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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

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Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for December 2016

 

ATLANTA, January 4, 2017 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for December 2016.

 

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of December was flat year over year, driven by strong demand trends and improving close-in domestic yields as Delta’s capacity actions and revenue management strategies continue to benefit results.

 

In an Investor Update issued this morning, Delta announced that it now expects unit revenue to decline 2.5-3.0% for the December quarter given the better than expected result for the month of December.

 

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

 

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

 

December consolidated PRASM change year over year Flat
December mainline completion factor 99.8%
December on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 81.4%

 

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 six consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 323 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.

 

 

 

   

 

 

      Monthly Traffic Results (a)   Year to Date Traffic Results (a)  
                             
                             
      Dec 2016   Dec 2015   Change   Dec 2016   Dec 2015   Change  
                             
RPMs (000):                            
  Domestic 10,636,872   10,195,541   4.3%    130,780,386   126,298,054   3.5%   
    Delta Mainline 8,870,856   8,499,784   4.4%    109,948,769   105,455,123   4.3%   
    Regional 1,766,016   1,695,757   4.1%    20,831,617   20,842,931   (0.1%)  
  International 6,163,170   6,183,709   (0.3%)   82,308,456   83,327,226   (1.2%)  
    Latin America 1,837,398   1,691,067   8.7%    19,777,850   19,004,253   4.1%   
      Delta Mainline 1,795,684   1,644,213   9.2%    19,231,852   18,587,261   3.5%   
      Regional 41,715   46,854   (11.0%)   545,998   416,992   30.9%   
    Atlantic 2,656,911   2,687,898   (1.2%)   39,748,409   40,437,285   (1.7%)  
    Pacific 1,668,861   1,804,744   (7.5%)   22,782,196   23,885,688   (4.6%)  
  Total System 16,800,042   16,379,250   2.6%    213,088,842   209,625,280   1.7%   
                             
                             
ASMs (000):                            
  Domestic 12,385,749   11,980,819   3.4%    153,337,821   146,899,201   4.4%   
    Delta Mainline 10,235,778   9,882,013   3.6%    127,433,151   121,094,946   5.2%   
    Regional 2,149,971   2,098,806   2.4%    25,904,671   25,804,255   0.4%   
  International 7,312,212   7,422,953   (1.5%)   98,517,727   99,864,587   (1.3%)  
    Latin America 2,182,224   2,052,160   6.3%    23,296,894   22,966,274   1.4%   
        Delta Mainline 2,127,823   1,992,912   6.8%    22,607,753   22,435,424   0.8%   
        Regional 54,402   59,248   (8.2%)   689,141   530,850   29.8%   
    Atlantic 3,203,215   3,293,342   (2.7%)   49,249,067   49,095,568   0.3%   
    Pacific 1,926,773   2,077,451   (7.3%)   25,971,766   27,802,745   (6.6%)  
  Total System 19,697,961   19,403,772   1.5%    251,855,548   246,763,788   2.1%   
                             
                             
Load Factor:                          
  Domestic 85.9%   85.1%   0.8  pts 85.3%   86.0%    (0.7) pts
    Delta Mainline 86.7%   86.0%   0.7  pts 86.3%   87.1%    (0.8) pts
    Regional 82.1%   80.8%   1.3  pts 80.4%   80.8%    (0.4) pts
  International 84.3%   83.3%   1.0  pts 83.5%   83.4%   0.1  pts
    Latin America 84.2%   82.4%   1.8  pts 84.9%   82.7%   2.2  pts
        Delta Mainline 84.4%   82.5%   1.9  pts 85.1%   82.8%   2.3  pts
        Regional 76.7%   79.1%    (2.4) pts 79.2%   78.6%   0.6  pts
    Atlantic 82.9%   81.6%   1.3  pts 80.7%   82.4%    (1.7) pts
    Pacific 86.6%   86.9%    (0.3) pts 87.7%   85.9%   1.8  pts
  Total System 85.3%   84.4%   0.9  pts 84.6%   84.9%    (0.3) pts
                             
Mainline Completion Factor 99.8%   99.8%   0.0  pts            
                             
Passengers Boarded 14,662,236   14,256,852   2.8%    183,741,787   179,394,417   2.4%   
                             
                             
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 164,988   170,956   (3.5%)   1,980,210   2,192,785   (9.7%)  

 

a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements