ATLANTA, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE:DAL) today reported traffic results for November 2009. System
traffic in November 2009, including both Delta and Northwest
operations, decreased 7.1 percent compared to November 2008 on an
8.4 percent decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 1.1 points
to 79.6 percent. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) Domestic
traffic decreased 4.6 percent year over year on a 4.2 percent
decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 0.3 points to
79.8 percent. International traffic decreased 11.2 percent year
over year on a 14.9 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor
increased 3.3 points to 79.2 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 368 destinations in 66
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) November 2009 November
2008 Change ------------- ------------- ------ RPMs (000): Domestic
8,631,052 9,043,773 (4.6%) Mainline 6,716,260 7,151,025 (6.1%)
Regional 1,914,792 1,892,748 1.2% International 4,943,456 5,567,587
(11.2%) Latin America 747,481 698,526 7.0% Mainline 731,152 678,188
7.8% Regional 16,329 20,338 (19.7%) Atlantic 2,625,176 3,132,446
(16.2%) Pacific 1,570,799 1,736,615 (9.5%) System 13,574,508
14,611,360 (7.1%) ASMs (000): Domestic 10,815,203 11,285,756 (4.2%)
Mainline 8,316,283 8,742,075 (4.9%) Regional 2,498,920 2,543,681
(1.8%) International 6,244,266 7,336,114 (14.9%) Latin America
997,694 980,398 1.8% Mainline 974,660 950,210 2.6% Regional 23,034
30,188 (23.7%) Atlantic 3,352,390 4,276,310 (21.6%) Pacific
1,894,182 2,079,406 (8.9%) System 17,059,469 18,621,870 (8.4%) Load
Factor Domestic 79.8% 80.1% (0.3) pts Mainline 80.8% 81.8% (1.0)
pts Regional 76.6% 74.4% 2.2 pts International 79.2% 75.9% 3.3 pts
Latin America 74.9% 71.2% 3.7 pts Mainline 75.0% 71.4% 3.6 pts
Regional 70.9% 67.4% 3.5 pts Atlantic 78.3% 73.3% 5.0 pts Pacific
82.9% 83.5% (0.6) pts System 79.6% 78.5% 1.1 pts Passengers Boarded
12,164,039 12,845,448 (5.3%) Mainline Completion Factor 99.5% 99.4%
0.1 pts Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 8,547 8,279 3.2% Freight
217,169 200,901 8.1% System 225,716 209,180 7.9% 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)
November 2009 November 2008 Change ------------- -------------
------ RPMs (000): Domestic 106,902,651 113,405,493 (5.7%) Mainline
83,831,000 90,572,557 (7.4%) Regional 23,071,652 22,832,935 1.0%
International 67,364,595 73,454,313 (8.3%) Latin America 10,106,507
10,895,430 (7.2%) Mainline 9,921,755 10,409,041 (4.7%) Regional
184,752 486,389 (62.0%) Atlantic 39,359,516 42,013,275 (6.3%)
Pacific 17,898,573 20,545,608 (12.9%) System 174,267,247
186,859,806 (6.7%) ASMs (000): Domestic 128,584,532 136,464,736
(5.8%) Mainline 98,866,206 107,105,603 (7.7%) Regional 29,718,326
29,359,133 1.2% International 83,635,345 90,015,208 (7.1%) Latin
America 13,009,223 13,713,833 (5.1%) Mainline 12,746,562 13,070,716
(2.5%) Regional 262,661 643,117 (59.2%) Atlantic 48,622,809
52,195,067 (6.8%) Pacific 22,003,313 24,106,308 (8.7%) System
212,219,877 226,479,945 (6.3%) Load Factor Domestic 83.1% 83.1% 0.0
pts Mainline 84.8% 84.6% 0.2 pts Regional 77.6% 77.8% (0.2) pts
International 80.5% 81.6% (1.1) pts Latin America 77.7% 79.4% (1.7)
pts Mainline 77.8% 79.6% (1.8) pts Regional 70.3% 75.6% (5.3) pts
Atlantic 80.9% 80.5% 0.4 pts Pacific 81.3% 85.2% (3.9) pts System
82.1% 82.5% (0.4) pts Passengers Boarded 148,554,491 158,218,439
(6.1%) Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 77,878 101,146 (23.0%) Freight
1,989,554 2,585,440 (23.0%) System 2,067,432 2,686,586 (23.0%)
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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