ATLANTA, Dec. 4, 2008 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported November traffic results for both Delta and Northwest operating units.
Delta
Delta’s system traffic in November 2008 decreased 4.9 percent versus November 2007 on a capacity decrease of 5.3 percent. Delta’s system load factor increased 0.3 points compared to the same period last year.
International traffic increased 7.6 percent year over year on a 13.1 percent increase in capacity, and load factor declined 3.6 points. Domestic traffic decreased 10.5 percent year over year on 13.7 percent lower capacity. Load factor increased 2.8 points to 80.0 percent, higher than any previous November on record.
Northwest
Northwest’s system traffic in November 2008 decreased 7.4 percent on a capacity decrease of 4.7 percent. Northwest’s system load factor decreased 2.3 points compared to the same period last year.
International traffic decreased 3.4 percent year over year on a 1.3 percent increase in capacity, and load factor declined 3.9 points. Domestic traffic decreased 10.0 percent year over year on an 8.7 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor decreased 1.2 points.
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 more than 376 destinations worldwide 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 and its 75,000 worldwide employees 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, and check bags and flight status at delta.com.
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November 2008 |
November 2007 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
5,776,527 |
6,457,279 |
(10.5%) |
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Mainline |
4,588,030 |
4,977,022 |
(7.8%) |
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Regional |
1,188,497 |
1,480,257 |
(19.7%) |
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International |
3,129,885 |
2,907,521 |
7.6% |
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Latin America |
636,601 |
751,257 |
(15.3%) |
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Mainline |
620,004 |
711,492 |
(12.9%) |
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Regional |
16,597 |
39,765 |
(58.3%) |
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Atlantic |
2,307,268 |
2,031,730 |
13.6% |
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Pacific |
186,016 |
124,534 |
49.4% |
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System |
8,906,412 |
9,364,800 |
(4.9%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
7,223,358 |
8,365,719 |
(13.7%) |
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Mainline |
5,641,495 |
6,412,177 |
(12.0%) |
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Regional |
1,581,863 |
1,953,542 |
(19.0%) |
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International |
4,278,667 |
3,784,357 |
13.1% |
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Latin America |
903,035 |
978,165 |
(7.7%) |
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Mainline |
879,150 |
922,965 |
(4.7%) |
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Regional |
23,885 |
55,200 |
(56.7%) |
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Atlantic |
3,129,326 |
2,632,852 |
18.9% |
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Pacific |
246,306 |
173,340 |
42.1% |
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System |
11,502,025 |
12,150,076 |
(5.3%) |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
80.0% |
77.2% |
2.8 |
pts |
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Mainline |
81.3% |
77.6% |
3.7 |
pts |
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Regional |
75.1% |
75.8% |
(0.7) |
pts |
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International |
73.2% |
76.8% |
(3.6) |
pts |
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Latin America |
70.5% |
76.8% |
(6.3) |
pts |
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Mainline |
70.5% |
77.1% |
(6.6) |
pts |
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Regional |
69.5% |
72.0% |
(2.5) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
73.7% |
77.2% |
(3.5) |
pts |
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Pacific |
75.5% |
71.8% |
3.7 |
pts |
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System |
77.4% |
77.1% |
0.3 |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
8,057,132 |
8,706,606 |
(7.5%) |
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Completion Factor |
99.3% |
99.3% |
0.0 |
pts |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
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5,214 |
5,331 |
(2.2%) |
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Freight |
93,211 |
95,769 |
(2.7%) |
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Total System |
98,425 |
101,101 |
(2.6%) |
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a Results include operations under contract carrier arrangements.
Delta Air Lines
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November 2008 |
November 2007 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
71,872,321 |
76,028,363 |
(5.5%) |
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Mainline |
56,247,423 |
59,352,763 |
(5.2%) |
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Regional |
15,624,898 |
16,675,600 |
(6.3%) |
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International |
41,428,821 |
36,320,896 |
14.1% |
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Latin America |
9,523,899 |
9,292,831 |
2.5% |
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Mainline |
9,069,698 |
8,836,532 |
2.6% |
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Regional |
454,201 |
456,299 |
(0.5%) |
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Atlantic |
29,686,996 |
25,718,522 |
15.4% |
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Pacific |
2,217,926 |
1,309,543 |
69.4% |
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Total System |
113,301,142 |
112,349,259 |
0.8% |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
86,611,769 |
93,419,203 |
(7.3%) |
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Mainline |
66,797,324 |
72,029,037 |
(7.3%) |
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Regional |
19,814,445 |
21,390,166 |
(7.4%) |
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International |
52,255,349 |
45,842,326 |
14.0% |
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Latin America |
12,112,335 |
12,275,178 |
(1.3%) |
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Mainline |
11,516,266 |
11,636,956 |
(1.0%) |
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Regional |
596,069 |
638,222 |
(6.6%) |
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Atlantic |
37,250,431 |
31,959,981 |
16.6% |
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Pacific |
2,892,583 |
1,607,167 |
80.0% |
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Total System |
138,867,118 |
139,261,529 |
(0.3%) |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
83.0% |
81.4% |
1.6 |
pts |
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Mainline |
84.2% |
82.4% |
1.8 |
pts |
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Regional |
78.9% |
78.0% |
0.9 |
pts |
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International |
79.3% |
79.2% |
0.1 |
pts |
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Latin America |
78.6% |
75.7% |
2.9 |
pts |
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Mainline |
78.8% |
75.9% |
2.9 |
pts |
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Regional |
76.2% |
71.5% |
4.7 |
pts |
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Atlantic |
79.7% |
80.5% |
(0.8) |
pts |
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Pacific |
76.7% |
81.5% |
(4.8) |
pts |
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Total System |
81.6% |
80.7% |
0.9 |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
97,591,836 |
100,606,365 |
(3.0%) |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
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63,947 |
52,996 |
20.7% |
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Freight |
1,065,899 |
974,548 |
9.4% |
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Total System |
1,129,846 |
1,027,544 |
10.0% |
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a Results include operations under contract carrier arrangements.
Northwest Airlines
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November 2008 |
November 2007 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
3,307,413 |
3,676,724 |
(10.0%) |
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Mainline |
2,599,635 |
3,191,809 |
(18.6%) |
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Regional |
707,778 |
484,915 |
46.0% |
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International |
2,365,103 |
2,448,637 |
(3.4%) |
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Atlantic |
824,003 |
887,641 |
(7.2%) |
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Pacific |
1,541,100 |
1,560,996 |
(1.3%) |
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Total System |
5,672,516 |
6,125,361 |
(7.4%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
4,110,413 |
4,500,102 |
(8.7%) |
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Mainline |
3,142,743 |
3,866,502 |
(18.7%) |
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Regional |
967,670 |
633,600 |
52.7% |
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International |
2,968,049 |
2,929,215 |
1.3% |
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Atlantic |
1,145,237 |
1,109,682 |
3.2% |
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Pacific |
1,822,812 |
1,819,533 |
0.2% |
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Total System |
7,078,462 |
7,429,317 |
(4.7%) |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
80.5% |
81.7% |
(1.2) |
pts |
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Mainline |
82.7% |
82.6% |
0.1 |
pts |
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Regional |
73.1% |
76.5% |
(3.4) |
pts |
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International |
79.7% |
83.6% |
(3.9) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
72.0% |
80.0% |
(8.0) |
pts |
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Pacific |
84.5% |
85.8% |
(1.3) |
pts |
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Total System |
80.1% |
82.4% |
(2.3) |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded: |
4,764,705 |
5,321,841 |
(10.5%) |
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Completion Factor |
99.7% |
99.7% |
0.0 |
pts |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
108,908 |
196,142 |
(44.5%) |
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a Results include operations under contract carrier arrangements.
Northwest Airlines
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November 2008 |
November 2007 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
42,786,501 |
43,194,226 |
(0.9%) |
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Mainline |
35,547,163 |
38,266,960 |
(7.1%) |
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Regional |
7,239,338 |
4,927,266 |
46.9% |
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International |
30,376,452 |
28,868,133 |
5.2% |
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Atlantic |
12,155,999 |
10,547,299 |
15.3% |
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Pacific |
18,220,453 |
18,320,834 |
(0.5%) |
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Total System |
73,162,953 |
72,062,359 |
1.5% |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
51,194,398 |
52,207,291 |
(1.9%) |
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Mainline |
41,704,875 |
45,658,785 |
(8.7%) |
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Regional |
9,489,523 |
6,548,506 |
46.4% |
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International |
35,792,651 |
33,404,695 |
7.1% |
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Atlantic |
14,718,166 |
12,297,223 |
19.7% |
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Pacific |
21,074,485 |
21,107,472 |
(0.2%) |
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Total System |
87,087,049 |
85,611,986 |
1.7% |
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Load Factor |
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Domestic |
83.6% |
82.7% |
0.9 |
pts |
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Mainline |
85.2% |
83.8% |
1.4 |
pts |
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Regional |
75.5% |
75.2% |
0.3 |
pts |
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International |
84.9% |
86.4% |
(1.5%) |
pts |
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Atlantic |
82.6% |
85.8% |
(3.2%) |
pts |
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Pacific |
86.5% |
86.8% |
(0.3) |
pts |
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Total System |
84.0% |
84.2% |
(0.2) |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded: |
60,497,035 |
61,153,687 |
(1.1%) |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
1,551,912 |
1,870,694 |
(17.0%) |
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a Results include operations under contract carrier arrangements.
