DELTA AIR LINES, INC. ATLANTA, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for April 2015.
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Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of April decreased 3.5 percent year over year, as stable domestic unit revenues were offset by foreign exchange pressure and lower surcharges in international markets.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
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April consolidated PRASM change
year over year (3.5%)
April mainline completion factor 99.8%
April on-time performance
(preliminary DOT A14) 86.8%
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 327 destinations in 60 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 newly formed 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, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
Monthly Traffic Results (a) Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
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Apr 2015 Apr 2014 Change Apr 2015 Apr 2014 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 10,374,077 10,111,047 2.6% 38,417,025 36,824,193 4.3%
Delta Mainline 8,627,557 8,269,214 4.3% 31,849,329 30,040,476 6.0%
Regional 1,746,520 1,841,833 (5.2%) 6,567,697 6,783,717 (3.2%)
International 6,505,563 6,465,489 0.6% 24,683,880 24,353,157 1.4%
Latin America 1,584,568 1,451,195 9.2% 6,849,585 6,261,738 9.4%
Delta Mainline 1,551,628 1,422,739 9.1% 6,721,150 6,141,287 9.4%
Regional 32,939 28,456 15.8% 128,435 120,451 6.6%
Atlantic 3,109,819 3,170,375 (1.9%) 10,221,573 10,295,876 (0.7%)
Pacific 1,811,176 1,843,919 (1.8%) 7,612,722 7,795,543 (2.3%)
Total System 16,879,640 16,576,536 1.8% 63,100,905 61,177,350 3.1%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 12,068,468 11,761,781 2.6% 45,784,113 43,800,079 4.5%
Delta Mainline 9,905,908 9,458,920 4.7% 37,325,619 35,080,758 6.4%
Regional 2,162,560 2,302,861 (6.1%) 8,458,494 8,719,321 (3.0%)
International 8,226,877 7,813,600 5.3% 31,111,656 29,679,127 4.8%
Latin America 1,967,419 1,746,862 12.6% 8,438,352 7,486,808 12.7%
Delta Mainline 1,924,722 1,708,137 12.7% 8,265,619 7,321,885 12.9%
Regional 42,696 38,725 10.3% 172,733 164,923 4.7%
Atlantic 3,990,397 3,729,163 7.0% 13,485,109 12,837,522 5.0%
Pacific 2,269,062 2,337,575 (2.9%) 9,188,195 9,354,797 (1.8%)
Total System 20,295,346 19,575,381 3.7% 76,895,769 73,479,206 4.6%
Load Factor:
Domestic 86.0% 86.0% 0.0 pts 83.9% 84.1% (0.2) pts
Delta Mainline 87.1% 87.4% (0.3) pts 85.3% 85.6% (0.3) pts
Regional 80.8% 80.0% 0.8 pts 77.6% 77.8% (0.2) pts
International 79.1% 82.7% (3.6) pts 79.3% 82.1% (2.8) pts
Latin America 80.5% 83.1% (2.6) pts 81.2% 83.6% (2.4) pts
Delta Mainline 80.6% 83.3% (2.7) pts 81.3% 83.9% (2.6) pts
Regional 77.1% 73.5% 3.6 pts 74.4% 73.0% 1.4 pts
Atlantic 77.9% 85.0% (7.1) pts 75.8% 80.2% (4.4) pts
Pacific 79.8% 78.9% 0.9 pts 82.9% 83.3% (0.4) pts
Total System 83.2% 84.7% (1.5) pts 82.1% 83.3% (1.2) pts
Mainline Completion Factor 99.8% 99.9% (0.1) pts
Passengers Boarded 14,782,481 14,420,672 2.5% 54,787,932 52,583,526 4.2%
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 180,191 183,337 (1.7%) 728,719 713,595 2.1%
aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements
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