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Delta Air Lines Reports December Traffic

Jan 5, 2012

ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –?Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for December 2011.? System load factor increased 0.8 points to 80.9 percent, as traffic declined 2.3 percent on 3.3 percent lower capacity year over year.

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Domestic load factor was 80.7 percent up 1.1 points from prior year.? Domestic traffic declined 1.4 percent on a 2.7 percent decrease in capacity.

International load factor was 81.2 percent, up 0.5 points from prior year.? International traffic declined 3.6 percent on a 4.3 percent decrease in capacity.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year, and was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2011 World’s Most Admired Companies airline industry list. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 341 destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline’s service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.

Delta Air Lines

Monthly Traffic Results (a)

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December 2011

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December 2010

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Change

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RPMs (000):

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Domestic

8,817,212

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8,943,543

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(1.4%)

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Delta Mainline

6,968,483

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7,030,105

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(0.9%)

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Regional

1,848,729

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1,913,438

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(3.4%)

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International

5,870,936

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6,092,932

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(3.6%)

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Latin America

1,136,364

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1,062,456

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7.0%

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? Delta Mainline

1,120,568

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1,049,250

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6.8%

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??? Regional

15,796

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13,206

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19.6%

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Atlantic

2,868,414

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3,095,523

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(7.3%)

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Pacific

1,866,158

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1,934,953

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(3.6%)

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Total System

14,688,148

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15,036,475

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(2.3%)

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ASMs (000):

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Domestic

10,928,232

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11,230,161

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(2.7%)

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Delta Mainline

8,509,217

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8,717,084

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(2.4%)

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Regional

2,419,015

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2,513,077

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(3.7%)

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International

7,228,993

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7,549,919

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(4.3%)

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Latin America

1,423,894

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1,343,181

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6.0%

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? Delta Mainline

1,400,701

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1,322,544

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5.9%

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? ??Regional

23,193

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20,637

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12.4%

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Atlantic

3,502,292

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3,843,958

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(8.9%)

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Pacific

2,302,807

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2,362,780

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(2.5%)

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Total System

18,157,225

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18,780,080

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(3.3%)

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Load Factor:

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Domestic

80.7%

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79.6%

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1.1

pts

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Delta Mainline

81.9%

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80.6%

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1.3

pts

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Regional

76.4%

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76.1%

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0.3

pts

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International

81.2%

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80.7%

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0.5

pts

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Latin America

79.8%

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79.1%

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0.7

pts

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Delta Mainline

80.0%

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79.3%

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0.7

pts

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?? ??Regional

68.1%

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64.0%

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4.1

pts

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Atlantic

81.9%

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80.5%

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1.4

pts

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Pacific

81.0%

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81.9%

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(0.9)

pts

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Total System

80.9%

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80.1%

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0.8

pts

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Mainline Completion

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99.8%

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95.5%

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4.3

pts

Factor

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Passengers Boarded

12,563,985

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12,705,281

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(1.1%)

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Cargo Ton Miles (000):

197,733

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202,020

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(2.1%)

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Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.

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Delta Air Lines

Year to Date Traffic Results (a)

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December 2011

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December 2010

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Change

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RPMs (000):

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Domestic

115,052,365

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115,811,399

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(0.7%)

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Delta Mainline

90,774,573

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91,106,083

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(0.4%)

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Regional

24,277,792

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24,705,316

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(1.7%)

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International

77,714,169

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77,357,960

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0.5%

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Latin America

13,037,423

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13,153,018

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(0.9%)

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???? Delta Mainline

12,831,075

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12,869,242

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(0.3%)

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?? ??Regional

206,348

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283,776

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(27.3%)

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Atlantic

41,466,247

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41,893,719

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(1.0%)

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Pacific

23,210,499

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22,311,223

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4.0%

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Total System

192,766,534

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193,169,359

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(0.2%)

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ASMs (000):

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Domestic

138,304,905

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139,737,483

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(1.0%)

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Delta Mainline

107,406,751

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108,260,400

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(0.8%)

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Regional

30,898,154

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31,477,083

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(1.8%)

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International

96,351,242

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92,946,758

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3.7%

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Latin America

16,534,776

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16,552,392

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(0.1%)

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??? Delta Mainline

16,226,732

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16,159,276

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0.4%

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??? Regional

308,044

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393,116

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(21.6%)

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Atlantic

51,008,689

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50,216,838

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1.6%

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Pacific

28,807,777

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26,177,528

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10.0%

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Total System

234,656,147

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232,684,241

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0.8%

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Load Factor:

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Domestic

83.2%

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82.9%

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0.3

pts

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Delta Mainline

84.5%

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84.2%

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0.3

pts

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Regional

78.6%

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78.5%

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0.1

pts

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International

80.7%

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83.2%

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(2.5)

pts

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Latin America

78.8%

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79.5%

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(0.7)

pts

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???? Delta Mainline

79.1%

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79.6%

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(0.5)

pts

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?? ??Regional

67.0%

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72.2%

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(5.2)

pts

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Atlantic

81.3%

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83.4%

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(2.1)

pts

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Pacific

80.6%

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85.2%

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(4.6)

pts

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Total System

82.1%

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83.0%

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(0.9)

pts

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Passengers Boarded

163,838,348

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162,614,714

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0.8%

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Cargo Ton Miles (000):

2,370,472

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2,271,564

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4.4%

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Endnote:
(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.

SOURCE Delta Air Lines