Delta Air Lines pax up 2%, 85% load factor in Nov-2016

Delta Air Lines passenger numbers up 2% - traffic highlights in Nov-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 14.7 million, +2.1% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): +0.3%;
• • Domestic: +3.8%;
  • • Mainline: +4.5%;
    • Regional: +0.5%;
  • International: -6.1%;
  • • Latin America: +0.8%;
    • • Mainline: +0.9%;
      • Regional: -2.2%;
    • Atlantic: -7.9%;
    • Pacific: -8.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 85.0%, +0.9 ppt;
• • Domestic: 87.0%, +1.3 ppts;
  • • Mainline: 87.9%, +1.2 ppt;
    • Regional: 82.3%, +1.6 ppts;
  • International: 81.2%, -0.2 ppt;
  • • Latin America: 86.5%, +4.7 ppts;
    • • Mainline: 86.9%, +5.0 ppts;
      • Regional: 74.6%, -3.6 ppts;
    • Atlantic: 76.6%, -2.3 ppts;
    • Pacific: 84.6%, -0.6 ppt.
• Cargo traffic (FTMs): -7.1%. [more - original PR]

Delta: "Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of November declined 1.0% year over year. The company continued to see stabilization of close-in domestic yields and positive unit revenues in Latin America. Prior year foreign currency hedge gains were a 0.5 point headwind for the month." Source: Company statement, 02-Dec-2016