ATLANTA, May 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines today reported a record April consolidated system load factor of 81.5 percent, record mainline system load factor of 82.0 percent, record total domestic load factor of 82.8 percent, record mainline domestic load factor of 84.0 percent and record regional load factor of 78.6 percent.
System traffic increased 4.2 percent from April 2006 with a capacity decrease of 0.7 percent. International traffic in April 2007 increased 17.3 percent year over year on a 17.1 percent increase in capacity. Domestic traffic in April 2007 declined 0.6 percent year over year on a 7.3 percent decrease in capacity.
In addition, Delta served record numbers of passengers on its international flights during April. The number of total international, Latin and Atlantic passengers increased 17 percent, 20 percent and 15 percent, respectively, versus the same period last year.
"Delta continues to build on the momentum of our successful revenue management initiatives and network restructuring with another month of record load factors," said Glen Hauenstein, Delta's executive vice president -- Network Planning and Revenue Management. "Our customers are thrilled with the dozens of new destinations we are adding to our international and domestic network and our advanced bookings remain strong throughout the summer."
Delta completed 99.3 percent of scheduled flights during the month relative to 98.9 percent in April 2006. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL.WI) offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 311 destinations in 52 countries. With more than 60 new international routes added in the last year, Delta is adding international flights at a faster rate than any other major U.S. airline and is a leader across the Atlantic with flights to 32 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 600 weekly flights to 58 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 462 worldwide destinations in 98 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)
April 2007 April 2006 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 6,815,972 6,859,653 (0.6%)
Delta Mainline 5,324,254 5,507,571 (3.3%)
Comair 379,641 424,305 (10.5%)
Contract Carriers 1,112,077 927,777 19.9%
International 3,007,496 2,564,065 17.3%
Latin America 830,448 693,582 19.7%
Delta Mainline 793,280 668,748 18.6%
Comair 1,070 6,820 (84.3%)
Contract Carriers 36,098 18,014 100.4%
Atlantic 2,089,361 1,781,213 17.3%
Pacific 87,687 89,270 (1.8%)
Total System 9,823,468 9,423,718 4.2%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 8,231,749 8,882,341 (7.3%)
Delta Mainline 6,340,048 7,088,981 (10.6%)
Comair 490,094 575,399 (14.8%)
Contract Carriers 1,401,607 1,217,961 15.1%
International 3,825,920 3,266,080 17.1%
Latin America 1,135,416 935,585 21.4%
Delta Mainline 1,082,570 902,567 19.9%
Comair 1,285 9,200 (86.0%)
Contract Carriers 51,561 23,818 116.5%
Atlantic 2,582,335 2,220,505 16.3%
Pacific 108,169 109,990 (1.7%)
Total System 12,057,669 12,148,421 (0.7%)
Load Factor
Domestic 82.8% 77.2% 5.6 pts
Delta Mainline 84.0% 77.7% 6.3 pts
Comair 77.5% 73.7% 3.8 pts
Contract Carriers 79.3% 76.2% 3.1 pts
International 78.6% 78.5% 0.1 pts
Latin America 73.1% 74.1% (1.0) pts
Delta Mainline 73.3% 74.1% (0.8) pts
Comair 83.3% 74.1% 9.2 pts
Contract Carriers 70.0% 75.6% (5.6) pts
Atlantic 80.9% 80.2% 0.7 pts
Pacific 81.1% 81.2% (0.1) pts
Total System 81.5% 77.6% 3.9 pts
Passengers Boarded 9,122,806 8,792,778 3.8%
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)
April 2007 April 2006 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 25,847,009 26,760,760 (3.4%)
Delta Mainline 20,247,125 21,560,281 (6.1%)
Comair 1,426,484 1,597,873 (10.7%)
Contract Carriers 4,173,400 3,602,606 15.8%
International 11,189,071 9,047,132 23.7%
Latin America 3,586,935 2,771,207 29.4%
Delta Mainline 3,438,844 2,691,999 27.7%
Comair 3,619 26,918 (86.6%)
Contract Carriers 144,472 52,290 176.3%
Atlantic 7,231,675 5,900,428 22.6%
Pacific 370,461 375,497 (1.3%)
Total System 37,036,080 35,807,892 3.4%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 32,722,054 34,772,214 (5.9%)
Delta Mainline 25,265,528 27,879,056 (9.4%)
Comair 2,017,934 2,249,578 (10.3%)
Contract Carriers 5,438,592 4,643,580 17.1%
International 14,615,014 11,978,654 22.0%
Latin America 4,831,385 3,751,834 28.8%
Delta Mainline 4,617,660 3,643,872 26.7%
Comair 4,570 36,981 (87.6%)
Contract Carriers 209,155 70,981 194.7%
Atlantic 9,345,154 7,786,702 20.0%
Pacific 438,475 440,118 (0.4%)
Total System 47,337,068 46,750,868 1.3%
Load Factor
Domestic 79.0% 77.0% 2.0 pts
Delta Mainline 80.1% 77.3% 2.8 pts
Comair 70.7% 71.0% (0.3) pts
Contract Carriers 76.7% 77.6% (0.9) pts
International 76.6% 75.5% 1.1 pts
Latin America 74.2% 73.9% 0.3 pts
Delta Mainline 74.5% 73.9% 0.6 pts
Comair 79.2% 72.8% 6.4 pts
Contract Carriers 69.1% 73.7% (4.6) pts
Atlantic 77.4% 75.8% 1.6 pts
Pacific 84.5% 85.3% (0.8) pts
Total System 78.2% 76.6% 1.6 pts
Passengers Boarded 34,447,983 34,324,188 0.4%
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.