ATLANTA, July 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported record load factors for June, including consolidated system load factor of 85.9 percent, mainline system load factor of 86.5 percent, mainline domestic load factor of 88.6 percent, and regional system load factor of 82.5 percent.
System traffic increased 5.0 percent from June 2006 with a capacity increase of 3.3 percent. Domestic traffic in June 2007 increased 1.5 percent year-over-year on a 2.2 percent decrease in capacity. International traffic in June 2007 increased 12.7 percent year over year on a 15.0 percent increase in capacity.
In addition, a record number of passengers flew internationally on Delta during June. The number of international, Latin and regional passengers increased 12 percent, 22 percent and 16 percent, respectively, versus the same period last year. Delta boarded 10.1 million passengers during June 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent from June 2006.
Delta completed 98.6 percent of scheduled flights during the month relative to 98.4 percent in June 2006. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
"June proved to be another strong month for Delta with continued revenue strength in both domestic and international markets," said Jim Whitehurst, Delta's chief operating officer. "While severe weather across the Eastern Seaboard and record load factors challenged our operations, we were successful in maintaining competitive top-tier operational performance. Delta's June completion factor was on track with the top performers in the industry, despite our heavy concentration of flights in the congested Northeast corridor."
Delta Air Lines offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 333 destinations in 57 countries. With more than 60 new international routes introduced in the last year, Delta has added more international capacity than all other U.S. airlines combined and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 36 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers nearly 700 weekly flights to more than 60 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 15,000 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 479 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
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Delta Air Lines
Monthly Traffic Results(a)
June 2007 June 2006 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 7,675,028 7,565,223 1.5%
Delta Mainline 6,006,101 6,014,128 (0.1%)
Comair 420,647 508,797 (17.3%)
Contract Carriers 1,248,280 1,042,298 19.8%
International 3,997,483 3,547,547 12.7%
Latin America 901,502 713,755 26.3%
Delta Mainline 852,582 691,873 23.2%
Comair 854 460 85.7%
Contract Carriers 48,066 21,422 NM
Atlantic 2,950,864 2,730,164 8.1%
Pacific 145,117 103,628 40.0%
Total System 11,672,511 11,112,770 5.0%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 8,795,717 8,990,238 (2.2%)
Delta Mainline 6,781,784 7,103,856 (4.5%)
Comair 509,812 627,159 (18.7%)
Contract Carriers 1,504,121 1,259,223 19.4%
International 4,791,662 4,166,852 15.0%
Latin America 1,195,604 955,826 25.1%
Delta Mainline 1,127,494 928,681 21.4%
Comair 1,032 527 95.8%
Contract Carriers 67,078 26,618 NM
Atlantic 3,430,365 3,100,940 10.6%
Pacific 165,693 110,086 50.5%
Total System 13,587,379 13,157,090 3.3%
Load Factor
Domestic 87.3% 84.1% 3.2 pts
Delta Mainline 88.6% 84.7% 3.9 pts
Comair 82.5% 81.1% 1.4 pts
Contract Carriers 83.0% 82.8% 0.2 pts
International 83.4% 85.1% (1.7) pts
Latin America 75.4% 74.7% 0.7 pts
Delta Mainline 75.6% 74.5% 1.1 pts
Comair 82.8% 87.3% (4.5) pts
Contract Carriers 71.7% 80.5% (8.8) pts
Atlantic 86.0% 88.0% (2.0) pts
Pacific 87.6% 94.1% (6.5) pts
Total System 85.9% 84.5% 1.4 pts
Passengers Boarded 10,049,734 9,650,006 4.1%
Endnote:
(a) Results reflect operations under our contract carrier
arrangements with the following airlines for all periods
presented: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Chautauqua
Airlines, Inc., Freedom Airlines, Inc., Shuttle America Corp.,
and SkyWest Airlines Inc.
Delta Air Lines
Year to Date Traffic Results(a)
June 2007 June 2006 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 40,320,253 40,930,875 (1.5%)
Delta Mainline 31,531,162 32,752,027 (3.7%)
Comair 2,235,854 2,554,786 (12.5%)
Contract Carriers 6,553,237 5,624,062 16.5%
International 18,469,950 15,505,853 19.1%
Latin America 5,236,132 4,089,835 28.0%
Delta Mainline 5,004,436 3,971,200 26.0%
Comair 5,544 29,172 (81.0%)
Contract Carriers 226,152 89,463 NM
Atlantic 12,620,799 10,836,684 16.5%
Pacific 613,019 579,334 5.8%
Total System 58,790,203 56,436,728 4.2%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 49,816,658 52,475,916 (5.1%)
Delta Mainline 38,427,369 41,842,368 (8.2%)
Comair 3,033,613 3,474,025 (12.7%)
Contract Carriers 8,355,676 7,159,523 16.7%
International 23,589,874 19,844,649 18.9%
Latin America 7,100,544 5,571,420 27.4%
Delta Mainline 6,767,390 5,413,783 25.0%
Comair 6,972 39,698 (82.4%)
Contract Carriers 326,182 117,939 NM
Atlantic 15,771,425 13,609,295 15.9%
Pacific 717,905 663,934 8.1%
Total System 73,406,532 72,320,565 1.5%
Load Factor
Domestic 80.9% 78.0% 2.9 pts
Delta Mainline 82.1% 78.3% 3.8 pts
Comair 73.7% 73.5% 0.2 pts
Contract Carriers 78.4% 78.6% (0.2) pts
International 78.3% 78.1% 0.2 pts
Latin America 73.7% 73.4% 0.3 pts
Delta Mainline 73.9% 73.4% 0.5 pts
Comair 79.5% 73.5% 6.0 pts
Contract Carriers 69.3% 75.9% (6.6) pts
Atlantic 80.0% 79.6% 0.4 pts
Pacific 85.4% 87.3% (1.9) pts
Total System 80.1% 78.0% 2.1 pts
Passengers Boarded 53,632,287 52,752,113 1.7%
Endnote:
(a) Results reflect operations under our contract carrier
arrangements with the following airlines for all periods
presented: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Chautauqua
Airlines, Inc., Freedom Airlines, Inc., Shuttle America Corp.,
and SkyWest Airlines Inc.