ATLANTA, Jan. 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.
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Preliminary
Financial and Operating Results
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December consolidated
PRASM change year over year
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Flat
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December mainline
completion factor
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99.8%
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December on-time
performance (preliminary DOT A14)
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81.4%
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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 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.
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Monthly Traffic
Results (a)
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Year to Date
Traffic Results (a)
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Dec
2016
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Dec
2015
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Change
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Dec
2016
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Dec
2015
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Change
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RPMs
(000):
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Domestic
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10,636,872
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10,195,541
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4.3%
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130,780,386
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126,298,054
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3.5%
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Delta
Mainline
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8,870,856
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8,499,784
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4.4%
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109,948,769
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105,455,123
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4.3%
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Regional
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1,766,016
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1,695,757
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4.1%
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20,831,617
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20,842,931
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(0.1%)
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International
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6,163,170
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6,183,709
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(0.3%)
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82,308,456
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83,327,226
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(1.2%)
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Latin
America
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1,837,398
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1,691,067
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8.7%
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19,777,850
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19,004,253
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4.1%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,795,684
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1,644,213
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9.2%
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19,231,852
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18,587,261
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3.5%
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Regional
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41,715
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46,854
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(11.0%)
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545,998
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416,992
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30.9%
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Atlantic
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2,656,911
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2,687,898
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(1.2%)
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39,748,409
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40,437,285
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(1.7%)
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Pacific
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1,668,861
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1,804,744
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(7.5%)
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22,782,196
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23,885,688
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(4.6%)
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Total
System
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16,800,042
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16,379,250
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2.6%
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213,088,842
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209,625,280
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1.7%
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ASMs
(000):
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Domestic
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12,385,749
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11,980,819
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3.4%
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153,337,821
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146,899,201
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4.4%
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Delta
Mainline
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10,235,778
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9,882,013
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3.6%
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127,433,151
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121,094,946
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5.2%
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Regional
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2,149,971
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2,098,806
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2.4%
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25,904,671
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25,804,255
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0.4%
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International
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7,312,212
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7,422,953
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(1.5%)
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98,517,727
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99,864,587
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(1.3%)
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Latin
America
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2,182,224
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2,052,160
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6.3%
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23,296,894
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22,966,274
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1.4%
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Delta
Mainline
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2,127,823
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1,992,912
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6.8%
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22,607,753
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22,435,424
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0.8%
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Regional
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54,402
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59,248
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(8.2%)
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689,141
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530,850
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29.8%
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Atlantic
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3,203,215
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3,293,342
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(2.7%)
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49,249,067
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49,095,568
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0.3%
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Pacific
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1,926,773
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2,077,451
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(7.3%)
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25,971,766
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27,802,745
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(6.6%)
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Total
System
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19,697,961
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19,403,772
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1.5%
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251,855,548
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246,763,788
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2.1%
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Load
Factor:
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Domestic
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85.9%
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85.1%
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0.8
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pts
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85.3%
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86.0%
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(0.7)
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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86.7%
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86.0%
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0.7
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pts
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86.3%
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87.1%
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(0.8)
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pts
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Regional
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82.1%
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80.8%
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1.3
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pts
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80.4%
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80.8%
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(0.4)
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pts
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International
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84.3%
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83.3%
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1.0
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pts
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83.5%
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83.4%
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0.1
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pts
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Latin
America
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84.2%
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82.4%
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1.8
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pts
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84.9%
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82.7%
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2.2
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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84.4%
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82.5%
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1.9
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pts
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85.1%
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82.8%
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2.3
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pts
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Regional
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76.7%
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79.1%
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(2.4)
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pts
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79.2%
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78.6%
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0.6
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pts
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Atlantic
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82.9%
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81.6%
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1.3
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pts
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80.7%
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82.4%
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(1.7)
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pts
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Pacific
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86.6%
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86.9%
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(0.3)
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pts
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87.7%
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85.9%
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1.8
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pts
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Total
System
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85.3%
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84.4%
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0.9
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pts
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84.6%
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84.9%
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(0.3)
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pts
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Mainline
Completion Factor
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99.8%
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99.8%
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0.0
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pts
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Passengers
Boarded
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14,662,236
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14,256,852
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2.8%
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183,741,787
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179,394,417
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2.4%
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Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
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164,988
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170,956
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(3.5%)
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1,980,210
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2,192,785
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(9.7%)
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aResults
include flights operated under contract carrier
arrangements
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To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-reports-financial-and-operating-performance-for-december-2016-300385343.html
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