Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for November 2016

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PR Newswire 2-Dec-2016 9:00 AM
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ATLANTA, Dec. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for November 2016.
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.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
November consolidated PRASM change year over year (1.0)%
November mainline completion factor 100.0%
November on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 91.4%
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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 six consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 323 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)


Nov 2016 Nov 2015 Change Nov 2016 Nov 2015 Change

RPMs (000):
Domestic 10,470,710 10,083,688 3.8% 120,143,514 116,102,513 3.5%
Delta Mainline 8,770,116 8,391,211 4.5% 101,077,913 96,955,339 4.3%
Regional 1,700,594 1,692,477 0.5% 19,065,601 19,147,174 (0.4%)
International 5,140,049 5,476,289 (6.1%) 76,145,286 77,143,517 (1.3%)
Latin America 1,311,157 1,300,964 0.8% 17,940,452 17,313,186 3.6%
Delta Mainline 1,273,431 1,262,374 0.9% 17,436,169 16,943,048 2.9%
Regional 37,727 38,590 (2.2%) 504,284 370,138 36.2%
Atlantic 2,334,446 2,534,657 (7.9%) 37,091,498 37,749,387 (1.7%)
Pacific 1,494,446 1,640,668 (8.9%) 21,113,336 22,080,944 (4.4%)
Total System 15,610,759 15,559,977 0.3% 196,288,800 193,246,030 1.6%


ASMs (000):
Domestic 12,038,988 11,771,923 2.3% 140,952,072 134,918,382 4.5%
Delta Mainline 9,973,812 9,674,607 3.1% 117,197,372 111,212,933 5.4%
Regional 2,065,177 2,097,316 (1.5%) 23,754,700 23,705,449 0.2%
International 6,327,574 6,728,140 (6.0%) 91,205,515 92,441,634 (1.3%)
Latin America 1,515,907 1,590,351 (4.7%) 21,114,669 20,914,114 1.0%
Delta Mainline 1,465,355 1,541,006 (4.9%) 20,479,930 20,442,512 0.2%
Regional 50,552 49,345 2.4% 634,739 471,602 34.6%
Atlantic 3,045,687 3,211,596 (5.2%) 46,045,852 45,802,226 0.5%
Pacific 1,765,980 1,926,193 (8.3%) 24,044,993 25,725,294 (6.5%)
Total System 18,366,562 18,500,063 (0.7%) 232,157,587 227,360,016 2.1%


Load Factor:
Domestic 87.0% 85.7% 1.3 pts 85.2% 86.1% (0.9) pts
Delta Mainline 87.9% 86.7% 1.2 pts 86.2% 87.2% (1.0) pts
Regional 82.3% 80.7% 1.6 pts 80.3% 80.8% (0.5) pts
International 81.2% 81.4% (0.2) pts 83.5% 83.5% 0.0 pts
Latin America 86.5% 81.8% 4.7 pts 85.0% 82.8% 2.2 pts
Delta Mainline 86.9% 81.9% 5.0 pts 85.1% 82.9% 2.2 pts
Regional 74.6% 78.2% (3.6) pts 79.4% 78.5% 0.9 pts
Atlantic 76.6% 78.9% (2.3) pts 80.6% 82.4% (1.8) pts
Pacific 84.6% 85.2% (0.6) pts 87.8% 85.8% 2.0 pts
Total System 85.0% 84.1% 0.9 pts 84.5% 85.0% (0.5) pts

Mainline Completion Factor 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pts

Passengers Boarded 14,664,162 14,356,953 2.1% 169,079,551 165,137,565 2.4%


Cargo Ton Miles (000): 159,911 172,066 (7.1%) 1,815,222 2,021,828 (10.2%)

aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

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