Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for July 2015

ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for July 2015.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of July decreased 3.0 percent year over year, with pressure from foreign exchange, lower surcharges in international markets, and continued yield pressure in select domestic markets.

The company’s financial and operating performance is detailed below.

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
July consolidated PRASM change year over year		(3.0%)
July mainline completion factor		99.9%
July on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)		84.2%

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 332 destinations in 63 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.

 

									Monthly Traffic Results (a)										Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
									July 2015						July 2014		Change		July 2015						July 2014		Change
RPMs (000):
						Domestic			12,203,556						11,584,527		5.3%		73,048,292						69,844,267		4.6%
								Delta Mainline	10,292,115						9,642,250		6.7%		60,957,935						57,312,210		6.4%
								Regional	1,911,441						1,942,277		(1.6%)		12,090,357						12,532,057		(3.5%)
						International			8,702,193						8,383,524		3.8%		48,823,878						48,065,966		1.6%
								Latin America	1,805,937						1,723,890		4.8%		11,790,569						10,970,662		7.5%
								Delta Mainline	1,770,720						1,690,873		4.7%		11,567,361						10,748,005		7.6%
								       Regional	35,217						33,017		6.7%		223,208						222,657		0.2%
								Atlantic	4,637,013						4,418,474		4.9%		22,984,298						22,830,861		0.7%
								Pacific	2,259,243						2,241,160		0.8%		14,049,010						14,264,443		(1.5%)
						Total System			20,905,749						19,968,051		4.7%		121,872,169						117,910,233		3.4%
ASMs (000):
						Domestic			13,778,513						13,071,511		5.4%		85,067,994						81,368,270		4.5%
								Delta Mainline	11,499,344						10,721,455		7.3%		70,015,269						65,686,306		6.6%
								Regional	2,279,170						2,350,056		(3.0%)		15,052,725						15,681,964		(4.0%)
						International			9,994,529						9,744,979		2.6%		59,231,436						57,168,848		3.6%
								Latin America	2,038,282						1,981,942		2.8%		14,275,746						13,090,032		9.1%
								Delta Mainline	1,998,394						1,943,134		2.8%		13,988,758						12,796,436		9.3%
								       Regional	39,888						38,808		2.8%		286,987						293,596		(2.3%)
								Atlantic	5,407,534						5,116,985		5.7%		28,466,925						27,125,933		4.9%
								Pacific	2,548,714						2,646,052		(3.7%)		16,488,766						16,952,883		(2.7%)
						Total System			23,773,043						22,816,490		4.2%		144,299,430						138,537,118		4.2%
Load Factor:
						Domestic			88.6%						88.6%		0.0	pts	85.9%						85.8%		0.1	pts
								Delta Mainline	89.5%						89.9%		(0.4)	pts	87.1%						87.3%		(0.2)	pts
								Regional	83.9%						82.6%		1.3	pts	80.3%						79.9%		0.4	pts
						International			87.1%						86.0%		1.1	pts	82.4%						84.1%		(1.7)	pts
								Latin America	88.6%						87.0%		1.6	pts	82.6%						83.8%		(1.2)	pts
								Delta Mainline	88.6%						87.0%		1.6	pts	82.7%						84.0%		(1.3)	pts
								       Regional	88.3%						85.1%		3.2	pts	77.8%						75.8%		2.0	pts
								Atlantic	85.8%						86.3%		(0.5)	pts	80.7%						84.2%		(3.5)	pts
								Pacific	88.6%						84.7%		3.9	pts	85.2%						84.1%		1.1	pts
						Total System			87.9%						87.5%		0.4	pts	84.5%						85.1%		(0.6)	pts
Mainline Completion Factor									99.9%						99.7%		0.2	pts
Passengers Boarded									17,103,337						16,245,673		5.3%		103,749,574						99,505,594		4.3%
Cargo Ton Miles (000):									190,101						217,857		(12.7%)		1,288,173						1,337,405		(3.7%)
a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

 

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