ATLANTA, Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for August 2015.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of August decreased 6.5 percent year over year, consistent with recent trends of pressure from foreign exchange, lower surcharges in international markets, and yields in select domestic markets. In addition, unit revenues were negatively impacted by the timing of Labor Day holiday travel.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
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August consolidated PRASM change year over year
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(6.5%)
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August mainline completion factor
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99.8%
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August on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)
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85.5%
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Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 319 destinations in 58 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint 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, New York-LaGuardia, 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, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a)
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Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
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Aug 2015
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Aug 2014
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Change
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Aug 2015
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Aug 2014
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Change
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RPMs (000):
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Domestic
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12,018,114
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11,430,449
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5.1%
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85,066,406
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81,274,716
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4.7%
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Delta Mainline
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10,135,660
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9,502,652
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6.7%
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71,093,594
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66,814,862
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6.4%
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Regional
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1,882,454
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1,927,797
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(2.4%)
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13,972,812
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14,459,854
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(3.4%)
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International
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8,801,007
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8,604,079
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2.3%
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57,624,884
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56,670,045
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1.7%
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Latin America
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1,718,316
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1,640,123
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4.8%
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13,508,885
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12,610,785
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7.1%
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Delta Mainline
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1,682,479
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1,612,799
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4.3%
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13,249,839
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12,360,804
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7.2%
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Regional
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35,837
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27,324
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31.2%
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259,046
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249,981
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3.6%
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Atlantic
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4,647,969
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4,556,781
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2.0%
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27,632,267
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27,387,642
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0.9%
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Pacific
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2,434,722
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2,407,175
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1.1%
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16,483,732
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16,671,618
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(1.1%)
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Total System
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20,819,121
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20,034,528
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3.9%
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142,691,290
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137,944,761
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3.4%
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ASMs (000):
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Domestic
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13,821,764
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13,109,666
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5.4%
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98,889,758
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94,477,936
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4.7%
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Delta Mainline
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11,535,502
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10,739,107
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7.4%
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81,550,771
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76,425,413
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6.7%
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Regional
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2,286,261
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2,370,559
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(3.6%)
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17,338,987
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18,052,523
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(4.0%)
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International
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10,013,075
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9,756,925
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2.6%
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69,244,511
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66,925,773
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3.5%
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Latin America
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1,995,461
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1,909,225
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4.5%
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16,271,207
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14,999,257
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8.5%
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Delta Mainline
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1,953,130
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1,874,524
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4.2%
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15,941,888
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14,670,960
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8.7%
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Regional
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42,332
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34,701
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22.0%
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329,319
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328,297
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0.3%
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Atlantic
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5,341,868
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5,136,100
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4.0%
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33,808,793
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32,262,033
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4.8%
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Pacific
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2,675,746
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2,711,600
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(1.3%)
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19,164,511
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19,664,483
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(2.5%)
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Total System
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23,834,839
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22,866,591
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4.2%
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168,134,269
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161,403,709
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4.2%
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Load Factor:
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Domestic
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87.0%
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87.2%
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(0.2)
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pts
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86.0%
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86.0%
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0.0
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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87.9%
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88.5%
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(0.6)
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pts
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87.2%
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87.4%
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(0.2)
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pts
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Regional
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82.3%
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81.3%
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1.0
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pts
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80.6%
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80.1%
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0.5
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pts
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International
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87.9%
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88.2%
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(0.3)
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pts
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83.2%
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84.7%
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(1.5)
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pts
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Latin America
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86.1%
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85.9%
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0.2
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pts
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83.0%
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84.1%
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(1.1)
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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86.1%
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86.0%
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0.1
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pts
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83.1%
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84.3%
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(1.2)
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pts
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Regional
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84.7%
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78.7%
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6.0
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pts
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78.7%
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76.1%
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2.6
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pts
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Atlantic
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87.0%
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88.7%
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(1.7)
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pts
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81.7%
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84.9%
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(3.2)
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pts
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Pacific
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91.0%
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88.8%
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2.2
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pts
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86.0%
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84.8%
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1.2
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pts
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Total System
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87.3%
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87.6%
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(0.3)
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pts
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84.9%
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85.5%
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(0.6)
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pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.8%
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99.6%
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0.2
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pts
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Passengers Boarded
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16,859,924
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16,117,881
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4.6%
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120,609,498
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115,623,475
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4.3%
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Cargo Ton Miles (000):
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184,632
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213,754
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(13.6%)
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1,472,804
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1,551,159
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(5.1%)
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aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements
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