ATLANTA, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported traffic results for August 2009. System traffic in August 2009, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 2.2 percent compared to August 2008 on a 3.2 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor increased 0.9 points to 86.6 percent. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) Domestic traffic decreased 1.3 percent year over year on a 1.3 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor was unchanged at 86.9 percent. International traffic decreased 3.5 percent year over year on a 5.7 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor increased 2.0 points to 86.0 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 360 destinations in 64 countries and serve 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) August 2009 August 2008 Change ----------- ----------- ------ RPMs (000): Domestic 11,136,640 11,283,238 (1.3%) Mainline 8,803,634 9,012,572 (2.3%) Regional 2,333,006 2,270,666 2.7% International 7,591,126 7,868,325 (3.5%) Latin America 951,068 1,012,394 (6.1%) Mainline 933,645 973,674 (4.1%) Regional 17,423 38,720 (55.0%) Atlantic 4,665,429 4,784,750 (2.5%) Pacific 1,974,628 2,071,181 (4.7%) System 18,727,766 19,151,563 (2.2%) ASMs (000): Domestic 12,811,549 12,978,771 (1.3%) Mainline 9,932,580 10,160,235 (2.2%) Regional 2,878,969 2,818,536 2.1% International 8,824,253 9,362,457 (5.7%) Latin America 1,146,981 1,243,883 (7.8%) Mainline 1,124,346 1,193,944 (5.8%) Regional 22,635 49,939 (54.7%) Atlantic 5,333,166 5,710,668 (6.6%) Pacific 2,344,107 2,407,907 (2.6%) System 21,635,802 22,341,229 (3.2%) Load Factor Domestic 86.9% 86.9% 0.0 pts Mainline 88.6% 88.7% (0.1) pts Regional 81.0% 80.6% 0.4 pts International 86.0% 84.0% 2.0 pts Latin America 82.9% 81.4% 1.5 pts Mainline 83.0% 81.6% 1.4 pts Regional 77.0% 77.5% (0.5) pts Atlantic 87.5% 83.8% 3.7 pts Pacific 84.2% 86.0% (1.8) pts System 86.6% 85.7% 0.9 pts Passengers Boarded 15,137,715 15,484,547 (2.2%) Mainline Completion Factor 99.4% 99.0% 0.4 pts Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 7,690 8,974 (14.3%) Freight 188,140 223,069 (15.7%) System 195,831 232,043 (15.6%) 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) August 2009 August 2008 Change ----------- ----------- ------ RPMs (000): Domestic 80,004,582 85,365,517 (6.3%) Mainline 62,883,303 68,361,702 (8.0%) Regional 17,121,279 17,003,816 0.7% International 50,262,046 54,564,964 (7.9%) Latin America 8,074,815 8,953,269 (9.8%) Mainline 7,933,660 8,528,432 (7.0%) Regional 141,155 424,837 (66.8%) Atlantic 29,132,674 30,585,888 (4.8%) Pacific 13,054,558 15,025,808 (13.1%) System 130,266,628 139,930,482 (6.9%) ASMs (000): Domestic 95,752,518 102,185,310 (6.3%) Mainline 73,640,693 80,495,988 (8.5%) Regional 22,111,826 21,689,323 1.9% International 62,904,895 66,215,903 (5.0%) Latin America 10,317,983 11,045,467 (6.6%) Mainline 10,116,820 10,490,684 (3.6%) Regional 201,163 554,784 (63.7%) Atlantic 36,436,143 37,623,379 (3.2%) Pacific 16,150,769 17,547,056 (8.0%) System 158,657,414 168,401,213 (5.8%) Load Factor Domestic 83.6% 83.5% 0.1 pts Mainline 85.4% 84.9% 0.5 pts Regional 77.4% 78.4% (1.0) pts International 79.9% 82.4% (2.5) pts Latin America 78.3% 81.1% (2.8) pts Mainline 78.4% 81.3% (2.9) pts Regional 70.2% 76.6% (6.4) pts Atlantic 80.0% 81.3% (1.3) pts Pacific 80.8% 85.6% (4.8) pts System 82.1% 83.1% (1.0) pts Passengers Boarded 110,560,433 118,217,591 (6.5%) Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 54,529 75,024 (27.3%) Freight 1,356,520 1,941,288 (30.1%) System 1,411,049 2,016,311 (30.0%) Endnote: (a) Results include Delta and Northwest operations, as well as flights operated under contract carrier arrangements, for all periods presented. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGODATASOURCE: Delta Air Lines CONTACT: Corporate Communications, +1-404-715-2554; Investor Relations, +1-404-715-2170, both of Delta Air Lines Web Site: http://www.delta.com/

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