ATLANTA, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE:DAL) today reported traffic results for June 2009. System
traffic in June 2009, including both Delta and Northwest
operations, decreased 6.3 percent compared to June 2008 on a 5.8
percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 0.5 points
to 85.5 percent. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) Domestic
traffic decreased 4.7 percent year over year on a 5.6 percent
decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 0.7 points to
87.1 percent. International traffic decreased 8.7 percent year over
year on a 6.1 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor
declined 2.3 points to 83.0 percent. Detailed traffic and capacity
are attached. Delta Air Lines is the world's No. 1 airline. From
its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St.
Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle,
Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and
Delta Connection carriers offer service to 382 destinations in 69
countries and serves more than 170 million passengers each year.
Delta's marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem
either SkyMiles or WorldPerks on more than 16,000 daily flights
offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta's more than 70,000
employees worldwide are reshaping the aviation industry as the only
U.S. airline to offer a full global network. Customers can check in
for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at
delta.com. Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results (a) June 2009
June 2008 Change RPMs (000): Domestic 10,802,271 11,340,328 (4.7%)
Mainline 8,450,161 9,105,995 (7.2%) Regional 2,352,110 2,234,333
5.3% International 6,982,180 7,644,405 (8.7%) Latin America 931,662
1,031,992 (9.7%) Mainline 915,903 968,946 (5.5%) Regional 15,759
63,045 (75.0%) Atlantic 4,423,272 4,644,118 (4.8%) Pacific
1,627,246 1,968,295 (17.3%) System 17,784,451 18,984,733 (6.3%)
ASMs (000): Domestic 12,396,242 13,127,967 (5.6%) Mainline
9,536,638 10,386,973 (8.2%) Regional 2,859,604 2,740,995 4.3%
International 8,410,348 8,959,062 (6.1%) Latin America 1,136,938
1,260,395 (9.8%) Mainline 1,116,755 1,178,252 (5.2%) Regional
20,182 82,143 (75.4%) Atlantic 5,165,361 5,458,901 (5.4%) Pacific
2,108,049 2,239,766 (5.9%) System 20,806,590 22,087,029 (5.8%) Load
Factor Domestic 87.1% 86.4% 0.7 pts Mainline 88.6% 87.7% 0.9 pts
Regional 82.3% 81.5% 0.8 pts International 83.0% 85.3% (2.3) pts
Latin America 81.9% 81.9% 0.0 pts Mainline 82.0% 82.2% (0.2) pts
Regional 78.1% 76.8% 1.3 pts Atlantic 85.6% 85.1% 0.5 pts Pacific
77.2% 87.9% (10.7) pts System 85.5% 86.0% (0.5) pts Passengers
Boarded 14,891,005 15,609,913 (4.6%) Mainline Completion Factor
99.2% 98.8% 0.4 pts Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 5,939 9,257 (35.8%)
Freight 183,181 252,861 (27.6%) System 189,119 262,117 (27.8%)
Endnote: (a) Except where noted, results include Delta and
Northwest operations, as well as flights operated under contract
carrier arrangements, for all periods presented. Delta Air Lines
Year to Date Traffic Results (a) June 2009 June 2008 Change RPMs
(000): Domestic 57,121,901 62,146,520 (8.1%) Mainline 44,820,014
49,741,842 (9.9%) Regional 12,301,887 12,404,678 (0.8%)
International 34,895,576 38,603,497 (9.6%) Latin America 5,996,022
6,744,929 (11.1%) Mainline 5,897,393 6,416,404 (8.1%) Regional
98,629 328,525 (70.0%) Atlantic 19,788,230 20,902,813 (5.3%)
Pacific 9,111,324 10,955,755 (16.8%) System 92,017,477 100,750,017
(8.7%) ASMs (000): Domestic 69,683,635 75,588,773 (7.8%) Mainline
53,451,528 59,564,186 (10.3%) Regional 16,232,107 16,024,587 1.3%
International 45,066,270 47,366,217 (4.9%) Latin America 7,874,491
8,364,470 (5.9%) Mainline 7,725,427 7,933,148 (2.6%) Regional
149,065 431,323 (65.4%) Atlantic 25,772,519 26,209,614 (1.7%)
Pacific 11,419,260 12,792,133 (10.7%) System 114,749,904
122,954,990 (6.7%) Load Factor Domestic 82.0% 82.2% (0.2) pts
Mainline 83.9% 83.5% 0.4 pts Regional 75.8% 77.4% (1.6) pts
International 77.4% 81.5% (4.1) pts Latin America 76.1% 80.6% (4.5)
pts Mainline 76.3% 80.9% (4.6) pts Regional 66.2% 76.2% (10.0) pts
Atlantic 76.8% 79.8% (3.0) pts Pacific 79.8% 85.6% (5.8) pts System
80.2% 81.9% (1.7) pts Passengers Boarded 79,360,372 86,415,210
(8.2%) Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 39,951 56,692 (29.5%) Freight
971,082 1,471,644 (34.0%) System 1,011,034 1,528,336 (33.8%)
Endnote: (a) Results include Delta and Northwest operations, as
well as flights operated under contract carrier arrangements, for
all periods presented.
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