Delta Air Lines Reports June Traffic

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Jul 06, 2010, 03:07 ET

ATLANTA, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for June 2010. System traffic in June 2010 increased 4.2 percent compared to June 2009 on a 1.5 percent increase in capacity. Load factor increased 2.2 points to 87.7 percent.

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Domestic traffic increased 1.2 percent year over year on a 0.6 percent increase in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 0.6 points to 87.7 percent. International traffic increased 8.8 percent year over year on a 2.9 percent increase in capacity, and load factor increased 4.8 points to 87.8 percent.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With its unsurpassed global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 369 destinations in 67 countries on six continents. Delta employs more than 70,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 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 13,000 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 45 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.


Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results(a)

	June 2010	June 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	10,961,471	10,828,672	1.2%
Mainline	8,707,098	8,476,369	2.7%
Regional	2,254,373	2,352,303	(4.2%)
International	7,571,487	6,955,972	8.8%
Latin America	988,726	931,662	6.1%
Mainline	962,754	915,903	5.1%
Regional	25,972	15,759	64.8%
Atlantic	4,531,954	4,397,063	3.1%
Pacific	2,050,807	1,627,247	26.0%
System	18,532,958	17,784,644	4.2%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	12,504,459	12,429,794	0.6%
Mainline	9,787,389	9,567,525	2.3%
Regional	2,717,070	2,862,269	(5.1%)
International	8,624,775	8,379,461	2.9%
Latin America	1,224,216	1,136,937	7.7%
Mainline	1,188,383	1,116,755	6.4%
Regional	35,833	20,182	77.5%
Atlantic	5,096,682	5,134,475	(0.7%)
Pacific	2,303,877	2,108,049	9.3%
System	21,129,234	20,809,255	1.5%

Load Factor
Domestic	87.7%	87.1%	0.6	pts
Mainline	89.0%	88.6%	0.4	pts
Regional	83.0%	82.2%	0.8	pts
International	87.8%	83.0%	4.8	pts
Latin America	80.8%	81.9%	(1.1)	pts
Mainline	81.0%	82.0%	(1.0)	pts
Regional	72.5%	78.1%	(5.6)	pts
Atlantic	88.9%	85.6%	3.3	pts
Pacific	89.0%	77.2%	11.8	pts
System	87.7%	85.5%	2.2	pts

Passengers Boarded	15,073,914	14,895,235	1.2%

Mainline Completion Factor	98.3%	99.2%	(0.9)	pts

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	198,883	143,968	38.1%
Freighter Cargo	0	45,151	(100.0%)
System	198,883	189,119	5.2%

Endnote: (a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.


Delta Air Lines Year to Date Traffic Results(a)

	June 2010	June 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	57,147,455	57,383,387	(0.4%)
Mainline	44,961,846	45,085,469	(0.3%)
Regional	12,185,609	12,297,918	(0.9%)
International	35,113,717	34,630,060	1.4%
Latin America	6,280,125	5,993,907	4.8%
Mainline	6,133,196	5,895,338	4.0%
Regional	146,929	98,569	49.1%
Atlantic	18,526,636	19,564,044	(5.3%)
Pacific	10,306,956	9,072,109	13.6%
System	92,261,172	92,013,447	0.3%

ASMs (000):
Domestic	68,994,278	70,025,839	(1.5%)
Mainline	53,447,678	53,774,949	(0.6%)
Regional	15,546,600	16,250,890	(4.3%)
International	43,005,008	44,742,853	(3.9%)
Latin America	8,092,262	7,870,177	2.8%
Mainline	7,892,005	7,721,113	2.2%
Regional	200,257	149,064	34.3%
Atlantic	22,740,518	25,496,344	(10.8%)
Pacific	12,172,228	11,376,332	7.0%
System	111,999,286	114,768,692	(2.4%)

Load Factor
Domestic	82.8%	81.9%	0.9	pts
Mainline	84.1%	83.8%	0.3	pts
Regional	78.4%	75.7%	2.7	pts
International	81.7%	77.4%	4.3	pts
Latin America	77.6%	76.2%	1.4	pts
Mainline	77.7%	76.4%	1.3	pts
Regional	73.4%	66.1%	7.3	pts
Atlantic	81.5%	76.7%	4.8	pts
Pacific	84.7%	79.7%	5.0	pts
System	82.4%	80.2%	2.2	pts

Passengers Boarded	78,753,626	79,366,205	(0.8%)

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	1,073,114	759,039	41.4%
Freighter Cargo	0	251,990	(100.0%)
System	1,073,114	1,011,029	6.1%

Endnote: (a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.