Delta Air Lines (DAL) Reports Mixed Results on August Traffic

September 4, 2008 2:27 PM EDT

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reported traffic results for August 2008. International traffic increased 17.4% year over year on a 15.1% increase in capacity, and load factor increased 1.6 points. As a result of Delta's global expansion, a record number of passengers flew internationally on Delta during the month of August. The number of international and Atlantic passengers increased 8.7% and 18.6%, respectively, versus the same period last year.

Delta's domestic traffic in August 2008 decreased 9.6% year over year on 10.6% lower capacity. Domestic load factor was 86.3%, an increase of 1.0 point compared to August 2007 and higher than any previous August on record for Delta. In addition, system traffic in August 2008 decreased 0.5% over August 2007 on a capacity decrease of 1.6%. Delta's system load factor increased 0.9 points compared to the same period last year.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) is an air carrier that provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the United States and around the world. [SM]

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