Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for May 2017

ATLANTA, June 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for May 2017.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of May increased 3.5% year over year.  

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

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

May consolidated PRASM change year over year

3.5%

May mainline completion factor

99.9%

May on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)

82.7%

Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the sixth time in seven years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented six consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 335 destinations in 62 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, 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, and Facebook.com/delta.

Monthly Traffic Results (a)

Year to Date Traffic Results (a)

May 2017

May 2016

Change

May 2017

May 2016

Change

RPMs (000):

Domestic

11,787,947

11,459,913

2.9%

52,904,560

51,872,003

2.0%

Delta Mainline

10,020,290

9,635,993

4.0%

44,701,384

43,517,344

2.7%

Regional

1,767,657

1,823,920

(3.1%)

8,203,176

8,354,659

(1.8%)

International

7,356,844

7,360,901

(0.1%)

31,794,075

32,011,720

(0.7%)

Latin America

1,721,415

1,595,726

7.9%

9,474,125

8,979,960

5.5%

  Delta Mainline

1,687,402

1,552,902

8.7%

9,284,019

8,731,750

6.3%

  Regional

34,013

42,824

(20.6%)

190,106

248,210

(23.4%)

Atlantic

3,928,212

3,750,627

4.7%

14,179,128

13,737,475

3.2%

Pacific

1,707,217

2,014,548

(15.3%)

8,140,822

9,294,285

(12.4%)

Total System

19,144,790

18,820,814

1.7%

84,698,635

83,883,723

1.0%

ASMs (000):

Domestic

13,486,157

13,207,709

2.1%

62,492,174

61,637,836

1.4%

Delta Mainline

11,332,532

10,984,252

3.2%

52,038,990

51,018,070

2.0%

Regional

2,153,625

2,223,457

(3.1%)

10,453,184

10,619,766

(1.6%)

International

8,585,967

8,861,417

(3.1%)

38,077,015

39,381,603

(3.3%)

Latin America

1,965,588

1,898,479

3.5%

11,004,753

10,840,644

1.5%

  Delta Mainline

1,922,637

1,843,297

4.3%

10,753,160

10,524,580

2.2%

  Regional

42,951

55,182

(22.2%)

251,593

316,064

(20.4%)

Atlantic

4,613,063

4,649,809

(0.8%)

17,467,721

17,782,332

(1.8%)

Pacific

2,007,316

2,313,129

(13.2%)

9,604,542

10,758,627

(10.7%)

Total System

22,072,124

22,069,126

0.0%

100,569,190

101,019,439

(0.4%)

Load Factor:

Domestic

87.4%

86.8%

0.6

pts

84.7%

84.2%

0.5

pts

Delta Mainline

88.4%

87.7%

0.7

pts

85.9%

85.3%

0.6

pts

Regional

82.1%

82.0%

0.1

pts

78.5%

78.7%

(0.2)

pts

International

85.7%

83.1%

2.6

pts

83.5%

81.3%

2.2

pts

Latin America

87.6%

84.1%

3.5

pts

86.1%

82.8%

3.3

pts

  Delta Mainline

87.8%

84.2%

3.6

pts

86.3%

83.0%

3.3

pts

  Regional

79.2%

77.6%

1.6

pts

75.6%

78.5%

(2.9)

pts

Atlantic

85.2%

80.7%

4.5

pts

81.2%

77.3%

3.9

pts

Pacific

85.0%

87.1%

(2.1)

pts

84.8%

86.4%

(1.6)

pts

Total System

86.7%

85.3%

1.4

pts

84.2%

83.0%

1.2

pts

Mainline Completion Factor

99.9%

99.9%

0.0

pts

Passengers Boarded

16,499,863

16,340,927

1.0%

73,874,518

73,497,747

0.5%

Cargo Ton Miles (000):

183,913

163,920

12.2%

829,109

800,845

3.5%

aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

 

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