Delta Air Lines (DAL) Reports September 2008 Traffic
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Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reported record load factors for September 2008. Load factors for system (80.0%), domestic (81.5%) and Latin America (73.7%) were higher than any previous September on record for Delta.
International traffic increased 12.8% year over year on a 13.6% increase in capacity, and load factor declined 0.6 points. As a result of Delta's global expansion, a record number of passengers flew internationally on Delta during the month of September. The number of international and Atlantic passengers increased 5.0% and 12.1%, respectively, versus the same period last year.
Delta's domestic traffic in September 2008 decreased 8.0% year over year on 12.8% lower capacity, and load factor increased 4.3 points. In addition, system traffic in September 2008 decreased 0.8% over September 2007 on a capacity decrease of 3.7%. Delta's system load factor increased 2.4 points compared to the same period last year. [SM]
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