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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

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Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for May 2017

 

ATLANTA, June 2, 2017 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for May 2017.

 

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of May increased 3.5% year over year.

 

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

 

 

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

 

May consolidated PRASM change year over year  3.5%
May mainline completion factor 99.9%
May on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 82.7%

 

 

 

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 335 destinations in 62 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)  
                             
                             
      May 2017   May 2016   Change   May 2017   May 2016   Change  
                             
RPMs (000):                            
  Domestic 11,787,947   11,459,913   2.9%    52,904,560   51,872,003   2.0%   
    Delta Mainline 10,020,290   9,635,993   4.0%    44,701,384   43,517,344   2.7%   
    Regional 1,767,657   1,823,920   (3.1%)   8,203,176   8,354,659   (1.8%)  
  International 7,356,844   7,360,901   (0.1%)   31,794,075   32,011,720   (0.7%)  
    Latin America 1,721,415   1,595,726   7.9%    9,474,125   8,979,960   5.5%   
        Delta Mainline 1,687,402   1,552,902   8.7%    9,284,019   8,731,750   6.3%   
        Regional 34,013   42,824   (20.6%)   190,106   248,210   (23.4%)  
    Atlantic 3,928,212   3,750,627   4.7%    14,179,128   13,737,475   3.2%   
    Pacific 1,707,217   2,014,548   (15.3%)   8,140,822   9,294,285   (12.4%)  
  Total System 19,144,790   18,820,814   1.7%    84,698,635   83,883,723   1.0%   
                             
                             
ASMs (000):                            
  Domestic 13,486,157   13,207,709   2.1%    62,492,174   61,637,836   1.4%   
    Delta Mainline 11,332,532   10,984,252   3.2%    52,038,990   51,018,070   2.0%   
    Regional 2,153,625   2,223,457   (3.1%)   10,453,184   10,619,766   (1.6%)  
  International 8,585,967   8,861,417   (3.1%)   38,077,015   39,381,603   (3.3%)  
    Latin America 1,965,588   1,898,479   3.5%    11,004,753   10,840,644   1.5%   
        Delta Mainline 1,922,637   1,843,297   4.3%    10,753,160   10,524,580   2.2%   
        Regional 42,951   55,182   (22.2%)   251,593   316,064   (20.4%)  
    Atlantic 4,613,063   4,649,809   (0.8%)   17,467,721   17,782,332   (1.8%)  
    Pacific 2,007,316   2,313,129   (13.2%)   9,604,542   10,758,627   (10.7%)  
  Total System 22,072,124   22,069,126   0.0%    100,569,190   101,019,439   (0.4%)  
                             
                             
Load Factor:                            
  Domestic 87.4%   86.8%   0.6  pts 84.7%   84.2%   0.5  pts
    Delta Mainline 88.4%   87.7%   0.7  pts 85.9%   85.3%   0.6  pts
    Regional 82.1%   82.0%   0.1  pts 78.5%   78.7%   (0.2) pts
  International 85.7%   83.1%   2.6  pts 83.5%   81.3%   2.2  pts
    Latin America 87.6%   84.1%   3.5  pts 86.1%   82.8%   3.3  pts
        Delta Mainline 87.8%   84.2%   3.6  pts 86.3%   83.0%   3.3  pts
        Regional 79.2%   77.6%   1.6  pts 75.6%   78.5%   (2.9) pts
    Atlantic 85.2%   80.7%   4.5  pts 81.2%   77.3%   3.9  pts
    Pacific 85.0%   87.1%   (2.1) pts 84.8%   86.4%   (1.6) pts
  Total System 86.7%   85.3%   1.4  pts 84.2%   83.0%   1.2  pts
                             
Mainline Completion Factor 99.9%   99.9%   0.0  pts            
                             
Passengers Boarded 16,499,863   16,340,927   1.0%    73,874,518   73,497,747   0.5%   
                             
                             
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 183,913   163,920   12.2%    829,109   800,845   3.5%   

 

a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements