ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2008 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for December 2007.  System traffic for December 2007 increased 3.0 percent from December 2006 on a capacity increase of 3.1 percent.  Delta’s system load factor was 77.7 percent in December 2007, flat from the same period last year.

Strong demand for Delta's international product continued during December 2007, with traffic increasing 16.4 percent year over year on a 13.3 percent increase in capacity. This resulted in a record December international load factor of 79.9 percent, up 2.1 points compared to December 2006.  Domestic traffic in December 2007 decreased 2.8 percent year over year on a capacity decrease of 1.3 percent. Domestic load factor in December 2007 was 76.6 percent, down 1.3 points from the same period a year ago.
 
“In December, consolidated unit revenues showed solid year over year improvement,” said Glen Hauenstein, Delta’s executive vice president -- Network Planning and Revenue Management.  “International unit revenues demonstrated continued strength with significant increases in both yield and traffic, while domestic yields continued to strengthen as pricing actions implemented to offset higher fuel costs translated to higher yields.”

During December 2007, Delta operated its schedule at a 98.2 percent completion rate compared to 99.0 percent in December 2006. Delta boarded 8.6 million passengers during the month of December 2007, a decrease of 2.0 percent from December 2006. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 321 destinations in 58 countries. Delta has added more international capacity than any major U.S. airline during the last two years and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 36 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 500 weekly flights to 63 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 485 worldwide destinations in 106 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.