Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for April 2017

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

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of April increased 1.0% year over year, despite approximately 2 points of negative impact from storms in Atlanta during the month.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
April consolidated PRASM change year over year 1.0%
April mainline completion factor 96.4%
April on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 76.9%
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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 59 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)


Apr 2017 Apr 2016 Change Apr 2017 Apr 2016 Change

RPMs (000):
Domestic 10,765,436 10,741,855 0.2% 41,116,613 40,412,090 1.7%
Delta Mainline 9,087,155 8,992,272 1.1% 34,681,094 33,881,351 2.4%
Regional 1,678,281 1,749,583 (4.1%) 6,435,519 6,530,739 (1.5%)
International 6,845,131 6,595,734 3.8% 24,437,232 24,650,819 (0.9%)
Latin America 1,812,149 1,696,900 6.8% 7,752,710 7,384,234 5.0%
Delta Mainline 1,774,947 1,649,724 7.6% 7,596,616 7,178,848 5.8%
Regional 37,202 47,176 (21.1%) 156,094 205,386 (24.0%)
Atlantic 3,459,351 3,124,477 10.7% 10,250,917 9,986,848 2.6%
Pacific 1,573,630 1,774,357 (11.3%) 6,433,605 7,279,737 (11.6%)
Total System 17,610,567 17,337,589 1.6% 65,553,845 65,062,909 0.8%


ASMs (000):
Domestic 12,569,951 12,588,494 (0.1%) 49,006,018 48,430,127 1.2%
Delta Mainline 10,489,578 10,427,267 0.6% 40,706,458 40,033,818 1.7%
Regional 2,080,373 2,161,227 (3.7%) 8,299,559 8,396,309 (1.2%)
International 8,069,023 8,216,915 (1.8%) 29,491,048 30,520,186 (3.4%)
Latin America 2,093,784 2,082,960 0.5% 9,039,164 8,942,165 1.1%
Delta Mainline 2,045,866 2,022,104 1.2% 8,830,523 8,681,283 1.7%
Regional 47,918 60,856 (21.3%) 208,642 260,882 (20.0%)
Atlantic 4,032,515 3,982,551 1.3% 12,854,658 13,132,523 (2.1%)
Pacific 1,942,724 2,151,404 (9.7%) 7,597,226 8,445,498 (10.0%)
Total System 20,638,974 20,805,409 (0.8%) 78,497,066 78,950,313 (0.6%)


Load Factor:
Domestic 85.6% 85.3% 0.3 pts 83.9% 83.4% 0.5 pts
Delta Mainline 86.6% 86.2% 0.4 pts 85.2% 84.6% 0.6 pts
Regional 80.7% 81.0% (0.3) pts 77.5% 77.8% (0.3) pts
International 84.8% 80.3% 4.5 pts 82.9% 80.8% 2.1 pts
Latin America 86.5% 81.5% 5.0 pts 85.8% 82.6% 3.2 pts
Delta Mainline 86.8% 81.6% 5.2 pts 86.0% 82.7% 3.3 pts
Regional 77.6% 77.5% 0.1 pts 74.8% 78.7% (3.9) pts
Atlantic 85.8% 78.5% 7.3 pts 79.7% 76.0% 3.7 pts
Pacific 81.0% 82.5% (1.5) pts 84.7% 86.2% (1.5) pts
Total System 85.3% 83.3% 2.0 pts 83.5% 82.4% 1.1 pts

Mainline Completion Factor 96.4% 99.9% (3.5) pts

Passengers Boarded 15,084,612 15,243,551 (1.0%) 57,374,655 57,156,820 0.4%


Cargo Ton Miles (000): 175,120 159,969 9.5% 645,196 636,925 1.3%

a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements


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