ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported traffic results for September 2005(1),(2). System traffic for September 2005 increased 8.0 percent from September 2004 on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent. Delta's system load factor was 73.1 percent in September 2005, up 2.6 points from the same period last year.
Domestic traffic in September 2005 increased 7.0 percent year over year, while capacity increased 1.7 percent. Domestic load factor in September 2005 was 71.8 percent, up 3.5 points from the same period a year ago. International traffic in September 2005 increased 10.9 percent year over year on an 12.5 percent increase in capacity. International load factor was 76.9 percent, down 1.1 points from September 2004.
During September 2005, Delta operated its schedule at a 96.4 percent completion rate, compared to 94.7 percent in September 2004. Delta boarded 8,942,212 passengers during the month of September 2005, an increase of 2.1 percent from September 2004. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
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(1) Results reflect the operations of Flyi, Inc. (formerly Atlantic
Coast Airlines) (2004 periods only), Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.,
SkyWest Airlines Inc., and Republic Airline, Inc. (September 2005
only) under our contract carrier arrangements with those airlines.
(2) On September 7, Delta completed the sale of its wholly owned
subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. (ASA) to SkyWest
Airlines, Inc. Operating performance after that date is reflected
in our contract carrier arrangements.
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Delta Air Lines
Monthly Traffic Results
September 2005 September 2004 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 6,949,701 6,496,066 7.0%
Delta Mainline 5,655,671 5,312,709 6.5%
ASA 110,297 373,421 (70.5%)
Comair 493,132 492,981 0.0%
Contract Carriers 690,601 316,955 NM
International 2,447,482 2,206,174 10.9%
Latin America 437,231 341,265 28.1%
Delta Mainline 423,689 331,930 27.6%
ASA 2,311 5,261 (56.1%)
Comair 1,212 3,377 (64.1%)
Contract Carriers 10,019 697 NM
Atlantic 1,917,955 1,772,434 8.2%
Pacific 92,296 92,475 (0.2%)
Total System 9,397,183 8,702,240 8.0%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 9,681,064 9,517,604 1.7%
Delta Mainline 7,770,475 7,740,912 0.4%
ASA 156,237 570,553 (72.6%)
Comair 767,319 761,742 0.7%
Contract Carriers 987,033 444,397 NM
International 3,182,475 2,828,315 12.5%
Latin America 725,082 562,632 28.9%
Delta Mainline 703,735 544,563 29.2%
ASA 3,389 9,603 (64.7%)
Comair 2,588 7,298 (64.5%)
Contract Carriers 15,370 1,168 NM
Atlantic 2,348,141 2,155,535 8.9%
Pacific 109,252 110,148 (0.8%)
Total System 12,863,539 12,345,919 4.2%
Load Factor
Domestic 71.8% 68.3% 3.5pts
Delta Mainline 72.8% 68.6% 4.2pts
ASA 70.6% 65.4% 5.2pts
Comair 64.3% 64.7% (0.4)pts
Contract Carriers 70.0% 71.3% (1.3)pts
International 76.9% 78.0% (1.1)pts
Latin America 60.3% 60.7% (0.4)pts
Delta Mainline 60.2% 61.0% (0.8)pts
ASA 68.2% 54.8% 13.4pts
Comair 46.8% 46.3% 0.5pts
Contract Carriers 65.2% 59.7% 5.5pts
Atlantic 81.7% 82.2% (0.5)pts
Pacific 84.5% 84.0% 0.5pts
Total System 73.1% 70.5% 2.6pts
Passengers Boarded 8,942,212 8,760,798 2.1%
Delta Air Lines
Year to Date Traffic Results
September 2005 September 2004 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 70,810,981 66,310,477 6.8%
Delta Mainline 58,873,776 55,194,432 6.7%
ASA 3,960,272 3,385,379 17.0%
Comair 4,623,029 4,726,141 (2.2%)
Contract Carriers 3,353,904 3,004,525 11.6%
International 21,541,918 18,890,995 14.0%
Latin America 4,857,282 3,615,782 34.3%
Delta Mainline 4,715,424 3,496,853 34.8%
ASA 85,996 71,079 21.0%
Comair 31,008 35,891 (13.6%)
Contract Carriers 24,854 11,959 NM
Atlantic 15,842,334 14,416,378 9.9%
Pacific 842,302 858,835 (1.9%)
Total System 92,352,899 85,201,472 8.4%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 92,440,055 89,803,818 2.9%
Delta Mainline 75,549,909 73,704,444 2.5%
ASA 5,423,696 4,952,125 9.5%
Comair 6,820,122 6,965,946 (2.1%)
Contract Carriers 4,646,328 4,181,303 11.1%
International 26,956,978 23,732,039 13.6%
Latin America 6,717,201 4,973,161 35.1%
Delta Mainline 6,517,062 4,796,330 35.9%
ASA 117,195 110,519 6.0%
Comair 45,898 51,316 (10.6%)
Contract Carriers 37,046 14,996 NM
Atlantic 19,236,952 17,754,702 8.3%
Pacific 1,002,825 1,004,176 (0.1%)
Total System 119,397,033 113,535,857 5.2%
Load Factor
Domestic 76.6% 73.8% 2.8pts
Delta Mainline 77.9% 74.9% 3.0pts
ASA 73.0% 68.4% 4.6pts
Comair 67.8% 67.8% 0.0pts
Contract Carriers 72.2% 71.9% 0.3pts
International 79.9% 79.6% 0.3pts
Latin America 72.3% 72.7% (0.4)pts
Delta Mainline 72.4% 72.9% (0.5)pts
ASA 73.4% 64.3% 9.1pts
Comair 67.6% 69.9% (2.3)pts
Contract Carriers 67.1% 79.7% (12.6)pts
Atlantic 82.4% 81.2% 1.2pts
Pacific 84.0% 85.5% (1.5)pts
Total System 77.3% 75.0% 2.3pts
Passengers Boarded 91,681,740 88,763,923 3.3%
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