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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

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Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for March 2017

 

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

 

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of March increased 0.5% year over year, marking the first positive monthly PRASM result for Delta since November 2015.

 

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

 

 

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

 

March consolidated PRASM change year over year  0.5%
March mainline completion factor 99.5%
March on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 86.9%

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the sixth time in seven 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 322 destinations in 58 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)  
                             
                             
      Mar 2017   Mar 2016   Change   Mar 2017   Mar 2016   Change  
                             
RPMs (000):                            
  Domestic 11,719,086   11,310,295   3.6%    30,351,177   29,670,235   2.3%   
    Delta Mainline 9,920,088   9,479,785   4.6%    25,593,939   24,889,079   2.8%   
    Regional 1,798,998   1,830,510   (1.7%)   4,757,237   4,781,156   (0.5%)  
  International 6,449,015   6,452,830   (0.1%)   17,592,101   18,055,085   (2.6%)  
    Latin America 2,107,746   1,974,378   6.8%    5,940,561   5,687,334   4.5%   
       Delta Mainline 2,068,700   1,918,856   7.8%    5,821,669   5,529,124   5.3%   
       Regional 39,045   55,522   (29.7%)   118,891   158,210   (24.9%)  
    Atlantic 2,648,228   2,598,630   1.9%    6,791,565   6,862,371   (1.0%)  
    Pacific 1,693,041   1,879,822   (9.9%)   4,859,975   5,505,380   (11.7%)  
  Total System 18,168,101   17,763,125   2.3%    47,943,278   47,725,320   0.5%   
                             
                             
ASMs (000):                            
  Domestic 13,554,948   13,175,764   2.9%    36,436,066   35,841,633   1.7%   
    Delta Mainline 11,322,533   10,912,780   3.8%    30,216,880   29,606,551   2.1%   
    Regional 2,232,415   2,262,984   (1.4%)   6,219,186   6,235,082   (0.3%)  
  International 7,609,411   7,771,386   (2.1%)   21,422,025   22,303,271   (4.0%)  
    Latin America 2,416,514   2,354,031   2.7%    6,945,381   6,859,205   1.3%   
       Delta Mainline 2,364,670   2,285,120   3.5%    6,784,657   6,659,179   1.9%   
       Regional 51,844   68,911   (24.8%)   160,723   200,026   (19.6%)  
    Atlantic 3,258,104   3,269,329   (0.3%)   8,822,143   9,149,972   (3.6%)  
    Pacific 1,934,793   2,148,026   (9.9%)   5,654,502   6,294,094   (10.2%)  
  Total System 21,164,359   20,947,150   1.0%    57,858,092   58,144,904   (0.5%)  
                             
                             
Load Factor:                          
  Domestic 86.5%   85.8%   0.7  pts 83.3%   82.8%   0.5  pts
    Delta Mainline 87.6%   86.9%   0.7  pts 84.7%   84.1%   0.6  pts
    Regional 80.6%   80.9%    (0.3) pts 76.5%   76.7%    (0.2) pts
  International 84.8%   83.0%   1.8  pts 82.1%   81.0%   1.1  pts
    Latin America 87.2%   83.9%   3.3  pts 85.5%   82.9%   2.6  pts
       Delta Mainline 87.5%   84.0%   3.5  pts 85.8%   83.0%   2.8  pts
       Regional 75.3%   80.6%    (5.3) pts 74.0%   79.1%    (5.1) pts
    Atlantic 81.3%   79.5%   1.8  pts 77.0%   75.0%   2.0  pts
    Pacific 87.5%   87.5%   0.0  pts 85.9%   87.5%    (1.6) pts
  Total System 85.8%   84.8%   1.0  pts 82.9%   82.1%   0.8  pts
                             
Mainline Completion Factor 99.5%   99.9%    (0.4) pts            
                             
Passengers Boarded 16,209,515   15,777,184   2.7%   42,290,044   41,913,269   0.9%   
                             
                             
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 172,130   162,773   5.7%   470,077   476,956   (1.4%)  

 

a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements