PR Newswire
ATLANTA, May 3, 2016
ATLANTA, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for April 2016.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of April declined 4.0% year over year consistent with recent trends
of pressure from close-in domestic yields and foreign exchange.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
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April consolidated PRASM change year over year
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(4.0)%
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April mainline completion factor
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99.9%
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April on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)
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90.3%
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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 five consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 330 destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in
Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 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 transatlantic 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 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, 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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Apr 2016
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Apr 2015
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Change
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2015
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Change
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RPMs (000):
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Domestic
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10,741,868
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10,375,148
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3.5%
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40,403,526
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38,417,062
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5.2%
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Delta Mainline
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8,992,285
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8,628,410
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4.2%
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33,875,343
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31,849,089
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6.4%
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Regional
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1,749,583
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1,746,738
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0.2%
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6,528,183
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6,567,973
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(0.6%)
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International
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6,595,735
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6,506,655
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1.4%
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24,651,000
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24,685,604
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(0.1%)
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Latin America
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1,696,900
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1,585,674
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7.0%
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7,374,834
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6,860,252
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7.5%
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Delta Mainline
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1,649,724
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1,552,735
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6.2%
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7,169,454
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6,731,829
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6.5%
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Regional
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47,176
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32,939
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43.2%
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205,380
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128,423
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59.9%
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Atlantic
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3,124,477
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3,109,806
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0.5%
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9,995,263
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10,212,133
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(2.1%)
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Pacific
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1,774,358
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1,811,175
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(2.0%)
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7,280,903
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7,613,219
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(4.4%)
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Total System
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17,337,603
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16,881,803
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2.7%
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65,054,526
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63,102,666
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3.1%
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ASMs (000):
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Domestic
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12,588,495
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12,071,413
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4.3%
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48,423,791
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45,783,660
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5.8%
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Delta Mainline
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10,427,267
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9,908,572
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5.2%
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40,030,610
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37,324,907
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7.2%
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Regional
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2,161,227
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2,162,841
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(0.1%)
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8,393,181
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8,458,753
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(0.8%)
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International
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8,216,914
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8,225,587
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(0.1%)
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30,521,428
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31,110,448
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(1.9%)
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Latin America
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2,082,960
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1,968,404
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5.8%
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8,932,397
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8,450,807
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5.7%
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Delta Mainline
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2,022,104
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1,925,706
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5.0%
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8,671,517
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8,278,073
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4.8%
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Regional
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60,855
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42,698
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42.5%
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260,881
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172,734
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51.0%
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Atlantic
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3,982,551
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3,988,121
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(0.1%)
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13,142,495
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13,471,364
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(2.4%)
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Pacific
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2,151,403
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2,269,062
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(5.2%)
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8,446,536
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9,188,277
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(8.1%)
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Total System
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20,805,409
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20,297,000
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2.5%
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78,945,219
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76,894,108
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2.7%
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Load Factor:
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Domestic
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85.3%
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85.9%
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(0.6)
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pts
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83.4%
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83.9%
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(0.5)
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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86.2%
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87.1%
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(0.9)
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pts
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84.6%
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85.3%
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(0.7)
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pts
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Regional
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81.0%
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80.8%
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0.2
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pts
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77.8%
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77.6%
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0.2
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pts
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International
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80.3%
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79.1%
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1.2
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pts
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80.8%
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79.3%
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1.5
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pts
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Latin America
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81.5%
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80.6%
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0.9
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pts
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82.6%
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81.2%
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1.4
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pts
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Delta Mainline
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81.6%
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80.6%
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1.0
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pts
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82.7%
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81.3%
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1.4
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pts
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Regional
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77.5%
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77.1%
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0.4
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pts
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78.7%
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74.3%
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4.4
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pts
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Atlantic
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78.5%
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78.0%
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0.5
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pts
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76.1%
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75.8%
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0.3
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pts
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Pacific
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82.5%
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79.8%
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2.7
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pts
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86.2%
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82.9%
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3.3
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pts
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Total System
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83.3%
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83.2%
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0.1
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pts
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82.4%
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82.1%
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0.3
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pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.9%
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99.8%
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0.1
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pts
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Passengers Boarded
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15,243,562
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14,784,171
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3.1%
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57,151,363
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54,788,422
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4.3%
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Cargo Ton Miles (000):
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159,895
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179,086
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(10.7%)
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634,456
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725,839
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(12.6%)
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aResults include flights operated under contract carrier
arrangements
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