Delta Reports Operating Performance for October 2017

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November 2, 2017 9:56 AM UTC

ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported operating performance for October 2017. The company carried 16.2 million passengers across our 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:

  • Launching service of the flagship Airbus A350-900 between Detroit and Tokyo-Narita, featuring the award-winning Delta One Suite, the new Delta Premium Select cabin, and an enhanced Main Cabin experience;
  • Introducing automatic check-in functionality for Fly Delta app users to streamline the check-in experience for customers; and
  • Completing the 13th annual Breast Cancer One employee survivor flight to raise funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Since 2005, Delta has raised over $13 million for breast cancer research.

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 six 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)

Oct 2017

Oct 2016

Change

Oct 2017

Oct 2016

Change

RPMs (000):

Domestic

11,612,115

11,072,330

4.9%

113,474,953

109,680,482

3.5%

Delta Mainline

9,864,262

9,274,529

6.4%

96,284,193

92,310,024

4.3%

Regional

1,747,853

1,797,801

(2.8%)

17,190,760

17,370,458

(1.0%)

International

6,685,452

6,500,885

2.8%

71,355,372

71,005,326

0.5%

Latin America

1,334,377

1,292,823

3.2%

17,378,835

16,639,845

4.4%

  Delta Mainline

1,309,555

1,253,136

4.5%

17,047,572

16,173,029

5.4%

  Regional

24,822

39,687

(37.5%)

331,262

466,816

(29.0%)

Atlantic

3,642,611

3,389,752

7.5%

36,478,992

34,748,166

5.0%

Pacific

1,708,465

1,818,310

(6.0%)

17,497,545

19,617,315

(10.8%)

Total System

18,297,567

17,573,215

4.1%

184,830,324

180,685,808

2.3%

ASMs (000):

Domestic

13,331,610

12,738,344

4.7%

132,245,299

128,922,831

2.6%

Delta Mainline

11,216,750

10,549,528

6.3%

110,863,303

107,228,531

3.4%

Regional

2,114,860

2,188,816

(3.4%)

21,381,996

21,694,300

(1.4%)

International

7,955,956

7,909,820

0.6%

83,305,735

84,877,821

(1.9%)

Latin America

1,583,536

1,506,191

5.1%

19,972,926

19,608,648

1.9%

  Delta Mainline

1,553,103

1,453,677

6.8%

19,550,194

19,024,392

2.8%

  Regional

30,433

52,514

(42.0%)

422,732

584,256

(27.6%)

Atlantic

4,382,768

4,285,809

2.3%

43,089,184

42,991,833

0.2%

Pacific

1,989,652

2,117,820

(6.1%)

20,243,626

22,277,340

(9.1%)

Total System

21,287,566

20,648,164

3.1%

215,551,034

213,800,652

0.8%

Load Factor:

Domestic

87.1%

86.9%

0.2 Pts

85.8%

85.1%

0.7 Pts

Delta Mainline

87.9%

87.9%

0.0 Pts

86.8%

86.1%

0.7 Pts

Regional

82.6%

82.1%

0.5 Pts

80.4%

80.1%

0.3 Pts

International

84.0%

82.2%

1.8 Pts

85.7%

83.7%

2.0 Pts

Latin America

84.3%

85.8%

 (1.5) Pts

87.0%

84.9%

2.1 Pts

  Delta Mainline

84.3%

86.2%

 (1.9) Pts

87.2%

85.0%

2.2 Pts

  Regional

81.6%

75.6%

6.0 Pts

78.4%

79.9%

 (1.5) Pts

Atlantic

83.1%

79.1%

4.0 Pts

84.7%

80.8%

3.9 Pts

Pacific

85.9%

85.9%

0.0 Pts

86.4%

88.1%

 (1.7) Pts

Total System

86.0%

85.1%

0.9 Pts

85.7%

84.5%

1.2 Pts

Mainline Completion Factor

100.0%

99.4%

0.6 Pts

Mainline On-time Performance

89.4%

92.2%

 (2.8) Pts

          (preliminary DOT A14)

Passengers Boarded

16,183,647

15,706,275

3.0%

157,129,691

154,423,030

1.8%

Cargo Ton Miles (000):

196,680

181,286

8.5%

1,806,080

1,654,549

9.2%

a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

 

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SOURCE Delta Air Lines


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