DAL Achieves Record March Load Factors

[FDJ2]

Delta Air Lines Achieves Record March Load Factors

Wednesday April 4, 4:00 pm ET

ATLANTA, April 4, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines today reported a record March consolidated system load factor of 83.0 percent, record mainline system load factor of 83.7 percent, and record total domestic load factor of 83.6 percent. In addition, on March 31, Delta recorded new all-time daily record load factors of 98.1 percent in the mainline Atlantic and 93.0 percent in mainline Latin entities.

System traffic increased 3.5 percent from March 2006 with a capacity increase of 0.4 percent. International traffic in March 2007 increased 23.1 percent year over year on an 18.7 percent increase in capacity. Domestic traffic in March 2007 declined 3.2 percent year over year on a 6.0 percent decrease in capacity.

 

[SennaP1]

Good Luck commuting.





Congrats DAL. Wish you the best.

Great, helpful, crew today jumpseating.

 

[ultrarunner]

It 'aint hard when you're practically giving tickets away. Can't wait till things get sorted out and fares go back up and everyone is flying around at 70% capacity and making money. These gate areas are looking like parts of town I go near!

 

[FDJ2]

It 'aint hard when you're practically giving tickets away. Can't wait till things get sorted out and fares go back up and everyone is flying around at 70% capacity and making money. These gate areas are looking like parts of town I go near!

For the December 2006 quarter, total passenger revenue increased 5.9% on a 3.6% decrease in capacity. Delta’s consolidated passenger unit revenues (PRASM) increased 9.9% in the December 2006 quarter compared to the same period in 2005. Delta’s length of haul adjusted PRASM increased 12.1% for the fourth quarter 2006 versus fourth quarter 2005, as compared to the industry (excluding Delta)​

full year 2006, Delta’s consolidated PRASM rose 13.2% compared to the prior year. Delta’s length of haul adjusted PRASMincreased 17.8% for 2006 versus 2005, as compared to the industry (excluding Delta) average PRASM increase of 10.7% over the same period.​