ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines today reported traffic results for November 2006 (see Notes 1, 2). System traffic for November 2006 decreased 1.8 percent from November 2005 with a capacity decrease of 6.5 percent. Delta's system load factor was 77.5 percent in November 2006, up 3.7 points from the same period last year.
Domestic traffic in November 2006 decreased 8.4 percent year over year, and capacity decreased 13.8 percent. Domestic load factor in November 2006 was 78.1 percent, up 4.6 points from the same period a year ago. International traffic in November 2006 increased 21.2 percent year over year on a 19.7 percent increase in capacity. International load factor was 75.9 percent, up 1.0 point compared to November 2005.
Delta achieved its highest November load factors on record for consolidated system (77.5 percent with previous high of 73.8 percent in November 2005), mainline system (78.8 percent with a previous high of 74.0 percent in November 2005), mainline domestic (78.1 percent with a previous high of 73.5 percent in November 2005) and Delta Connection (75.6 percent with a previous high of 74.9 percent).
During November 2006, Delta operated its schedule at a 98.9 percent completion rate compared to 99.2 percent in November 2005. Delta boarded 8.6 million passengers during the month of November 2006, a decrease of 5.6 percent from November 2005. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
"For the more than one million passengers who chose our airline for Thanksgiving holiday travel, Delta people served up a stellar on-time performance of 86.4 percent and a completion factor of 99.8 percent, despite load factors near 80 percent for the six-day period (November 22 - November 27)," said Joe Kolshak, Delta's executive vice president - operations.
Delta Air Lines (Other OTC: DALRQ) offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 290 destinations in 46 countries. With more than 50 new international routes added in the last year, Delta is America's fastest growing international airline and is a leader across the Atlantic with flights to 28 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 400 weekly flights to 49 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 14,000 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 445 worldwide destinations in 92 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
November 2006 November 2005 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 6,472,124 7,062,759 (8.4%)
Delta Mainline 5,074,219 5,656,558 (10.3%)
ASA 0 0 0.0%
Comair 408,971 524,775 (22.1%)
Contract Carriers 988,934 881,426 12.2%
International 2,442,619 2,015,490 21.2%
Latin America 664,500 521,221 27.5%
Delta Mainline 633,672 501,227 26.4%
ASA 0 0 0.0%
Comair 228 5,020 (95.5%)
Contract Carriers 30,600 14,974 104.4%
Atlantic 1,689,412 1,410,758 19.8%
Pacific 88,707 83,511 6.2%
Total System 8,914,743 9,078,249 (1.8%)
ASMs (000):
Domestic 8,286,650 9,612,678 (13.8%)
Delta Mainline 6,440,980 7,649,163 (15.8%)
ASA 0 0 0.0%
Comair 548,847 752,462 (27.1%)
Contract Carriers 1,296,823 1,211,053 7.1%
International 3,218,664 2,689,826 19.7%
Latin America 939,288 773,209 21.5%
Delta Mainline 893,672 745,157 19.9%
ASA 0 0 0.0%
Comair 349 7,231 (95.2%)
Contract Carriers 45,267 20,821 117.4%
Atlantic 2,169,371 1,807,021 20.1%
Pacific 110,005 109,596 0.4%
Total System 11,505,314 12,302,504 (6.5%)
Load Factor
Domestic 78.1% 73.5% 4.6 pts
Delta Mainline 78.8% 74.0% 4.8 pts
ASA 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 pts
Comair 74.5% 69.7% 4.8 pts
Contract Carriers 76.3% 72.8% 3.5 pts
International 75.9% 74.9% 1.0 pts
Latin America 70.7% 67.4% 3.3 pts
Delta Mainline 70.9% 67.3% 3.6 pts
ASA 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 pts
Comair 65.3% 69.4% (4.1) pts
Contract Carriers 67.6% 71.9% (4.3) pts
Atlantic 77.9% 78.1% (0.2) pts
Pacific 80.6% 76.2% 4.4 pts
Total System 77.5% 73.8% 3.7 pts
Passengers Boarded 8,642,989 9,153,590 (5.6%)
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Delta Air Lines
Year to Date Traffic Results
November 2006 November 2005 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 75,823,141 84,986,140 (10.8%)
Delta Mainline 60,295,167 70,262,564 (14.2%)
ASA 0 3,960,272 NM
Comair 4,856,285 5,676,473 (14.4%)
Contract Carriers 10,671,689 5,086,831 109.8%
International 30,873,236 25,850,314 19.4%
Latin America 7,516,406 5,880,305 27.8%
Delta Mainline 7,266,339 5,699,319 27.5%
ASA 0 85,996 NM
Comair 33,704 40,477 (16.7%)
Contract Carriers 216,363 54,513 NM
Atlantic 22,299,326 18,951,851 17.7%
Pacific 1,057,504 1,018,158 3.9%
Total System 106,696,377 110,836,454 (3.7%)
ASMs (000):
Domestic 96,436,718 112,030,262 (13.9%)
Delta Mainline 76,185,144 91,187,274 (16.5%)
ASA 0 5,423,696 NM
Comair 6,528,377 8,358,017 (21.9%)
Contract Carriers 13,723,197 7,061,275 94.3%
International 39,436,670 32,661,175 20.7%
Latin America 10,299,308 8,286,674 24.3%
Delta Mainline 9,953,950 8,031,152 23.9%
ASA 0 117,195 NM
Comair 45,841 59,964 (23.6%)
Contract Carriers 299,517 78,363 NM
Atlantic 27,913,516 23,148,343 20.6%
Pacific 1,223,846 1,226,158 (0.2%)
Total System 135,873,388 144,691,437 (6.1%)
Load Factor
Domestic 78.6% 75.9% 2.7 pts
Delta Mainline 79.1% 77.1% 2.0 pts
ASA 0.0% 73.0% NM
Comair 74.4% 67.9% 6.5 pts
Contract Carriers 77.8% 72.0% 5.8 pts
International 78.3% 79.1% (0.8) pts
Latin America 73.0% 71.0% 2.0 pts
Delta Mainline 73.0% 71.0% 2.0 pts
ASA 0.0% 73.4% NM
Comair 73.5% 67.5% 6.0 pts
Contract Carriers 72.2% 69.6% 2.6 pts
Atlantic 79.9% 81.9% (2.0) pts
Pacific 86.4% 83.0% 3.4 pts
Total System 78.5% 76.6% 1.9 pts
Passengers Boarded 97,894,751 110,110,088 (11.1%)
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(1) Results reflect operations under our contract carrier arrangements with the following airlines: (i) Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. and SkyWest Airlines Inc. for all periods presented, (ii) Shuttle America Corp. beginning September 2005 and (iii) and Freedom Airlines, Inc. beginning October 2005.
(2) On September 7, 2005, 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 flying.