Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 2017

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PR Newswire 2-Mar-2017 9:00 AM
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ATLANTA, March 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for February 2017.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of February was flat year over year.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

February consolidated PRASM change year over year Flat
February mainline completion factor 99.5%
February on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 89.4%
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Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the sixth time in seven 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)


Feb 2017 Feb 2016 Change Feb 2017 Feb 2016 Change

RPMs (000):
Domestic 9,046,973 9,059,613 (0.1%) 18,632,091 18,359,940 1.5%
Delta Mainline 7,622,628 7,600,823 0.3% 15,673,851 15,409,294 1.7%
Regional 1,424,346 1,458,790 (2.4%) 2,958,240 2,950,646 0.3%
International 5,090,189 5,324,440 (4.4%) 11,143,086 11,602,255 (4.0%)
Latin America 1,799,593 1,761,396 2.2% 3,832,815 3,712,956 3.2%
Delta Mainline 1,764,797 1,713,485 3.0% 3,752,969 3,610,268 4.0%
Regional 34,796 47,911 (27.4%) 79,846 102,688 (22.2%)
Atlantic 1,825,671 1,862,254 (2.0%) 4,143,337 4,263,741 (2.8%)
Pacific 1,464,925 1,700,790 (13.9%) 3,166,934 3,625,558 (12.6%)
Total System 14,137,162 14,384,053 (1.7%) 29,775,177 29,962,195 (0.6%)


ASMs (000):
Domestic 11,015,493 11,194,377 (1.6%) 22,881,118 22,665,869 0.9%
Delta Mainline 9,120,374 9,258,667 (1.5%) 18,894,347 18,693,771 1.1%
Regional 1,895,119 1,935,710 (2.1%) 3,986,771 3,972,098 0.4%
International 6,415,215 6,848,405 (6.3%) 13,812,614 14,531,885 (4.9%)
Latin America 2,122,688 2,174,661 (2.4%) 4,528,867 4,505,174 0.5%
Delta Mainline 2,073,821 2,112,051 (1.8%) 4,419,987 4,374,059 1.1%
Regional 48,867 62,610 (22.0%) 108,880 131,115 (17.0%)
Atlantic 2,549,561 2,724,651 (6.4%) 5,564,039 5,880,643 (5.4%)
Pacific 1,742,965 1,949,093 (10.6%) 3,719,708 4,146,068 (10.3%)
Total System 17,430,708 18,042,782 (3.4%) 36,693,732 37,197,754 (1.4%)


Load Factor:
Domestic 82.1% 80.9% 1.2 pts 81.4% 81.0% 0.4 pts
Delta Mainline 83.6% 82.1% 1.5 pts 83.0% 82.4% 0.6 pts
Regional 75.2% 75.4% (0.2) pts 74.2% 74.3% (0.1) pts
International 79.3% 77.7% 1.6 pts 80.7% 79.8% 0.9 pts
Latin America 84.8% 81.0% 3.8 pts 84.6% 82.4% 2.2 pts
Delta Mainline 85.1% 81.1% 4.0 pts 84.9% 82.5% 2.4 pts
Regional 71.2% 76.5% (5.3) pts 73.3% 78.3% (5.0) pts
Atlantic 71.6% 68.3% 3.3 pts 74.5% 72.5% 2.0 pts
Pacific 84.0% 87.3% (3.3) pts 85.1% 87.4% (2.3) pts
Total System 81.1% 79.7% 1.4 pts 81.1% 80.5% 0.6 pts

Mainline Completion Factor 99.5% 99.6% (0.1) pts

Passengers Boarded 12,657,235 12,843,925 (1.5%) 26,080,529 26,136,085 (0.2%)


Cargo Ton Miles (000): 148,396 155,297 (4.4%) 297,947 314,183 (5.2%)

aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements
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