DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 
By ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for December 2011. System load factor increased 0.8 points to 80.9 percent, as traffic declined 2.3 percent on 3.3 percent lower capacity year over year.
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Domestic load factor was 80.7 percent up 1.1 points from prior year. Domestic traffic declined 1.4 percent on a 2.7 percent decrease in capacity.
International load factor was 81.2 percent, up 0.5 points from prior year. International traffic declined 3.6 percent on a 4.3 percent decrease in capacity.
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year, and was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2011 World's Most Admired Companies airline industry list. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 341 destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 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, a world-class 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 2011 December 2010 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 8,817,212 8,943,543 (1.4%)
Delta Mainline 6,968,483 7,030,105 (0.9%)
Regional 1,848,729 1,913,438 (3.4%)
International 5,870,936 6,092,932 (3.6%)
Latin America 1,136,364 1,062,456 7.0%
Delta Mainline 1,120,568 1,049,250 6.8%
Regional 15,796 13,206 19.6%
Atlantic 2,868,414 3,095,523 (7.3%)
Pacific 1,866,158 1,934,953 (3.6%)
Total System 14,688,148 15,036,475 (2.3%)
ASMs (000):
Domestic 10,928,232 11,230,161 (2.7%)
Delta Mainline 8,509,217 8,717,084 (2.4%)
Regional 2,419,015 2,513,077 (3.7%)
International 7,228,993 7,549,919 (4.3%)
Latin America 1,423,894 1,343,181 6.0%
Delta Mainline 1,400,701 1,322,544 5.9%
Regional 23,193 20,637 12.4%
Atlantic 3,502,292 3,843,958 (8.9%)
Pacific 2,302,807 2,362,780 (2.5%)
Total System 18,157,225 18,780,080 (3.3%)
Load Factor:
Domestic 80.7% 79.6% 1.1 pts
Delta Mainline 81.9% 80.6% 1.3 pts
Regional 76.4% 76.1% 0.3 pts
International 81.2% 80.7% 0.5 pts
Latin America 79.8% 79.1% 0.7 pts
Delta Mainline 80.0% 79.3% 0.7 pts
Regional 68.1% 64.0% 4.1 pts
Atlantic 81.9% 80.5% 1.4 pts
Pacific 81.0% 81.9% (0.9) pts
Total System 80.9% 80.1% 0.8 pts
99.8% 95.5% 4.3 pts
Mainline Completion
Factor
Passengers Boarded 12,563,985 12,705,281 (1.1%)
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 197,733 202,020 (2.1%)
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
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Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
December 2011 December 2010 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 115,052,365 115,811,399 (0.7%)
Delta Mainline 90,774,573 91,106,083 (0.4%)
Regional 24,277,792 24,705,316 (1.7%)
International 77,714,169 77,357,960 0.5%
Latin America 13,037,423 13,153,018 (0.9%)
Delta Mainline 12,831,075 12,869,242 (0.3%)
Regional 206,348 283,776 (27.3%)
Atlantic 41,466,247 41,893,719 (1.0%)
Pacific 23,210,499 22,311,223 4.0%
Total System 192,766,534 193,169,359 (0.2%)
ASMs (000):
Domestic 138,304,905 139,737,483 (1.0%)
Delta Mainline 107,406,751 108,260,400 (0.8%)
Regional 30,898,154 31,477,083 (1.8%)
International 96,351,242 92,946,758 3.7%
Latin America 16,534,776 16,552,392 (0.1%)
Delta Mainline 16,226,732 16,159,276 0.4%
Regional 308,044 393,116 (21.6%)
Atlantic 51,008,689 50,216,838 1.6%
Pacific 28,807,777 26,177,528 10.0%
Total System 234,656,147 232,684,241 0.8%
Load Factor:
Domestic 83.2% 82.9% 0.3 pts
Delta Mainline 84.5% 84.2% 0.3 pts
Regional 78.6% 78.5% 0.1 pts
International 80.7% 83.2% (2.5) pts
Latin America 78.8% 79.5% (0.7) pts
Delta Mainline 79.1% 79.6% (0.5) pts
Regional 67.0% 72.2% (5.2) pts
Atlantic 81.3% 83.4% (2.1) pts
Pacific 80.6% 85.2% (4.6) pts
Total System 82.1% 83.0% (0.9) pts
Passengers Boarded 163,838,348 162,614,714 0.8%
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 2,370,472 2,271,564 4.4%
Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.
SOURCE Delta Air Lines
