ATLANTA, June 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported record load factors for May, including consolidated system load factor of 80.8 percent, mainline system load factor of 81.1 percent, total domestic load factor of 81.9 percent, mainline domestic load factor of 82.7 percent and regional load factor of 78.9 percent.
System traffic increased 5.9 percent from May 2006 with a capacity increase of 0.6 percent. Domestic traffic in May 2007 increased 2.9 percent year-over-year on a 4.8 percent decrease in capacity. International traffic in May 2007 increased 12.8 percent year over year on a 13.1 percent increase in capacity.
In addition, a record number of passengers flew Delta internationally during May. The number of international, Latin and Atlantic passengers increased 12 percent, 21 percent and 33 percent, respectively, versus the same period last year. Delta boarded 9.1 million passengers during May 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent from May 2006.
"Our revenue momentum continued in May with appreciable year-over-year improvements to both domestic and international unit revenues," said Glen Hauenstein, executive vice president - Network Planning and Revenue Management. "As we further expand our network to offer customers more destinations around the world, our advanced bookings remain solid throughout the summer."
Delta completed 99.5 percent of scheduled flights during the month relative to 99.0 percent in May 2006. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
Delta Air Lines offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 332 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 63 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)
May 2007 May 2006 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 6,798,216 6,604,892 2.9%
Delta Mainline 5,277,936 5,177,618 1.9%
Comair 388,723 448,116 (13.3%)
Contract Carriers 1,131,557 979,158 15.6%
International 3,283,396 2,911,174 12.8%
Latin America 747,695 604,873 23.6%
Delta Mainline 713,010 587,328 21.4%
Comair 1,071 1,794 (40.3%)
Contract Carriers 33,614 15,751 113.4%
Atlantic 2,438,260 2,206,092 10.5%
Pacific 97,441 100,209 (2.8%)
Total System 10,081,612 9,516,066 5.9%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 8,298,887 8,713,464 (4.8%)
Delta Mainline 6,380,057 6,859,456 (7.0%)
Comair 505,867 597,288 (15.3%)
Contract Carriers 1,412,963 1,256,720 12.4%
International 4,183,198 3,699,143 13.1%
Latin America 1,073,555 863,760 24.3%
Delta Mainline 1,022,236 841,230 21.5%
Comair 1,370 2,190 (37.4%)
Contract Carriers 49,949 20,340 145.6%
Atlantic 2,995,906 2,721,653 10.1%
Pacific 113,737 113,730 0.0%
Total System 12,482,085 12,412,607 0.6%
Load Factor
Domestic 81.9% 75.8% 6.1 pts
Delta Mainline 82.7% 75.5% 7.2 pts
Comair 76.8% 75.0% 1.8 pts
Contract Carriers 80.1% 77.9% 2.2 pts
International 78.5% 78.7% (0.2) pts
Latin America 69.6% 70.0% (0.4) pts
Delta Mainline 69.8% 69.8% 0.0 pts
Comair 78.2% 81.9% (3.7) pts
Contract Carriers 67.3% 77.4% (10.1) pts
Atlantic 81.4% 81.1% 0.3 pts
Pacific 85.7% 88.1% (2.4) pts
Total System 80.8% 76.7% 4.1 pts
Passengers Boarded 9,134,570 8,777,919 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)
May 2007 May 2006 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 32,645,225 33,365,652 (2.2%)
Delta Mainline 25,525,061 26,737,899 (4.5%)
Comair 1,815,207 2,045,989 (11.3%)
Contract Carriers 5,304,957 4,581,764 15.8%
International 14,472,467 11,958,306 21.0%
Latin America 4,334,630 3,376,080 28.4%
Delta Mainline 4,151,854 3,279,327 26.6%
Comair 4,690 28,712 (83.7%)
Contract Carriers 178,086 68,041 161.7%
Atlantic 9,669,935 8,106,520 19.3%
Pacific 467,902 475,706 (1.6%)
Total System 47,117,692 45,323,958 4.0%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 41,020,941 43,485,678 (5.7%)
Delta Mainline 31,645,585 34,738,512 (8.9%)
Comair 2,523,801 2,846,866 (11.3%)
Contract Carriers 6,851,555 5,900,300 16.1%
International 18,798,212 15,677,797 19.9%
Latin America 5,904,940 4,615,594 27.9%
Delta Mainline 5,639,896 4,485,102 25.7%
Comair 5,940 39,171 (84.8%)
Contract Carriers 259,104 91,321 183.7%
Atlantic 12,341,060 10,508,355 17.4%
Pacific 552,212 553,848 (0.3%)
Total System 59,819,153 59,163,475 1.1%
Load Factor
Domestic 79.6% 76.7% 2.9 pts
Delta Mainline 80.7% 77.0% 3.7 pts
Comair 71.9% 71.9% 0.0 pts
Contract Carriers 77.4% 77.7% (0.3) pts
International 77.0% 76.3% 0.7 pts
Latin America 73.4% 73.1% 0.3 pts
Delta Mainline 73.6% 73.1% 0.5 pts
Comair 79.0% 73.3% 5.7 pts
Contract Carriers 68.7% 74.5% (5.8) pts
Atlantic 78.4% 77.1% 1.3 pts
Pacific 84.7% 85.9% (1.2) pts
Total System 78.8% 76.6% 2.2 pts
Passengers Boarded 43,582,553 43,102,107 1.1%
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.