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Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for July 2015

 

ATLANTA, August 4, 2015 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for July 2015.

 

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of July decreased 3.0 percent year over year, with pressure from foreign exchange, lower surcharges in international markets, and continued yield pressure in select domestic markets.

 

The company’s financial and operating performance is detailed below.

 

 

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

 

July consolidated PRASM change year over year (3.0%)
July mainline completion factor 99.9%
July on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 84.2%

 

 

Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine’s top 50 World’s Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 332 destinations in 63 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta’s blog takingoff.delta.com.

 

 

 

 

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      Monthly Traffic Results (a)     Year to Date Traffic Results (a)    
                                 
                                 
      July 2015   July 2014   Change     July 2015   July 2014   Change    
                                 
RPMs (000):                              
  Domestic 12,203,556   11,584,527   5.3 %   73,048,292   69,844,267   4.6 %  
    Delta Mainline 10,292,115   9,642,250   6.7 %   60,957,935   57,312,210   6.4 %  
    Regional 1,911,441   1,942,277   (1.6 %)   12,090,357   12,532,057   (3.5 %)  
  International 8,702,193   8,383,524   3.8 %   48,823,878   48,065,966   1.6 %  
    Latin America 1,805,937   1,723,890   4.8 %   11,790,569   10,970,662   7.5 %  
    Delta Mainline 1,770,720   1,690,873   4.7 %   11,567,361   10,748,005   7.6 %  
    Regional 35,217   33,017   6.7 %   223,208   222,657   0.2 %  
    Atlantic 4,637,013   4,418,474   4.9 %   22,984,298   22,830,861   0.7 %  
    Pacific 2,259,243   2,241,160   0.8 %   14,049,010   14,264,443   (1.5 )  
  Total System 20,905,749   19,968,051   4.7 %   121,872,169   117,910,233   3.4 %  
                                 
                                 
ASMs (000):                              
  Domestic 13,778,513   13,071,511   5.4 %   85,067,994   81,368,270   4.5 %  
    Delta Mainline 11,499,344   10,721,455   7.3 %   70,015,269   65,686,306   6.6 %  
    Regional 2,279,170   2,350,056   (3.0 %)   15,052,725   15,681,964   (4.0 %)  
  International 9,994,529   9,744,979   2.6 %   59,231,436   57,168,848   3.6 %  
    Latin America 2,038,282   1,981,942   2.8 %   14,275,746   13,090,032   9.1 %  
    Delta Mainline 1,998,394   1,943,134   2.8 %   13,988,758   12,796,436   9.3 %  
    Regional 39,888   38,808   2.8 %   286,987   293,596   (2.3 %)  
    Atlantic 5,407,534   5,116,985   5.7 %   28,466,925   27,125,933   4.9 %  
    Pacific 2,548,714   2,646,052   (3.7 %)   16,488,766   16,952,883   (2.7 %)  
  Total System 23,773,043   22,816,490   4.2 %   144,299,430   138,537,118   4.2 %  
                                 
                                 
Load Factor:                              
  Domestic 88.6%   88.6%   0.0   pts 85.9%   85.8%   0.1   pts
    Delta Mainline 89.5%   89.9%    (0.4 ) pts 87.1%   87.3%    (0.2 ) pts
    Regional 83.9%   82.6%   1.3   pts 80.3%   79.9%   0.4   pts
  International 87.1%   86.0%   1.1   pts 82.4%   84.1%    (1.7 ) pts
    Latin America 88.6%   87.0%   1.6   pts 82.6%   83.8%    (1.2 ) pts
    Delta Mainline 88.6%   87.0%   1.6   pts 82.7%   84.0%    (1.3 ) pts
    Regional 88.3%   85.1%   3.2   pts 77.8%   75.8%   2.0   pts
    Atlantic 85.8%   86.3%    (0.5 ) pts 80.7%   84.2%    (3.5 ) pts
    Pacific 88.6%   84.7%   3.9   pts 85.2%   84.1%   1.1   pts
  Total System 87.9%   87.5%   0.4   pts 84.5%   85.1%    (0.6 ) pts
                                 
Mainline Completion Factor 99.9%   99.7%   0.2   pts              
                                 
Passengers Boarded 17,103,337   16,245,673   5.3 %   103,749,574   99,505,594   4.3%    
                                 
                                 
                                 
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 190,101   217,857   (12.7 %)   1,288,173   1,337,405   (3.7%)    

 

a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements