ATLANTA, June 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 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
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May consolidated
PRASM change year over year
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3.5%
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May mainline
completion factor
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99.9%
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May on-time
performance (preliminary DOT A14)
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82.7%
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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.
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Monthly Traffic
Results (a)
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Year to Date
Traffic Results (a)
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May
2017
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May
2016
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Change
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May
2017
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May
2016
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Change
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RPMs
(000):
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Domestic
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11,787,947
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11,459,913
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2.9%
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52,904,560
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51,872,003
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2.0%
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Delta
Mainline
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10,020,290
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9,635,993
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4.0%
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44,701,384
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43,517,344
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2.7%
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Regional
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1,767,657
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1,823,920
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(3.1%)
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8,203,176
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8,354,659
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(1.8%)
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International
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7,356,844
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7,360,901
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(0.1%)
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31,794,075
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32,011,720
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(0.7%)
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Latin
America
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1,721,415
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1,595,726
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7.9%
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9,474,125
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8,979,960
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5.5%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,687,402
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1,552,902
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8.7%
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9,284,019
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8,731,750
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6.3%
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Regional
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34,013
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42,824
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(20.6%)
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190,106
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248,210
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(23.4%)
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Atlantic
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3,928,212
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3,750,627
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4.7%
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14,179,128
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13,737,475
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3.2%
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Pacific
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1,707,217
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2,014,548
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(15.3%)
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8,140,822
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9,294,285
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(12.4%)
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Total
System
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19,144,790
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18,820,814
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1.7%
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84,698,635
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83,883,723
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1.0%
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ASMs
(000):
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Domestic
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13,486,157
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13,207,709
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2.1%
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62,492,174
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61,637,836
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1.4%
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Delta
Mainline
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11,332,532
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10,984,252
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3.2%
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52,038,990
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51,018,070
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2.0%
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Regional
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2,153,625
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2,223,457
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(3.1%)
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10,453,184
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10,619,766
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(1.6%)
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International
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8,585,967
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8,861,417
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(3.1%)
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38,077,015
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39,381,603
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(3.3%)
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Latin
America
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1,965,588
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1,898,479
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3.5%
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11,004,753
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10,840,644
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1.5%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,922,637
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1,843,297
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4.3%
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10,753,160
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10,524,580
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2.2%
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Regional
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42,951
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55,182
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(22.2%)
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251,593
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316,064
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(20.4%)
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Atlantic
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4,613,063
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4,649,809
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(0.8%)
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17,467,721
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17,782,332
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(1.8%)
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Pacific
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2,007,316
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2,313,129
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(13.2%)
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9,604,542
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10,758,627
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(10.7%)
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Total
System
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22,072,124
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22,069,126
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0.0%
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100,569,190
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101,019,439
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(0.4%)
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Load
Factor:
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Domestic
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87.4%
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86.8%
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0.6
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pts
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84.7%
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84.2%
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0.5
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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88.4%
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87.7%
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0.7
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pts
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85.9%
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85.3%
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0.6
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pts
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Regional
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82.1%
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82.0%
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0.1
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pts
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78.5%
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78.7%
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(0.2)
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pts
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International
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85.7%
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83.1%
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2.6
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pts
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83.5%
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81.3%
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2.2
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pts
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Latin
America
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87.6%
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84.1%
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3.5
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pts
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86.1%
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82.8%
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3.3
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pts
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Delta
Mainline
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87.8%
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84.2%
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3.6
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pts
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86.3%
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83.0%
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3.3
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pts
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Regional
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79.2%
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77.6%
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1.6
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pts
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75.6%
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78.5%
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(2.9)
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pts
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Atlantic
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85.2%
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80.7%
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4.5
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pts
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81.2%
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77.3%
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3.9
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pts
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Pacific
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85.0%
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87.1%
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(2.1)
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pts
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84.8%
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86.4%
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(1.6)
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pts
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Total
System
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86.7%
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85.3%
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1.4
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pts
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84.2%
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83.0%
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1.2
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pts
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Mainline
Completion Factor
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99.9%
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99.9%
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0.0
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pts
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Passengers
Boarded
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16,499,863
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16,340,927
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1.0%
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73,874,518
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73,497,747
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0.5%
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Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
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183,913
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163,920
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12.2%
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829,109
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800,845
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3.5%
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aResults
include flights operated under contract carrier
arrangements
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