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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

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Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for September 2016

 

ATLANTA, October 4, 2016 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for September 2016.

 

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of September declined 3.0% year over year, as close-in domestic yield pressures moderated slightly with the implementation of lower Fall capacity levels. Delta continued to face a supply-demand imbalance in the Transatlantic and headwinds from prior year Yen hedge gains in the month.

 

 

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

 

 

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

 

September consolidated PRASM change year over year (3.0)%
September mainline completion factor 99.9%
September on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 90.2%

 

 

 

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 319 destinations in 57 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.

 

 

 

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      Monthly Traffic Results (a)   Year to Date Traffic Results (a)  
                             
                             
      Sep 2016   Sep 2015   Change   Sep 2016   Sep 2015   Change  
                             
RPMs (000):                            
  Domestic 10,492,828   10,033,433   4.6%    98,598,338   95,099,589   3.7%   
    Delta Mainline 8,803,704   8,383,784   5.0%    83,031,624   79,476,392   4.5%   
    Regional 1,689,124   1,649,649   2.4%    15,566,714   15,623,197   (0.4%)  
  International 7,104,670   7,321,704   (3.0%)   64,504,930   64,952,154   (0.7%)  
    Latin America 1,198,483   1,197,187   0.1%    15,336,733   14,718,884   4.2%   
    Delta Mainline 1,160,942   1,161,536   (0.1%)   14,909,836   14,424,198   3.4%   
    Regional 37,542   35,651   5.3%    426,897   294,686   44.9%   
    Atlantic 3,894,697   4,045,049   (3.7%)   31,367,616   31,668,434   (0.9%)  
    Pacific 2,011,489   2,079,468   (3.3%)   17,800,581   18,564,836   (4.1%)  
  Total System 17,597,497   17,355,137   1.4%    163,103,268   160,051,743   1.9%   
                             
                             
ASMs (000):                            
  Domestic 12,314,567   11,825,266   4.1%    116,173,659   110,719,609   4.9%   
    Delta Mainline 10,208,853   9,757,357   4.6%    96,672,823   91,311,749   5.9%   
    Regional 2,105,714   2,067,909   1.8%    19,500,837   19,407,860   0.5%   
  International 8,481,874   8,602,314   (1.4%)   76,968,107   77,845,663   (1.1%)  
    Latin America 1,412,476   1,473,714   (4.2%)   18,092,570   17,758,956   1.9%   
    Delta Mainline 1,362,778   1,428,291   (4.6%)   17,560,897   17,384,212   1.0%   
    Regional 49,699   45,423   9.4%    531,673   374,744   41.9%   
    Atlantic 4,773,640   4,679,481   2.0%    38,714,343   38,472,994   0.6%   
    Pacific 2,295,758   2,449,119   (6.3%)   20,161,194   21,613,713   (6.7%)  
  Total System 20,796,441   20,427,580   1.8%   193,141,767   188,565,272   2.4%   
                             
                             
Load Factor:                          
  Domestic 85.2%   84.8%   0.4 pts 84.9%   85.9%    (1.0) pts
    Delta Mainline 86.2%   85.9%   0.3 pts 85.9%   87.0%    (1.1) pts
    Regional 80.2%   79.8%   0.4 pts 79.8%   80.5%    (0.7) pts
  International 83.8%   85.1%    (1.3) pts 83.8%   83.4%   0.4  pts
    Latin America 84.8%   81.2%   3.6 pts 84.8%   82.9%   1.9  pts
    Delta Mainline 85.2%   81.3%   3.9 pts 84.9%   83.0%   1.9  pts
    Regional 75.5%   78.5%    (3.0) pts 80.3%   78.6%   1.7  pts
    Atlantic 81.6%   86.4%    (4.8) pts 81.0%   82.3%    (1.3) pts
    Pacific 87.6%   84.9%   2.7 pts 88.3%   85.9%   2.4  pts
  Total System 84.6%   85.0%    (0.4) pts 84.4%   84.9%    (0.5) pts
                             
Mainline Completion Factor 99.9%   100.0%    (0.1) pts            
                             
Passengers Boarded 14,991,797   14,547,837   3.1%   138,704,972   135,159,161   2.6%  
                             
                             
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 171,034   184,732   (7.4%)   1,474,098   1,657,257   (11.1%)  

 

a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements

 

 

 

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