ATLANTA, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for
April 2016.
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.
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Preliminary
Financial and Operating Results
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April consolidated
PRASM change year over year
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(4.0)%
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April mainline
completion factor
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99.9%
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April on-time
performance (preliminary DOT A14)
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90.3%
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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.
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Monthly Traffic
Results (a)
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Year to Date
Traffic Results (a)
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Apr
2016
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Apr
2015
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Change
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Apr
2016
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Apr
2015
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Change
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RPMs
(000):
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Domestic
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10,741,868
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10,375,148
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3.5%
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40,403,526
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38,417,062
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5.2%
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Delta
Mainline
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8,992,285
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8,628,410
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4.2%
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33,875,343
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31,849,089
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6.4%
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Regional
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1,749,583
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1,746,738
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0.2%
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6,528,183
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6,567,973
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(0.6%)
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International
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6,595,735
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6,506,655
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1.4%
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24,651,000
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24,685,604
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(0.1%)
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Latin
America
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1,696,900
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1,585,674
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7.0%
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7,374,834
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6,860,252
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7.5%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,649,724
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1,552,735
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6.2%
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7,169,454
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6,731,829
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6.5%
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Regional
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47,176
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32,939
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43.2%
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205,380
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128,423
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59.9%
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Atlantic
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3,124,477
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3,109,806
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0.5%
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9,995,263
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10,212,133
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(2.1%)
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Pacific
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1,774,358
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1,811,175
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(2.0%)
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7,280,903
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7,613,219
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(4.4%)
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Total
System
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17,337,603
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16,881,803
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2.7%
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65,054,526
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63,102,666
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3.1%
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ASMs
(000):
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Domestic
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12,588,495
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12,071,413
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4.3%
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48,423,791
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45,783,660
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5.8%
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Delta
Mainline
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10,427,267
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9,908,572
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5.2%
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40,030,610
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37,324,907
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7.2%
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Regional
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2,161,227
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2,162,841
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(0.1%)
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8,393,181
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8,458,753
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(0.8%)
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International
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8,216,914
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8,225,587
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(0.1%)
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30,521,428
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31,110,448
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(1.9%)
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Latin
America
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2,082,960
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1,968,404
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5.8%
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8,932,397
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8,450,807
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5.7%
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Delta
Mainline
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2,022,104
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1,925,706
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5.0%
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8,671,517
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8,278,073
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4.8%
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Regional
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60,855
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42,698
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42.5%
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260,881
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172,734
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51.0%
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Atlantic
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3,982,551
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3,988,121
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(0.1%)
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13,142,495
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13,471,364
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(2.4%)
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Pacific
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2,151,403
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2,269,062
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(5.2%)
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8,446,536
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9,188,277
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(8.1%)
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Total
System
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20,805,409
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20,297,000
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2.5%
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78,945,219
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76,894,108
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2.7%
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Load
Factor:
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Domestic
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85.3%
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85.9%
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(0.6)
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pts
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83.4%
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83.9%
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(0.5)
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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86.2%
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87.1%
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(0.9)
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pts
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84.6%
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85.3%
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(0.7)
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pts
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Regional
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81.0%
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80.8%
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0.2
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pts
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77.8%
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77.6%
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0.2
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pts
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International
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80.3%
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79.1%
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1.2
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pts
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80.8%
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79.3%
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1.5
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pts
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Latin
America
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81.5%
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80.6%
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0.9
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pts
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82.6%
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81.2%
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1.4
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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81.6%
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80.6%
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1.0
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pts
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82.7%
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81.3%
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1.4
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pts
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Regional
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77.5%
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77.1%
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0.4
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pts
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78.7%
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74.3%
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4.4
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pts
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Atlantic
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78.5%
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78.0%
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0.5
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pts
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76.1%
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75.8%
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0.3
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pts
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Pacific
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82.5%
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79.8%
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2.7
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pts
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86.2%
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82.9%
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3.3
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pts
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Total
System
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83.3%
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83.2%
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0.1
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pts
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82.4%
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82.1%
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0.3
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pts
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Mainline
Completion Factor
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99.9%
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99.8%
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0.1
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pts
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Passengers
Boarded
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15,243,562
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14,784,171
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3.1%
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57,151,363
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54,788,422
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4.3%
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Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
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159,895
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179,086
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(10.7%)
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634,456
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725,839
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(12.6%)
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aResults
include flights operated under contract carrier
arrangements
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