ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for December 2011. System load factor increased 0.8 points to 80.9 percent, as traffic declined 2.3 percent on 3.3 percent lower capacity year over year.
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Domestic load factor was 80.7 percent up 1.1 points from prior year. Domestic traffic declined 1.4 percent on a 2.7 percent decrease in capacity.
International load factor was 81.2 percent, up 0.5 points from prior year. International traffic declined 3.6 percent on a 4.3 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 341 destinations in 61 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.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a) | ||||||||||
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December 2011 |
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December 2010 |
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Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
8,817,212 |
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8,943,543 |
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(1.4%) |
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Delta Mainline |
6,968,483 |
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7,030,105 |
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(0.9%) |
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Regional |
1,848,729 |
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1,913,438 |
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(3.4%) |
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International |
5,870,936 |
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6,092,932 |
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(3.6%) |
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Latin America |
1,136,364 |
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1,062,456 |
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7.0% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,120,568 |
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1,049,250 |
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6.8% |
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Regional |
15,796 |
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13,206 |
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19.6% |
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Atlantic |
2,868,414 |
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3,095,523 |
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(7.3%) |
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Pacific |
1,866,158 |
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1,934,953 |
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(3.6%) |
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Total System |
14,688,148 |
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15,036,475 |
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(2.3%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
10,928,232 |
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11,230,161 |
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(2.7%) |
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Delta Mainline |
8,509,217 |
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8,717,084 |
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(2.4%) |
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Regional |
2,419,015 |
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2,513,077 |
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(3.7%) |
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International |
7,228,993 |
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7,549,919 |
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(4.3%) |
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Latin America |
1,423,894 |
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1,343,181 |
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6.0% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,400,701 |
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1,322,544 |
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5.9% |
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Regional |
23,193 |
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20,637 |
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12.4% |
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Atlantic |
3,502,292 |
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3,843,958 |
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(8.9%) |
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Pacific |
2,302,807 |
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2,362,780 |
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(2.5%) |
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Total System |
18,157,225 |
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18,780,080 |
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(3.3%) |
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Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
80.7% |
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79.6% |
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1.1 |
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Delta Mainline |
81.9% |
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80.6% |
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1.3 |
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Regional |
76.4% |
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76.1% |
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0.3 |
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International |
81.2% |
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80.7% |
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Latin America |
79.8% |
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79.1% |
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0.7 |
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Delta Mainline |
80.0% |
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79.3% |
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Regional |
68.1% |
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64.0% |
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4.1 |
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Atlantic |
81.9% |
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80.5% |
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1.4 |
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Pacific |
81.0% |
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81.9% |
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Total System |
80.9% |
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80.1% |
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Mainline Completion |
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99.8% |
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95.5% |
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4.3 |
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Factor |
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Passengers Boarded |
12,563,985 |
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12,705,281 |
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(1.1%) |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
197,733 |
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202,020 |
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(2.1%) |
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Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
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Year to Date Traffic Results (a) | |||||||||||
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December 2011 |
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December 2010 |
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Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
115,052,365 |
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115,811,399 |
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(0.7%) |
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Delta Mainline |
90,774,573 |
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91,106,083 |
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(0.4%) |
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Regional |
24,277,792 |
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24,705,316 |
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(1.7%) |
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International |
77,714,169 |
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77,357,960 |
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0.5% |
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Latin America |
13,037,423 |
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13,153,018 |
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(0.9%) |
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Delta Mainline |
12,831,075 |
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12,869,242 |
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(0.3%) |
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Regional |
206,348 |
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283,776 |
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(27.3%) |
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Atlantic |
41,466,247 |
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41,893,719 |
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(1.0%) |
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Pacific |
23,210,499 |
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22,311,223 |
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4.0% |
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Total System |
192,766,534 |
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193,169,359 |
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(0.2%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
138,304,905 |
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139,737,483 |
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(1.0%) |
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Delta Mainline |
107,406,751 |
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108,260,400 |
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(0.8%) |
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Regional |
30,898,154 |
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31,477,083 |
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(1.8%) |
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International |
96,351,242 |
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92,946,758 |
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3.7% |
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Latin America |
16,534,776 |
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16,552,392 |
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(0.1%) |
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Delta Mainline |
16,226,732 |
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16,159,276 |
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0.4% |
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Regional |
308,044 |
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393,116 |
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(21.6%) |
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Atlantic |
51,008,689 |
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50,216,838 |
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1.6% |
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Pacific |
28,807,777 |
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26,177,528 |
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10.0% |
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Total System |
234,656,147 |
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232,684,241 |
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0.8% |
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Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
83.2% |
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82.9% |
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Delta Mainline |
84.5% |
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84.2% |
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Regional |
78.6% |
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78.5% |
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International |
80.7% |
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83.2% |
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Latin America |
78.8% |
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79.5% |
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Delta Mainline |
79.1% |
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79.6% |
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Regional |
67.0% |
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72.2% |
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(5.2) |
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Atlantic |
81.3% |
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83.4% |
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Pacific |
80.6% |
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85.2% |
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Total System |
82.1% |
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83.0% |
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Passengers Boarded |
163,838,348 |
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162,614,714 |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
2,370,472 |
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2,271,564 |
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4.4% |
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Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
SOURCE Delta Air Lines
