ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported
financial and operating performance for July
2015.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of
July decreased 3.0 percent year over year, with pressure from
foreign exchange, lower surcharges in international markets, and
continued yield pressure in select domestic markets.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed
below.
Preliminary
Financial and Operating Results
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July consolidated
PRASM change year over year
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(3.0%)
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July mainline
completion factor
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99.9%
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July on-time
performance (preliminary DOT A14)
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84.2%
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Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 332 destinations in 63 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic 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, New York-LaGuardia,
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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July
2015
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July
2014
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Change
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July
2015
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July
2014
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Change
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RPMs
(000):
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Domestic
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12,203,556
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11,584,527
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5.3%
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73,048,292
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69,844,267
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4.6%
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Delta
Mainline
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10,292,115
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9,642,250
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6.7%
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60,957,935
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57,312,210
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6.4%
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Regional
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1,911,441
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1,942,277
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(1.6%)
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12,090,357
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12,532,057
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(3.5%)
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International
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8,702,193
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8,383,524
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3.8%
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48,823,878
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48,065,966
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1.6%
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Latin
America
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1,805,937
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1,723,890
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4.8%
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11,790,569
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10,970,662
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7.5%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,770,720
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1,690,873
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4.7%
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11,567,361
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10,748,005
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7.6%
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Regional
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35,217
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33,017
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6.7%
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223,208
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222,657
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0.2%
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Atlantic
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4,637,013
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4,418,474
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4.9%
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22,984,298
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22,830,861
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0.7%
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Pacific
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2,259,243
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2,241,160
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0.8%
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14,049,010
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14,264,443
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(1.5%)
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Total
System
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20,905,749
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19,968,051
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4.7%
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121,872,169
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117,910,233
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3.4%
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ASMs
(000):
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Domestic
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13,778,513
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13,071,511
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5.4%
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85,067,994
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81,368,270
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4.5%
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Delta
Mainline
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11,499,344
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10,721,455
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7.3%
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70,015,269
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65,686,306
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6.6%
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Regional
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2,279,170
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2,350,056
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(3.0%)
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15,052,725
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15,681,964
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(4.0%)
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International
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9,994,529
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9,744,979
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2.6%
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59,231,436
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57,168,848
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3.6%
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Latin
America
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2,038,282
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1,981,942
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2.8%
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14,275,746
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13,090,032
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9.1%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,998,394
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1,943,134
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2.8%
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13,988,758
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12,796,436
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9.3%
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Regional
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39,888
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38,808
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2.8%
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286,987
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293,596
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(2.3%)
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Atlantic
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5,407,534
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5,116,985
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5.7%
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28,466,925
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27,125,933
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4.9%
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Pacific
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2,548,714
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2,646,052
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(3.7%)
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16,488,766
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16,952,883
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(2.7%)
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Total
System
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23,773,043
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22,816,490
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4.2%
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144,299,430
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138,537,118
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4.2%
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Load
Factor:
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Domestic
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88.6%
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88.6%
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0.0
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pts
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85.9%
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85.8%
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0.1
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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89.5%
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89.9%
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(0.4)
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pts
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87.1%
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87.3%
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(0.2)
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pts
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Regional
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83.9%
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82.6%
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1.3
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pts
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80.3%
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79.9%
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0.4
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pts
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International
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87.1%
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86.0%
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1.1
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pts
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82.4%
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84.1%
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(1.7)
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pts
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Latin
America
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88.6%
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87.0%
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1.6
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pts
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82.6%
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83.8%
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(1.2)
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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88.6%
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87.0%
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1.6
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pts
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82.7%
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84.0%
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(1.3)
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pts
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Regional
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88.3%
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85.1%
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3.2
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pts
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77.8%
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75.8%
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2.0
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pts
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Atlantic
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85.8%
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86.3%
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(0.5)
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pts
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80.7%
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84.2%
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(3.5)
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pts
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Pacific
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88.6%
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84.7%
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3.9
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pts
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85.2%
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84.1%
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1.1
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pts
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Total
System
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87.9%
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87.5%
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0.4
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pts
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84.5%
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85.1%
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(0.6)
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pts
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Mainline
Completion Factor
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99.9%
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99.7%
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0.2
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pts
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Passengers
Boarded
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17,103,337
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16,245,673
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5.3%
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103,749,574
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99,505,594
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4.3%
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Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
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190,101
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217,857
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(12.7%)
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1,288,173
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1,337,405
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(3.7%)
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a Results
include flights operated under contract carrier
arrangements
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