Delta Air Lines Reports October Traffic

ATLANTA, Nov. 3, 2006 – Delta Air Lines today reported traffic results for October 2006¹. System traffic for October 2006 increased 1.7 percent from October 2005 with a capacity decrease of 4.5 percent. Delta’s system load factor was 77.1 percent in October 2006, up 4.7 points from the same period last year.

Domestic traffic in October 2006 decreased 5.5 percent year over year, and capacity decreased 14.1 percent. Domestic load factor in October 2006 was 78.4 percent, up 7.1 points from the same period a year ago. International traffic in October 2006 increased 24.0 percent year over year on a 27.2 percent increase in capacity. International load factor was 74.2 percent, down 1.9 points compared to October 2005.

Delta achieved its highest October load factors on record for consolidated system (77.1 percent with previous high of 74.2 percent in October 2004), mainline system (77.4 percent with a previous high of 74.7 percent in October 2004), mainline domestic (78.9 percent with a previous high of 73.6 percent) and Delta Connection (76.3 percent with a previous high of 71.4 percent).

During October 2006, Delta operated its schedule at a 98.4 percent completion rate compared to 96.9 percent in October 2005. Delta boarded 8.9 million passengers during the month of October 2006, a decrease of 3.6 percent from October 2005. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines (Other OTC: DALRQ) offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 290 destinations in 46 countries. With more than 50 new international routes added in the last year, Delta is America’s fastest growing international airline and is a leader across the Atlantic with flights to 28 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 400 weekly flights to 49 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 14,000 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 445 worldwide destinations in 92 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.

¹ Results reflect operations under our contract carrier arrangements with the following airlines: Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., Shuttle America Corp., SkyWest Airlines Inc., and Freedom Airlines for all periods presented.