Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for May 2017

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

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of May increased 3.5% year over year.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

May consolidated PRASM change year over year 3.5%
May mainline completion factor 99.9%
May on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 82.7%
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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 335 destinations in 62 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)


May 2017 May 2016 Change May 2017 May 2016 Change

RPMs (000):
Domestic 11,787,947 11,459,913 2.9% 52,904,560 51,872,003 2.0%
Delta Mainline 10,020,290 9,635,993 4.0% 44,701,384 43,517,344 2.7%
Regional 1,767,657 1,823,920 (3.1%) 8,203,176 8,354,659 (1.8%)
International 7,356,844 7,360,901 (0.1%) 31,794,075 32,011,720 (0.7%)
Latin America 1,721,415 1,595,726 7.9% 9,474,125 8,979,960 5.5%
Delta Mainline 1,687,402 1,552,902 8.7% 9,284,019 8,731,750 6.3%
Regional 34,013 42,824 (20.6%) 190,106 248,210 (23.4%)
Atlantic 3,928,212 3,750,627 4.7% 14,179,128 13,737,475 3.2%
Pacific 1,707,217 2,014,548 (15.3%) 8,140,822 9,294,285 (12.4%)
Total System 19,144,790 18,820,814 1.7% 84,698,635 83,883,723 1.0%


ASMs (000):
Domestic 13,486,157 13,207,709 2.1% 62,492,174 61,637,836 1.4%
Delta Mainline 11,332,532 10,984,252 3.2% 52,038,990 51,018,070 2.0%
Regional 2,153,625 2,223,457 (3.1%) 10,453,184 10,619,766 (1.6%)
International 8,585,967 8,861,417 (3.1%) 38,077,015 39,381,603 (3.3%)
Latin America 1,965,588 1,898,479 3.5% 11,004,753 10,840,644 1.5%
Delta Mainline 1,922,637 1,843,297 4.3% 10,753,160 10,524,580 2.2%
Regional 42,951 55,182 (22.2%) 251,593 316,064 (20.4%)
Atlantic 4,613,063 4,649,809 (0.8%) 17,467,721 17,782,332 (1.8%)
Pacific 2,007,316 2,313,129 (13.2%) 9,604,542 10,758,627 (10.7%)
Total System 22,072,124 22,069,126 0.0% 100,569,190 101,019,439 (0.4%)


Load Factor:
Domestic 87.4% 86.8% 0.6 pts 84.7% 84.2% 0.5 pts
Delta Mainline 88.4% 87.7% 0.7 pts 85.9% 85.3% 0.6 pts
Regional 82.1% 82.0% 0.1 pts 78.5% 78.7% (0.2) pts
International 85.7% 83.1% 2.6 pts 83.5% 81.3% 2.2 pts
Latin America 87.6% 84.1% 3.5 pts 86.1% 82.8% 3.3 pts
Delta Mainline 87.8% 84.2% 3.6 pts 86.3% 83.0% 3.3 pts
Regional 79.2% 77.6% 1.6 pts 75.6% 78.5% (2.9) pts
Atlantic 85.2% 80.7% 4.5 pts 81.2% 77.3% 3.9 pts
Pacific 85.0% 87.1% (2.1) pts 84.8% 86.4% (1.6) pts
Total System 86.7% 85.3% 1.4 pts 84.2% 83.0% 1.2 pts

Mainline Completion Factor 99.9% 99.9% 0.0 pts

Passengers Boarded 16,499,863 16,340,927 1.0% 73,874,518 73,497,747 0.5%


Cargo Ton Miles (000): 183,913 163,920 12.2% 829,109 800,845 3.5%

aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements
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