DELTA AIR LINES, INC. ATLANTA, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for April 2016.
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Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of April declined 4.0% year over year consistent with recent trends of pressure from close-in domestic yields and foreign exchange.
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 (4.0)%
April mainline completion factor 99.9%
April on-time performance
(preliminary DOT A14) 90.3%
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 330 destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 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, 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 2016 Apr 2015 Change Apr 2016 Apr 2015 Change
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RPMs (000):
Domestic 10,741,868 10,375,148 3.5% 40,403,526 38,417,062 5.2%
Delta Mainline 8,992,285 8,628,410 4.2% 33,875,343 31,849,089 6.4%
Regional 1,749,583 1,746,738 0.2% 6,528,183 6,567,973 (0.6%)
International 6,595,735 6,506,655 1.4% 24,651,000 24,685,604 (0.1%)
Latin America 1,696,900 1,585,674 7.0% 7,374,834 6,860,252 7.5%
Delta Mainline 1,649,724 1,552,735 6.2% 7,169,454 6,731,829 6.5%
Regional 47,176 32,939 43.2% 205,380 128,423 59.9%
Atlantic 3,124,477 3,109,806 0.5% 9,995,263 10,212,133 (2.1%)
Pacific 1,774,358 1,811,175 (2.0%) 7,280,903 7,613,219 (4.4%)
Total System 17,337,603 16,881,803 2.7% 65,054,526 63,102,666 3.1%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 12,588,495 12,071,413 4.3% 48,423,791 45,783,660 5.8%
Delta Mainline 10,427,267 9,908,572 5.2% 40,030,610 37,324,907 7.2%
Regional 2,161,227 2,162,841 (0.1%) 8,393,181 8,458,753 (0.8%)
International 8,216,914 8,225,587 (0.1%) 30,521,428 31,110,448 (1.9%)
Latin America 2,082,960 1,968,404 5.8% 8,932,397 8,450,807 5.7%
Delta Mainline 2,022,104 1,925,706 5.0% 8,671,517 8,278,073 4.8%
Regional 60,855 42,698 42.5% 260,881 172,734 51.0%
Atlantic 3,982,551 3,988,121 (0.1%) 13,142,495 13,471,364 (2.4%)
Pacific 2,151,403 2,269,062 (5.2%) 8,446,536 9,188,277 (8.1%)
Total System 20,805,409 20,297,000 2.5% 78,945,219 76,894,108 2.7%
Load Factor:
Domestic 85.3% 85.9% (0.6) pts 83.4% 83.9% (0.5) pts
Delta Mainline 86.2% 87.1% (0.9) pts 84.6% 85.3% (0.7) pts
Regional 81.0% 80.8% 0.2 pts 77.8% 77.6% 0.2 pts
International 80.3% 79.1% 1.2 pts 80.8% 79.3% 1.5 pts
Latin America 81.5% 80.6% 0.9 pts 82.6% 81.2% 1.4 pts
Delta Mainline 81.6% 80.6% 1.0 pts 82.7% 81.3% 1.4 pts
Regional 77.5% 77.1% 0.4 pts 78.7% 74.3% 4.4 pts
Atlantic 78.5% 78.0% 0.5 pts 76.1% 75.8% 0.3 pts
Pacific 82.5% 79.8% 2.7 pts 86.2% 82.9% 3.3 pts
Total System 83.3% 83.2% 0.1 pts 82.4% 82.1% 0.3 pts
Mainline Completion Factor 99.9% 99.8% 0.1 pts
Passengers Boarded 15,243,562 14,784,171 3.1% 57,151,363 54,788,422 4.3%
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 159,895 179,086 (10.7%) 634,456 725,839 (12.6%)
aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements
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