PR Newswire
ATLANTA, Oct. 2, 2018
ATLANTA, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:
DAL) today reported operating performance for September 2018. The company carried 15.2 million
customers across its broad global network, a record for the month of September.
Monthly highlights include:
- Achieving 97 days year to date without a single cancellation across combined mainline and Delta Connection operations,
exceeding Delta's previous full-year record in the first nine months of this year.
- Announcing the launch of the first biometric terminal in the U.S., transforming the customer journey with a seamless travel
experience through the Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal in Atlanta.
- Earning a spot in the transportation section of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the eighth consecutive
year, as the first U.S. airline to offer carbon offsets to customers and the only airline to cap greenhouse gas emissions at
2012 levels through the purchase of carbon offsets.
- Receiving certification as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work for the third straight
year, with 93 percent of employees proud to work for Delta, reiterating the importance of the Delta culture.
The company's operating performance is detailed in the table below.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2018, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired
Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the seventh time in eight years. Additionally, Delta has ranked
No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented seven consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 304 destinations in 52 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 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, Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, 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 and Facebook.com/delta.
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Monthly Traffic Results
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Year to Date Traffic Results
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Sep 2018
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Sep 2017
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Change
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Sep 2018
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Sep 2017
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Change
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RPMs (000):
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Domestic
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11,100,317
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10,526,699
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5.4%
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106,885,801
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101,865,222
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4.9%
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International
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7,209,360
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7,127,900
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1.1%
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65,112,999
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64,667,361
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0.7%
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Latin America
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1,232,469
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1,212,586
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1.6%
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15,629,210
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16,045,843
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(2.6%)
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Atlantic
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4,280,715
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4,144,444
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3.3%
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34,005,009
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32,833,999
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3.6%
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Pacific
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1,696,177
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1,770,870
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(4.2%)
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15,478,780
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15,787,519
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(2.0%)
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Total System
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18,309,678
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17,654,599
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3.7%
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171,998,800
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166,532,583
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3.3%
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ASMs (000):
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Domestic
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13,403,325
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12,591,574
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6.4%
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125,144,428
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118,918,939
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5.2%
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International
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8,497,513
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8,331,622
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2.0%
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75,696,415
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75,346,467
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0.5%
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Latin America
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1,506,808
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1,428,762
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5.5%
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18,131,930
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18,389,910
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(1.4%)
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Atlantic
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4,946,856
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4,829,936
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2.4%
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39,729,278
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38,703,515
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2.7%
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Pacific
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2,043,850
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2,072,924
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(1.4%)
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17,835,208
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18,253,042
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(2.3%)
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Total System
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21,900,839
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20,923,196
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4.7%
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200,840,843
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194,265,406
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3.4%
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Load Factor:
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Domestic
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82.8%
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83.6%
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(0.8) Pts
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85.4%
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85.7%
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(0.3) Pts
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International
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84.8%
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85.6%
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(0.8) Pts
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86.0%
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85.8%
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0.2 Pts
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Latin America
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81.8%
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84.9%
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(3.1) Pts
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86.2%
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87.3%
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(1.1) Pts
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Atlantic
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86.5%
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85.8%
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0.7 Pts
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85.6%
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84.8%
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0.8 Pts
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Pacific
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83.0%
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85.4%
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(2.4) Pts
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86.8%
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86.5%
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0.3 Pts
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Total System
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83.6%
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84.4%
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(0.8) Pts
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85.6%
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85.7%
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(0.1) Pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.87%
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97.87%
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2.01 Pts
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Mainline On-time Performance
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88.3%
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88.7%
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(0.4) Pts
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(preliminary DOT
A14)
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Passengers Boarded
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15,246,954
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14,652,094
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4.1%
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145,183,123
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140,942,434
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3.0%
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Cargo Ton Miles (000):
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187,405
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187,370
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0.0%
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1,650,670
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1,606,336
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2.8%
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Note: Results are preliminary and include flights operated under contract
carrier arrangements
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