Delta Air Lines today reported financial and operating performance for November 2016.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of November declined 1.0% year over year. The company continued to see stabilization of close-in domestic yields and positive unit revenues in Latin America. Prior year foreign currency hedge gains were a 0.5 point headwind for the month.
The company’s financial and operating performance is detailed below.
Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
November consolidated PRASM change year over year (1.0)%
November mainline completion factor 100.0%
November on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) 91.4%
Monthly Traffic Results Year to Date Traffic Results
Nov 2016 Nov 2015 Change Nov 2016 Nov 2015 Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic 10,470,710 10,083,688 3.8% 120,143,514 116,102,513 3.5%
Delta Mainline 8,770,116 8,391,211 4.5% 101,077,913 96,955,339 4.3%
Regional 1,700,594 1,692,477 0.5% 19,065,601 19,147,174 (0.4%)
International 5,140,049 5,476,289 (6.1%) 76,145,286 77,143,517 (1.3%)
Latin America 1,311,157 1,300,964 0.8% 17,940,452 17,313,186 3.6%
Delta Mainline 1,273,431 1,262,374 0.9% 17,436,169 16,943,048 2.9%
Regional 37,727 38,590 (2.2%) 504,284 370,138 36.2%
Atlantic 2,334,446 2,534,657 (7.9%) 37,091,498 37,749,387 (1.7%)
Pacific 1,494,446 1,640,668 (8.9%) 21,113,336 22,080,944 (4.4%)
Total System 15,610,759 15,559,977 0.3% 196,288,800 193,246,030 1.6%
ASMs (000):
Domestic 12,038,988 11,771,923 2.3% 140,952,072 134,918,382 4.5%
Delta Mainline 9,973,812 9,674,607 3.1% 117,197,372 111,212,933 5.4%
Regional 2,065,177 2,097,316 (1.5%) 23,754,700 23,705,449 0.2%
International 6,327,574 6,728,140 (6.0%) 91,205,515 92,441,634 (1.3%)
Latin America 1,515,907 1,590,351 (4.7%) 21,114,669 20,914,114 1.0%
Delta Mainline 1,465,355 1,541,006 (4.9%) 20,479,930 20,442,512 0.2%
Regional 50,552 49,345 2.4% 634,739 471,602 34.6%
Atlantic 3,045,687 3,211,596 (5.2%) 46,045,852 45,802,226 0.5%
Pacific 1,765,980 1,926,193 (8.3%) 24,044,993 25,725,294 (6.5%)
Total System 18,366,562 18,500,063 (0.7%) 232,157,587 227,360,016 2.1%
Load Factor:
Domestic 87.0% 85.7% 1.3 pts 85.2% 86.1% (0.9)
Delta Mainline 87.9% 86.7% 1.2 pts 86.2% 87.2% (1.0)
Regional 82.3% 80.7% 1.6 pts 80.3% 80.8% (0.5)
International 81.2% 81.4% (0.2) pts 83.5% 83.5% 0.0
Latin America 86.5% 81.8% 4.7 pts 85.0% 82.8% 2.2
Delta Mainline 86.9% 81.9% 5.0 pts 85.1% 82.9% 2.2
Regional 74.6% 78.2% (3.6) pts 79.4% 78.5% 0.9
Atlantic 76.6% 78.9% (2.3) pts 80.6% 82.4% (1.8)
Pacific 84.6% 85.2% (0.6) pts 87.8% 85.8% 2.0
Total System 85.0% 84.1% 0.9 pts 84.5% 85.0% (0.5)
Mainline Completion Factor 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pts
Passengers Boarded 14,664,162 14,356,953 2.1% 169,079,551 165,137,565 2.4%
Cargo Ton Miles (000): 159,911 172,066 (7.1%) 1,815,222 2,021,828 (10.2%)
