ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported January 2009 traffic results for both Delta and Northwest operating units.
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Delta’s system traffic in January 2009 decreased 2.2 percent versus January 2008 on a capacity decrease of 1.9 percent. Delta’s system load factor decreased 0.3 points to 75.1 percent.
International traffic increased 6.6 percent year over year on an 11.3 percent increase in capacity, and load factor declined 3.2 points. Domestic traffic decreased 6.7 percent year over year on 8.5 percent lower capacity. Domestic load factor increased 1.5 points to 76.4 percent, higher than any previous January on record.
Northwest
Northwest’s system traffic in January 2009 decreased 8.2 percent on a capacity decrease of 6.4 percent. Northwest’s system load factor decreased 1.5 points to 77.8 percent.
International traffic decreased 5.7 percent year over year on a 2.4 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 2.8 points. Domestic traffic decreased 10.0 percent year over year on a 9.0 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor decreased 0.8 points to 76.8 percent.
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
Delta Air Lines is the world’s largest airline. From its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers offer service to 378 destinations in 66 countries and serve more than 170 million passengers each year. Delta’s marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem either SkyMiles or WorldPerks on more than 16,000 daily flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta‘s more than 70,000 employees worldwide are reshaping the aviation industry as the only U.S. airline to offer a full global network. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.
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January 2009 |
January 2008 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
5,604,063 |
6,007,761 |
(6.7%) |
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Mainline |
4,456,889 |
4,667,508 |
(4.5%) |
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Regional |
1,147,174 |
1,340,253 |
(14.4%) |
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International |
3,270,476 |
3,067,903 |
6.6% |
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Latin America |
978,074 |
1,000,514 |
(2.2%) |
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Mainline |
959,678 |
952,590 |
0.7% |
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Regional |
18,396 |
47,924 |
(61.6%) |
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Atlantic |
2,093,157 |
1,933,877 |
8.2% |
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Pacific |
199,245 |
133,512 |
49.2% |
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Total System |
8,874,539 |
9,075,664 |
(2.2%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
7,338,537 |
8,021,368 |
(8.5%) |
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Mainline |
5,719,267 |
6,147,416 |
(7.0%) |
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Regional |
1,619,270 |
1,873,952 |
(13.6%) |
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International |
4,474,019 |
4,019,555 |
11.3% |
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Latin America |
1,290,234 |
1,215,592 |
6.1% |
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Mainline |
1,263,353 |
1,151,774 |
9.7% |
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Regional |
26,881 |
63,818 |
(57.9%) |
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Atlantic |
2,938,219 |
2,638,398 |
11.4% |
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Pacific |
245,566 |
165,565 |
48.3% |
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Total System |
11,812,556 |
12,040,923 |
(1.9%) |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
76.4% |
74.9% |
1.5 |
pts |
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Mainline |
77.9% |
75.9% |
2.0 |
pts |
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Regional |
70.8% |
71.5% |
(0.7) |
pts |
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International |
73.1% |
76.3% |
(3.2) |
pts |
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Latin America |
75.8% |
82.3% |
(6.5) |
pts |
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Mainline |
76.0% |
82.7% |
(6.7) |
pts |
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Regional |
68.4% |
75.1% |
(6.7) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
71.2% |
73.3% |
(2.1) |
pts |
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Pacific |
81.1% |
80.6% |
0.5 |
pts |
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Total System |
75.1% |
75.4% |
(0.3) |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
7,647,162 |
8,058,031 |
(5.1%) |
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Completion Factor |
98.5% |
97.2% |
1.3 |
pts |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
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4,631 |
5,019 |
(7.7%) |
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Freight |
72,691 |
83,590 |
(13.0%) |
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Total System |
77,321 |
88,609 |
(12.7%) |
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Endnote:
a Results include operations under contract carrier arrangements.
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January 2009 |
January 2008 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
3,265,474 |
3,626,421 |
(10.0%) |
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Mainline |
2,603,151 |
3,131,336 |
(16.9%) |
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Regional |
662,323 |
495,085 |
33.8% |
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International |
2,386,876 |
2,530,069 |
(5.7%) |
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Atlantic |
784,830 |
894,096 |
(12.2%) |
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Pacific |
1,602,046 |
1,635,974 |
(2.1%) |
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Total System |
5,652,350 |
6,156,490 |
(8.2%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
4,252,348 |
4,673,095 |
(9.0%) |
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Mainline |
3,243,110 |
3,948,694 |
(17.9%) |
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Regional |
1,009,239 |
724,402 |
39.3% |
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International |
3,016,374 |
3,090,508 |
(2.4%) |
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Atlantic |
1,102,346 |
1,185,182 |
(7.0%) |
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Pacific |
1,914,028 |
1,905,326 |
0.5% |
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Total System |
7,268,722 |
7,763,603 |
(6.4%) |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
76.8% |
77.6% |
(0.8) |
pts |
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Mainline |
80.3% |
79.3% |
1.0 |
pts |
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Regional |
65.6% |
68.3% |
(2.7) |
pts |
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International |
79.1% |
81.9% |
(2.8) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
71.2% |
75.4% |
(4.2) |
pts |
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Pacific |
83.7% |
85.9% |
(2.2) |
pts |
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Total System |
77.8% |
79.3% |
(1.5) |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded: |
4,522,310 |
5,029,008 |
(10.1%) |
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Completion Factor |
97.6% |
97.1% |
0.5 |
pts |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
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2,743 |
4,473 |
(38.7%) |
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Freight |
69,775 |
145,047 |
(51.9%) |
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Total System |
72,518 |
149,520 |
(51.5%) |
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Endnote:
a Results include operations under contract carrier arrangements.
