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Delta Air Lines reports February traffic

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3-Mar-2011 Delta Air Lines today reported traffic results for February 2011. System traffic in February 2011 increased 1.4 percent compared to February 2010 on a 6.1 percent increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 3.4 points to 73.7 percent.

Domestic traffic decreased 0.2 percent year over year on a 1.9 percent increase in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 1.7 points to 77.1 percent. International traffic increased 4.0 percent year over year on a 12.5 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 5.6 points to 68.8 percent.

Delta Air Lines

Monthly Traffic Results (a)



February 2011

February 2010

Change



RPMs (000):






Domestic

7,774,093

7,793,149

(0.2%)



Mainline

6,157,014

6,064,907

1.5%



Regional

1,617,079

1,728,242

(6.4%)



International

4,889,282

4,701,484

4.0%



Latin America

1,065,910

1,203,192

(11.4%)



Mainline

1,051,962

1,178,461

(10.7%)



Regional

13,948

24,731

(43.6%)



Atlantic

2,116,965

1,995,819

6.1%



Pacific

1,706,407

1,502,473

13.6%



System

12,663,375

12,494,633

1.4%









ASMs (000):






Domestic

10,081,154

9,890,380

1.9%



Mainline

7,824,466

7,591,050

3.1%



Regional

2,256,688

2,299,330

(1.9%)



International

7,107,748

6,317,023

12.5%



Latin America

1,463,110

1,568,947

(6.7%)



Mainline

1,440,704

1,534,815

(6.1%)



Regional

22,406

34,132

(34.4%)



Atlantic

3,461,843

2,913,042

18.8%



Pacific

2,182,795

1,835,034

19.0%



System

17,188,902

16,207,403

6.1%









Load Factor






Domestic

77.1%

78.8%

(1.7)

pts


Mainline

78.7%

79.9%

(1.2)

pts


Regional

71.7%

75.2%

(3.5)

pts


International

68.8%

74.4%

(5.6)

pts


Latin America

72.9%

76.7%

(3.8)

pts


Mainline

73.0%

76.8%

(3.8)

pts


Regional

62.3%

72.5%

(10.2)

pts


Atlantic

61.2%

68.5%

(7.3)

pts


Pacific

78.2%

81.9%

(3.7)

pts


System

73.7%

77.1%

(3.4)

pts








Passengers Boarded

10,968,319

10,874,769

0.9%









Mainline Completion Factor

97.0%

94.7%

2.3

pts








Cargo Ton Miles (000)

186,490

166,372

12.1%





Endnote:

(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.




Delta Air Lines

Year To Date Traffic Results (a)



February 2011

February 2010

Change



RPMs (000):






Domestic

15,939,873

16,097,364

(1.0%)



Mainline

12,582,757

12,545,941

0.3%



Regional

3,357,116

3,551,423

(5.5%)



International

10,845,351

10,203,076

6.3%



Latin America

2,266,735

2,502,641

(9.4%)



Mainline

2,236,796

2,458,865

(9.0%)



Regional

29,939

43,776

(31.6%)



Atlantic

4,844,265

4,502,997

7.6%



Pacific

3,734,351

3,197,438

16.8%



System

26,785,224

26,300,440

1.8%









ASMs (000):






Domestic

20,986,791

20,848,031

0.7%



Mainline

16,238,676

15,982,328

1.6%



Regional

4,748,115

4,865,703

(2.4%)



International

14,968,933

13,371,570

11.9%



Latin America

2,993,197

3,214,127

(6.9%)



Mainline

2,945,491

3,152,865

(6.6%)



Regional

47,706

61,262

(22.1%)



Atlantic

7,362,532

6,300,288

16.9%



Pacific

4,613,204

3,857,155

19.6%



System

35,955,724

34,219,601

5.1%









Load Factor






Domestic

76.0%

77.2%

(1.2)

pts


Mainline

77.5%

78.5%

(1.0)

pts


Regional

70.7%

73.0%

(2.3)

pts


International

72.5%

76.3%

(3.8)

pts


Latin America

75.7%

77.9%

(2.2)

pts


Mainline

75.9%

78.0%

(2.1)

pts


Regional

62.8%

71.5%

(8.7)

pts


Atlantic

65.8%

71.5%

(5.7)

pts


Pacific

80.9%

82.9%

(2.0)

pts


System

74.5%

76.9%

(2.4)

pts








Passengers Boarded

22,541,372

22,494,833

0.2%









Cargo Ton Miles (000)

369,318

319,409

15.6%





Endnote:

(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.