ATLANTA, Aug. 5, 2008 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for July 2008. International traffic increased 15.0 percent year over year on a 16.2 percent increase in capacity, and load factor declined 0.9 points. As a result of the airline’s global expansion, a record number of passengers flew internationally on Delta during the month of July. The number of international, Atlantic and Pacific passengers increased 8.9 percent, 14.7 percent and 67.9 percent, respectively, versus the same period last year.
Delta’s domestic traffic in July 2008 decreased 6.8 percent year over year on 7.6 percent lower capacity. Domestic load factor increased 0.7 points compared to July 2007. In addition, system traffic in July 2008 increased 0.7 percent over July 2007 on a capacity increase of 0.9 percent. Delta’s system load factor was flat compared to the same period last year.
“Solid demand and a favorable pricing environment yielded another month of strong international unit revenue growth on top of double-digit capacity increases, demonstrating the continued benefits from Delta’s multiyear network restructuring, aggressive yield management efforts and improved product,” said Glen Hauenstein, Delta’s executive vice president -- Network Planning and Revenue Management. “Passenger revenue growth, combined with an unwavering focus on our 2008 initiatives - including growth in cargo and ancillary revenues, and increased fees - resulted in strong top-line revenue growth in the month of July.”
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 312 destinations in 61 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 44 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers 393 weekly flights to 47 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 16,000 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 500 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.
Delta Air LinesMonthly Traffic Results(a) |
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July 2008 |
July 2007 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
7,515,775 |
8,067,086 |
(6.8%) |
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Delta Mainline |
5,932,226 |
6,361,599 |
(6.7%) |
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Comair |
394,486 |
421,550 |
(6.4%) |
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Contract Carriers |
1,189,063 |
1,283,937 |
(7.4%) |
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International |
4,920,937 |
4,277,230 |
15.0% |
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Latin America |
1,134,550 |
1,105,966 |
2.6% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,081,902 |
1,044,597 |
3.6% |
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Comair |
1,523 |
708 |
115.1% |
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Contract Carriers |
51,125 |
60,661 |
(15.7%) |
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Atlantic |
3,528,464 |
3,022,884 |
16.7% |
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Pacific |
257,923 |
148,380 |
73.8% |
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System |
12,436,712 |
12,344,316 |
0.7% |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
8,486,384 |
9,181,827 |
(7.6%) |
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Delta Mainline |
6,586,371 |
7,115,924 |
(7.4%) |
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Comair |
491,031 |
520,053 |
(5.6%) |
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Contract Carriers |
1,408,982 |
1,545,850 |
(8.9%) |
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International |
5,851,510 |
5,034,342 |
16.2% |
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Latin America |
1,363,258 |
1,308,959 |
4.1% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,296,490 |
1,231,029 |
5.3% |
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Comair |
1,787 |
869 |
105.6% |
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Contract Carriers |
64,981 |
77,061 |
(15.7%) |
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Atlantic |
4,163,010 |
3,546,341 |
17.4% |
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Pacific |
325,242 |
179,042 |
81.7% |
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System |
14,337,894 |
14,216,169 |
0.9% |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
88.6% |
87.9% |
0.7 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
90.1% |
89.4% |
0.7 |
pts |
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Comair |
80.3% |
81.1% |
(0.8) |
pts |
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Contract Carriers |
84.4% |
83.1% |
1.3 |
pts |
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International |
84.1% |
85.0% |
(0.9) |
pts |
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Latin America |
83.2% |
84.5% |
(1.3) |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
83.4% |
84.9% |
(1.5) |
pts |
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Comair |
85.2% |
81.5% |
3.7 |
pts |
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Contract Carriers |
78.7% |
78.7% |
(0.0) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
84.8% |
85.2% |
(0.4) |
pts |
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Pacific |
79.3% |
82.9% |
(3.6) |
pts |
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System |
86.7% |
86.8% |
(0.1) |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
10,065,345 |
10,399,143 |
(3.2%) |
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Completion Factor |
98.0% |
98.6% |
(0.6) |
pts |
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Cargo Ton Miles: |
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6,459,888 |
4,502,296 |
43.5% |
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Freight |
101,060,548 |
89,093,381 |
13.4% |
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Total System |
107,520,436 |
93,595,677 |
14.9% |
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Endnote:
a Results reflect operations under our contract carrier arrangements.
Delta Air LinesYear to Date Traffic Results (a) |
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July 2008 |
July 2007 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
46,781,930 |
48,387,339 |
(3.3%) |
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Delta Mainline |
36,398,341 |
37,892,761 |
(3.9%) |
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Comair |
2,609,882 |
2,657,404 |
(1.8%) |
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Contract Carriers |
7,773,707 |
7,837,174 |
(0.8%) |
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International |
26,127,938 |
22,747,180 |
14.9% |
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Latin America |
6,749,087 |
6,342,098 |
6.4% |
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Delta Mainline |
6,376,203 |
6,049,033 |
5.4% |
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Comair |
7,274 |
6,252 |
16.3% |
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Contract Carriers |
365,610 |
286,813 |
27.5% |
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Atlantic |
18,057,897 |
15,643,683 |
15.4% |
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Pacific |
1,320,954 |
761,399 |
73.5% |
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Total System |
72,909,868 |
71,134,519 |
2.5% |
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ASMs (000): |
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>Domestic |
56,478,943 |
58,998,485 |
(4.3%) |
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Delta Mainline |
43,341,721 |
45,543,293 |
(4.8%) |
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Comair |
3,472,181 |
3,553,666 |
(2.3%) |
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Contract Carriers |
9,665,041 |
9,901,526 |
(2.4%) |
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International |
32,686,414 |
28,624,216 |
14.2% |
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Latin America |
8,416,141 |
8,409,503 |
0.1% |
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Delta Mainline |
7,931,557 |
7,998,419 |
(0.8%) |
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Comair |
8,916 |
7,841 |
13.7% |
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Contract Carriers |
475,668 |
403,243 |
18.0% |
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Atlantic |
22,551,178 |
19,317,766 |
16.7% |
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Pacific |
1,719,095 |
896,947 |
91.7% |
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Total System |
89,165,357 |
87,622,701 |
1.8% |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
82.8% |
82.0% |
0.8 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
84.0% |
83.2% |
0.8 |
pts |
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Comair |
75.2% |
74.8% |
0.4 |
pts |
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Contract Carriers |
80.4% |
79.2% |
1.2 |
pts |
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International |
79.9% |
79.5% |
0.4 |
pts |
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Latin America |
80.2% |
75.4% |
4.8 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
80.4% |
75.6% |
4.8 |
pts |
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Comair |
81.6% |
79.7% |
1.9 |
pts |
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Contract Carriers |
76.9% |
71.1% |
5.8 |
pts |
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Atlantic |
80.1% |
81.0% |
(0.9) |
pts |
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Pacific |
76.8% |
84.9% |
(8.1) |
pts |
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Total System |
81.8% |
81.2% |
0.6 |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
63,110,627 |
64,031,430 |
(1.4%) |
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Cargo Ton Miles: |
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40,430,278 |
33,118,519 |
22.1% |
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Freight |
677,365,377 |
604,632,795 |
12.0% |
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Total System |
717,795,655 |
637,751,314 |
12.6% |
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Endnote:
a Results reflect operations under our contract carrier arrangements.
