Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for October 2015

ATLANTA, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for October 2015.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of October declined 1.0% year over year including a 2 point headwind from foreign exchange.  October's result benefitted from Delta's winter capacity actions, including a 4% reduction in international capacity for the month.

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

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
October consolidated PRASM change year over year	(1.0%)
October mainline completion factor	100.0%
October on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)	92.1%

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 316 destinations in 57 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 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 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.

 

			Monthly Traffic Results (a)						Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
			Oct 2015		Oct 2014		Change		Oct 2015		Oct 2014		Change
RPMs (000):
	Domestic		10,915,482		10,330,727		5.7%		106,017,360		101,206,513		4.8%
		Delta Mainline	9,086,139		8,481,012		7.1%		88,565,658		83,205,466		6.4%
		Regional	1,829,343		1,849,715		(1.1%)		17,451,702		18,001,047		(3.1%)
	International		6,713,351		6,706,235		0.1%		71,659,686		70,727,390		1.3%
		Latin America	1,293,340		1,280,420		1.0%		15,997,352		15,106,897		5.9%
		Delta Mainline	1,256,477		1,252,630		0.3%		15,665,835		14,805,854		5.8%
		Regional	36,863		27,790		32.6%		331,517		301,043		10.1%
		Atlantic	3,544,571		3,442,323		3.0%		35,223,694		34,870,960		1.0%
		Pacific	1,875,440		1,983,492		(5.4%)		20,438,640		20,749,533		(1.5%)
	Total System		17,628,833		17,036,962		3.5%		177,677,045		171,933,903		3.3%
ASMs (000):
	Domestic		12,424,154		12,143,251		2.3%		123,141,205		118,203,082		4.2%
		Delta Mainline	10,226,619		9,818,416		4.2%		101,536,818		95,634,445		6.2%
		Regional	2,197,534		2,324,835		(5.5%)		21,604,387		22,568,637		(4.3%)
	International		7,866,783		8,186,590		(3.9%)		85,713,603		83,773,452		2.3%
		Latin America	1,564,800		1,573,160		(0.5%)		19,307,688		18,083,021		6.8%
		Delta Mainline	1,517,289		1,534,642		(1.1%)		18,885,433		17,683,247		6.8%
		Regional	47,512		38,518		23.3%		422,255		399,774		5.6%
		Atlantic	4,116,595		4,130,023		(0.3%)		42,606,913		40,933,285		4.1%
		Pacific	2,185,388		2,483,407		(12.0%)		23,799,001		24,757,146		(3.9%)
	Total System		20,290,937		20,329,841		(0.2%)		208,854,808		201,976,534		3.4%
Load Factor:
	Domestic		87.9%		85.1%		2.8	pts	86.1%		85.6%		0.5	pts
		Delta Mainline	88.8%		86.4%		2.4	pts	87.2%		87.0%		0.2	pts
		Regional	83.2%		79.6%		3.6	pts	80.8%		79.8%		1.0	pts
	International		85.3%		81.9%		3.4	pts	83.6%		84.4%		(0.8)	pts
		Latin America	82.7%		81.4%		1.3	pts	82.9%		83.5%		(0.6)	pts
		Delta Mainline	82.8%		81.6%		1.2	pts	83.0%		83.7%		(0.7)	pts
		Regional	77.6%		72.1%		5.5	pts	78.5%		75.3%		3.2	pts
		Atlantic	86.1%		83.3%		2.8	pts	82.7%		85.2%		(2.5)	pts
		Pacific	85.8%		79.9%		5.9	pts	85.9%		83.8%		2.1	pts
	Total System		86.9%		83.8%		3.1	pts	85.1%		85.1%		0.0	pts
Mainline Completion Factor			100.0%		99.9%		0.1	pts
Passengers Boarded			15,615,946		14,853,007		5.1%		150,774,726		144,407,623		4.4%
Cargo Ton Miles (000):			192,441		214,542		(10.3%)		1,847,463		1,973,670		(6.4%)
a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

 

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