ATLANTA, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for October 2009. System traffic in October 2009, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 6.5 percent compared to October 2008 on an 8.3 percent decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 1.6 points to 84.2 percent.
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Domestic traffic decreased 4.4 percent year over year on a 4.6 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 0.2 points to 83.9 percent. International traffic decreased 9.7 percent year over year on a 13.6 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor increased 3.6 points to 84.6 percent.
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
Delta Air Lines, the world's No. 1 airline, serves more than 170 million passengers each year. With its unsurpassed global network, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 356 destinations in 65 countries on six continents. Delta employs more than 70,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of nearly 800 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France KLM. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 16,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world's largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.
Delta Air Lines
Monthly Traffic Results (a)
October October
2009 2008 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 9,384,536 9,813,220 (4.4%)
Mainline 7,298,661 7,760,530 (6.0%)
Regional 2,085,875 2,052,690 1.6%
International 5,915,643 6,551,863 (9.7%)
Latin America 674,112 636,179 6.0%
Mainline 658,024 614,638 7.1%
Regional 16,088 21,541 (25.3%)
Atlantic 3,622,105 3,985,157 (9.1%)
Pacific 1,619,426 1,930,527 (16.1%)
System 15,300,179 16,365,083 (6.5%)
ASMs (000):
Domestic 11,191,109 11,730,611 (4.6%)
Mainline 8,592,135 9,116,569 (5.8%)
Regional 2,598,974 2,614,042 (0.6%)
International 6,990,386 8,089,708 (13.6%)
Latin America 882,852 868,957 1.6%
Mainline 860,853 838,794 2.6%
Regional 21,999 30,162 (27.1%)
Atlantic 4,180,852 4,964,905 (15.8%)
Pacific 1,926,682 2,255,845 (14.6%)
System 18,181,495 19,820,319 (8.3%)
Load Factor
Domestic 83.9% 83.7% 0.2 pts
Mainline 84.9% 85.1% (0.2) pts
Regional 80.3% 78.5% 1.8 pts
International 84.6% 81.0% 3.6 pts
Latin America 76.4% 73.2% 3.2 pts
Mainline 76.4% 73.3% 3.1 pts
Regional 73.1% 71.4% 1.7 pts
Atlantic 86.6% 80.3% 6.3 pts
Pacific 84.1% 85.6% (1.5) pts
System 84.2% 82.6% 1.6 pts
Passengers Boarded 13,288,398 14,095,570 (5.7%)
Mainline Completion
Factor 99.4% 99.6% (0.2) pts
Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Mail 7,546 8,909 (15.3%)
Freight 215,780 225,542 (4.3%)
System 223,326 234,450 (4.7%)
Endnote:
(a) Results include Delta and Northwest operations, as well as flights
operated under contract carrier arrangements, for all periods presented.
Delta Air Lines
Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
October October
2009 2008 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 98,271,599 104,361,720 (5.8%)
Mainline 77,114,739 83,421,533 (7.6%)
Regional 21,156,860 20,940,187 1.0%
International 62,421,139 67,886,726 (8.1%)
Latin America 9,359,026 10,196,903 (8.2%)
Mainline 9,190,603 9,730,852 (5.6%)
Regional 168,424 466,051 (63.9%)
Atlantic 36,734,339 38,880,829 (5.5%)
Pacific 16,327,774 18,808,993 (13.2%)
System 160,692,738 172,248,446 (6.7%)
ASMs (000):
Domestic 117,769,329 125,178,980 (5.9%)
Mainline 90,549,923 98,363,528 (7.9%)
Regional 27,219,406 26,815,452 1.5%
International 77,391,079 82,679,095 (6.4%)
Latin America 12,011,529 12,733,435 (5.7%)
Mainline 11,771,901 12,120,506 (2.9%)
Regional 239,627 612,929 (60.9%)
Atlantic 45,270,419 47,918,757 (5.5%)
Pacific 20,109,131 22,026,903 (8.7%)
System 195,160,408 207,858,075 (6.1%)
Load Factor
Domestic 83.4% 83.4% 0.0 pts
Mainline 85.2% 84.8% 0.4 pts
Regional 77.7% 78.1% (0.4) pts
International 80.7% 82.1% (1.4) pts
Latin America 77.9% 80.1% (2.2) pts
Mainline 78.1% 80.3% (2.2) pts
Regional 70.3% 76.0% (5.7) pts
Atlantic 81.1% 81.1% 0.0 pts
Pacific 81.2% 85.4% (4.2) pts
System 82.3% 82.9% (0.6) pts
Passengers Boarded 136,390,452 145,372,991 (6.2%)
Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
Mail 69,332 92,867 (25.3%)
Freight 1,772,385 2,384,539 (25.7%)
System 1,841,716 2,477,406 (25.7%)
Endnote:
(a) Results include Delta and Northwest operations, as well as flights
operated under contract carrier arrangements, for all periods presented.
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SOURCE: Delta Air Lines
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