Delta Reports Operating Performance for November 2017

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December 4, 2017 9:00 AM UTC

ATLANTA, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported operating performance for November 2017. The company carried 14.9 million passengers across its broad global network in the month. 

Delta Air Lines and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 370 destinations on six continents. For more information visit news.delta.com. (PRNewsFoto/Delta Air Lines)

Monthly highlights include:

  • Setting a new No. 1 system and domestic revenue day during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period on Sunday, Nov. 26;
  • Recording zero system cancellations across Delta's global operation while carrying more than 2.35 million customers on nearly 23,000 flights with an on-time arrival rate of 92.7 percent during the Thanksgiving holiday period from Wednesday to Sunday;
  • Receiving approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation of the trans-Pacific joint venture with Korean Air, a significant milestone; and
  • Ranking as the No. 1 U.S. airline by the corporate travel community in the Business Travel News Airline Survey for a historic seventh consecutive year, sweeping all 10 categories and improving on the scores achieved in 2016.

The company's operating performance is detailed in the table below.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the sixth time in seven years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented seven consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 306 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading transatlantic 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, Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, 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, and Facebook.com/delta.

 

Monthly Traffic Results (a)

Year to Date Traffic Results (a)

Nov 2017

Nov 2016

Change

Nov 2017

Nov 2016

Change

RPMs (000):

Domestic

10,813,259

10,471,093

3.3%

124,288,211

120,151,575

3.4%

Delta Mainline

9,178,065

8,770,708

4.6%

105,462,258

101,080,732

4.3%

Regional

1,635,194

1,700,385

(3.8%)

18,825,954

19,070,843

(1.3%)

International

5,340,986

5,140,211

3.9%

76,696,358

76,145,537

0.7%

Latin America

1,315,905

1,311,323

0.3%

18,694,740

17,951,168

4.1%

  Delta Mainline

1,298,426

1,273,554

2.0%

18,345,998

17,446,583

5.2%

  Regional

17,479

37,769

(53.7%)

348,741

504,585

(30.9%)

Atlantic

2,455,841

2,334,442

5.2%

38,934,833

37,082,608

5.0%

Pacific

1,569,240

1,494,446

5.0%

19,066,785

21,111,761

(9.7%)

Total System

16,154,245

15,611,304

3.5%

200,984,569

196,297,112

2.4%

ASMs (000):

Domestic

12,519,405

12,040,803

4.0%

144,764,703

140,963,634

2.7%

Delta Mainline

10,511,956

9,975,033

5.4%

121,375,259

117,203,564

3.6%

Regional

2,007,449

2,065,770

(2.8%)

23,389,445

23,760,070

(1.6%)

International

6,386,611

6,327,981

0.9%

89,692,347

91,205,802

(1.7%)

Latin America

1,534,305

1,515,896

1.2%

21,507,231

21,124,544

1.8%

  Delta Mainline

1,513,040

1,465,344

3.3%

21,063,234

20,489,736

2.8%

  Regional

21,265

50,552

(57.9%)

443,997

634,808

(30.1%)

Atlantic

3,039,294

3,046,105

(0.2%)

46,128,478

46,037,938

0.2%

Pacific

1,813,012

1,765,980

2.7%

22,056,638

24,043,320

(8.3%)

Total System

18,906,016

18,368,784

2.9%

234,457,050

232,169,436

1.0%

Load Factor:

Domestic

86.4%

87.0%

 (0.6) Pts

85.9%

85.2%

0.7 Pts

Delta Mainline

87.3%

87.9%

 (0.6) Pts

86.9%

86.2%

0.7 Pts

Regional

81.5%

82.3%

 (0.8) Pts

80.5%

80.3%

0.2 Pts

International

83.6%

81.2%

2.4 Pts

85.5%

83.5%

2.0 Pts

Latin America

85.8%

86.5%

 (0.7) Pts

86.9%

85.0%

1.9 Pts

  Delta Mainline

85.8%

86.9%

 (1.1) Pts

87.1%

85.1%

2.0 Pts

  Regional

82.2%

74.7%

7.5 Pts

78.5%

79.5%

 (1.0) Pts

Atlantic

80.8%

76.6%

4.2 Pts

84.4%

80.5%

3.9 Pts

Pacific

86.6%

84.6%

2.0 Pts

86.4%

87.8%

 (1.4) Pts

Total System

85.4%

85.0%

0.4 Pts

85.7%

84.5%

1.2 Pts

Mainline Completion Factor

100.0%

100.0%

0.0 Pts

Mainline On-time Performance

93.6

91.4%

2.2 Pts

          (preliminary DOT A14)

Passengers Boarded

14,887,130

14,664,384

1.5%

172,016,821

169,087,414

1.7%

Cargo Ton Miles (000):

169,980

160,001

6.2%

1,976,060

1,814,550

8.9%

aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

 

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SOURCE Delta Air Lines


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