Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for September 2016

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PR Newswire 4-Oct-2016 9:00 AM
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ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for September 2016.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of September declined 3.0% year over year, as close-in domestic yield pressures moderated slightly with the implementation of lower Fall capacity levels. Delta continued to face a supply-demand imbalance in the Transatlantic and headwinds from prior year Yen hedge gains in the month.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
September consolidated PRASM change year over year (3.0)%
September mainline completion factor 99.9%
September on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 90.2%
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Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 319 destinations in 57 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 transatlanticjoint 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 and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, 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, and Facebook.com/delta.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a) Year to Date Traffic Results (a)


Sep 2016 Sep 2015 Change Sep 2016 Sep 2015 Change

RPMs (000):
Domestic 10,492,828 10,033,433 4.6% 98,598,338 95,099,589 3.7%
Delta Mainline 8,803,704 8,383,784 5.0% 83,031,624 79,476,392 4.5%
Regional 1,689,124 1,649,649 2.4% 15,566,714 15,623,197 (0.4%)
International 7,104,670 7,321,704 (3.0%) 64,504,930 64,952,154 (0.7%)
Latin America 1,198,483 1,197,187 0.1% 15,336,733 14,718,884 4.2%
Delta Mainline 1,160,942 1,161,536 (0.1%) 14,909,836 14,424,198 3.4%
Regional 37,542 35,651 5.3% 426,897 294,686 44.9%
Atlantic 3,894,697 4,045,049 (3.7%) 31,367,616 31,668,434 (0.9%)
Pacific 2,011,489 2,079,468 (3.3%) 17,800,581 18,564,836 (4.1%)
Total System 17,597,497 17,355,137 1.4% 163,103,268 160,051,743 1.9%


ASMs (000):
Domestic 12,314,567 11,825,266 4.1% 116,173,659 110,719,609 4.9%
Delta Mainline 10,208,853 9,757,357 4.6% 96,672,823 91,311,749 5.9%
Regional 2,105,714 2,067,909 1.8% 19,500,837 19,407,860 0.5%
International 8,481,874 8,602,314 (1.4%) 76,968,107 77,845,663 (1.1%)
Latin America 1,412,476 1,473,714 (4.2%) 18,092,570 17,758,956 1.9%
Delta Mainline 1,362,778 1,428,291 (4.6%) 17,560,897 17,384,212 1.0%
Regional 49,699 45,423 9.4% 531,673 374,744 41.9%
Atlantic 4,773,640 4,679,481 2.0% 38,714,343 38,472,994 0.6%
Pacific 2,295,758 2,449,119 (6.3%) 20,161,194 21,613,713 (6.7%)
Total System 20,796,441 20,427,580 1.8% 193,141,767 188,565,272 2.4%


Load Factor:
Domestic 85.2% 84.8% 0.4 pts 84.9% 85.9% (1.0) pts
Delta Mainline 86.2% 85.9% 0.3 pts 85.9% 87.0% (1.1) pts
Regional 80.2% 79.8% 0.4 pts 79.8% 80.5% (0.7) pts
International 83.8% 85.1% (1.3) pts 83.8% 83.4% 0.4 pts
Latin America 84.8% 81.2% 3.6 pts 84.8% 82.9% 1.9 pts
Delta Mainline 85.2% 81.3% 3.9 pts 84.9% 83.0% 1.9 pts
Regional 75.5% 78.5% (3.0) pts 80.3% 78.6% 1.7 pts
Atlantic 81.6% 86.4% (4.8) pts 81.0% 82.3% (1.3) pts
Pacific 87.6% 84.9% 2.7 pts 88.3% 85.9% 2.4 pts
Total System 84.6% 85.0% (0.4) pts 84.4% 84.9% (0.5) pts

Mainline Completion Factor 99.9% 100.0% (0.1) pts

Passengers Boarded 14,991,797 14,547,837 3.1% 138,704,972 135,159,161 2.6%


Cargo Ton Miles (000): 171,034 184,732 (7.4%) 1,474,098 1,657,257 (11.1%)

aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

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