pts | |
Latin America | 77.3% | 76.1% | 1.2 | pts | |
Mainline | 77.4% | 76.3% | 1.1 | pts | |
Regional | 74.0% | 65.3% | 8.7 | pts | |
Atlantic | 77.1% | 71.9% | 5.2 | pts | |
Pacific | 83.4% | 81.9% | 1.5 | pts | |
System | 80.4% | 78.2% | 2.2 | pts | |
Passengers Boarded | 49,894,311 | 50,743,178 | (1.7%) | ||
Cargo Ton Miles (000): | |||||
Passenger Cargo | 681,127 | 480,633 | 41.7% | ||
Freighter Cargo | 0 | 168,614 | (100.0%) | ||
System | 681,127 | 649,247 | 4.9% | ||
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
SOURCE Delta Air Lines
