ATLANTA, Apr. 6, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for March 2009. System traffic in March 2009, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 12.6 percent compared to March 2008 on a 7.9 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 4.4 points to 80.5 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 11.1 percent year over year on an 8.6 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 2.3 points to 82.4 percent. International traffic decreased 15.1 percent year over year on a 6.7 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 7.7 points to 77.4 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, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers offer service to 368 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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Delta Air Lines |
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March 2009 |
March 2008 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
9,925,990 |
11,170,616 |
(11.1%) |
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Mainline |
7,789,480 |
8,980,601 |
(13.3%) |
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Regional |
2,136,511 |
2,190,015 |
(2.4%) |
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International |
5,675,405 |
6,687,197 |
(15.1%) |
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Latin America |
1,198,923 |
1,444,466 |
(17.0%) |
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Mainline |
1,180,626 |
1,380,417 |
(14.5%) |
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Regional |
18,296 |
64,049 |
(71.4%) |
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Atlantic |
2,912,988 |
3,382,202 |
(13.9%) |
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Pacific |
1,563,494 |
1,860,529 |
(16.0%) |
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System |
15,601,395 |
17,857,813 |
(12.6%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
12,051,834 |
13,181,066 |
(8.6%) |
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Mainline |
9,259,109 |
10,424,072 |
(11.2%) |
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Regional |
2,792,725 |
2,756,994 |
1.3% |
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International |
7,334,194 |
7,858,071 |
(6.7%) |
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Latin America |
1,545,263 |
1,721,894 |
(10.3%) |
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Mainline |
1,517,605 |
1,641,181 |
(7.5%) |
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Regional |
27,658 |
80,713 |
(65.7%) |
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Atlantic |
3,957,495 |
4,047,690 |
(2.2%) |
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Pacific |
1,831,436 |
2,088,487 |
(12.3%) |
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System |
19,386,028 |
21,039,136 |
(7.9%) |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
82.4% |
84.7% |
(2.3) |
pts |
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Mainline |
84.1% |
86.2% |
(2.1) |
pts |
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Regional |
76.5% |
79.4% |
(2.9) |
pts |
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International |
77.4% |
85.1% |
(7.7) |
pts |
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Latin America |
77.6% |
83.9% |
(6.3) |
pts |
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Mainline |
77.8% |
84.1% |
(6.3) |
pts |
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Regional |
66.2% |
79.4% |
(13.2) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
73.6% |
83.6% |
(10.0) |
pts |
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Pacific |
85.4% |
89.1% |
(3.7) |
pts |
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System |
80.5% |
84.9% |
(4.4) |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
13,740,040 |
15,527,936 |
(11.5%) |
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Mainline Completion Factor |
98.1% |
98.5% |
(0.4) |
pts |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
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6,803 |
9,957 |
(31.7%) |
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Freight |
168,444 |
266,719 |
(36.8%) |
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System |
175,248 |
276,676 |
(36.7%) |
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Endnote:
* Except where noted, results include Delta and Northwest operations, as well as flights operated under our contract carrier arrangements, for all periods presented.
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March 2009 |
March 2008 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
26,821,241 |
29,904,967 |
(10.3%) |
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Mainline |
21,116,826 |
24,060,031 |
(12.2%) |
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Regional |
5,704,415 |
5,844,936 |
(2.4%) |
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International |
16,141,327 |
17,606,816 |
(8.3%) |
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Latin America |
3,377,046 |
3,780,985 |
(10.7%) |
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Mainline |
3,320,056 |
3,618,407 |
(8.2%) |
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Regional |
56,990 |
162,578 |
(64.9%) |
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Atlantic |
7,937,031 |
8,596,944 |
(7.7%) |
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Pacific |
4,827,250 |
5,228,888 |
(7.7%) |
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System |
42,962,567 |
47,511,784 |
(9.6%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
33,971,509 |
37,527,026 |
(9.5%) |
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Mainline |
26,093,542 |
29,711,801 |
(12.2%) |
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Regional |
7,877,967 |
7,815,225 |
0.8% |
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International |
21,758,280 |
22,039,566 |
(1.3%) |
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Latin America |
4,431,370 |
4,622,104 |
(4.1%) |
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Mainline |
4,343,845 |
4,410,100 |
(1.5%) |
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Regional |
87,525 |
212,004 |
(58.7%) |
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Atlantic |
11,511,222 |
11,343,854 |
1.5% |
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Pacific |
5,815,688 |
6,073,607 |
(4.2%) |
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System |
55,729,789 |
59,566,591 |
(6.4%) |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
79.0% |
79.7% |
(0.7) |
pts |
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Mainline |
80.9% |
81.0% |
(0.1) |
pts |
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Regional |
72.4% |
74.8% |
(2.4) |
pts |
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International |
74.2% |
79.9% |
(5.7) |
pts |
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Latin America |
76.2% |
81.8% |
(5.6) |
pts |
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Mainline |
76.4% |
82.0% |
(5.6) |
pts |
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Regional |
65.1% |
76.7% |
(11.6) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
69.0% |
75.8% |
(6.8) |
pts |
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Pacific |
83.0% |
86.1% |
(3.1) |
pts |
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System |
77.1% |
79.8% |
(2.7) |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
37,309,928 |
41,479,735 |
(10.1%) |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
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20,766 |
28,708 |
(27.7%) |
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Freight |
459,903 |
716,323 |
(35.8%) |
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System |
480,668 |
745,031 |
(35.5%) |
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Endnote:
* Results include Delta and Northwest operations, as well as flights operated under our contract carrier arrangements, for all periods presented.
