DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 
By ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for December 2010. System traffic in December 2010 increased 2.4 percent compared to December 2009 on a 3.9 percent increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 1.1 points to 80.1 percent.
Domestic traffic increased 0.5 percent year over year on a 1.2 percent increase in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 0.6 points to 79.6 percent. International traffic increased 5.3 percent year over year on an 8.1 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 2.1 points to 80.7 percent.
"December's severe winter weather throughout the United States and Western Europe reduced Delta's net profit for the fourth quarter by about $45 million from our previous expectations," said Ed Bastian, Delta's president. "My thanks go out to the Delta team for their hard work to quickly restore normal operations and their dedication to our customers during the difficult weather environment."
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 357 destinations in 67 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 75,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world's largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a)
December 2010 December 2009 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 8,943,543 8,898,552 0.5%
Mainline 7,030,105 6,930,192 1.4%
Regional 1,913,438 1,968,360 (2.8%)
International 6,092,932 5,785,913 5.3%
Latin America 1,062,456 1,205,296 (11.9%)
Mainline 1,049,250 1,183,889 (11.4%)
Regional 13,206 21,407 (38.3%)
Atlantic 3,095,523 2,873,364 7.7%
Pacific 1,934,953 1,707,253 13.3%
System 15,036,475 14,684,465 2.4%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 11,230,161 11,095,195 1.2%
Mainline 8,717,084 8,529,601 2.2%
Regional 2,513,077 2,565,594 (2.0%)
International 7,549,919 6,984,072 8.1%
Latin America 1,343,181 1,540,978 (12.8%)
Mainline 1,322,544 1,511,356 (12.5%)
Regional 20,637 29,622 (30.3%)
Atlantic 3,843,958 3,448,999 11.5%
Pacific 2,362,780 1,994,095 18.5%
System 18,780,080 18,079,267 3.9%
Load Factor
Domestic 79.6% 80.2% (0.6) pts
Mainline 80.6% 81.2% (0.6) pts
Regional 76.1% 76.7% (0.6) pts
International 80.7% 82.8% (2.1) pts
Latin America 79.1% 78.2% 0.9 pts
Mainline 79.3% 78.3% 1.0 pts
Regional 64.0% 72.3% (8.3) pts
Atlantic 80.5% 83.3% (2.8) pts
Pacific 81.9% 85.6% (3.7) pts
System 80.1% 81.2% (1.1) pts
Passengers Boarded 12,705,281 12,496,900 1.7%
Mainline Completion
Factor 95.5% 98.0% 2.5 pts
Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
Passenger Cargo 202,020 169,905 18.9%
Freighter Cargo 0 51,102 (100.0%)
System 202,020 221,007 (8.6%)
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
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Year To Date Traffic Results(a)
December 2010 December 2009 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 115,811,403 114,979,088 0.7%
Mainline 91,106,082 89,965,474 1.3%
Regional 24,705,321 25,013,614 (1.2%)
International 77,357,958 73,964,194 4.6%
Latin America 13,153,017 12,604,482 4.4%
Mainline 12,869,243 12,380,350 3.9%
Regional 283,774 224,132 26.6%
Atlantic 41,893,719 41,804,840 0.2%
Pacific 22,311,223 19,554,872 14.1%
System 193,169,361 188,943,282 2.2%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 139,737,482 138,793,389 0.7%
Mainline 108,260,400 106,501,202 1.7%
Regional 31,477,082 32,292,187 (2.5%)
International 92,946,758 91,537,178 1.5%
Latin America 16,552,393 16,067,131 3.0%
Mainline 16,159,276 15,751,697 2.6%
Regional 393,117 315,434 24.6%
Atlantic 50,216,837 51,536,843 (2.6%)
Pacific 26,177,528 23,933,204 9.4%
System 232,684,240 230,330,567 1.0%
Load Factor
Domestic 82.9% 82.8% 0.1 pts
Mainline 84.2% 84.5% (0.3) pts
Regional 78.5% 77.5% 1.0 pts
International 83.2% 80.8% 2.4 pts
Latin America 79.5% 78.4% 1.1 pts
Mainline 79.6% 78.6% 1.0 pts
Regional 72.2% 71.1% 1.1 pts
Atlantic 83.4% 81.1% 2.3 pts
Pacific 85.2% 81.7% 3.5 pts
System 83.0% 82.0% 1.0 pts
Passengers Boarded 162,614,714 161,070,926 1.0%
Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
Passenger Cargo 2,272,212 1,741,102 30.5%
Freighter Cargo 0 547,333 (100.0%)
System 2,272,212 2,288,435 (0.7%)
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
SOURCE Delta Air Lines
