Delta Air Lines (DAL) Reports Decline in January Traffic

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reported January 2009 traffic results for both Delta and Northwest operating units.

Delta

Delta's system traffic in January 2009 decreased 2.2%versus January 2008 on a capacity decrease of 1.9%. Delta's system load factor decreased 0.3 points to 75.1%.

International traffic increased 6.6%year over year on an 11.3%increase in capacity, and load factor declined 3.2%. Domestic traffic decreased 6.7% year over year on 8.5% lower capacity. Domestic load factor increased 1.5 points to 76.4%, higher than any previous January on record.

Northwest

Northwest's system traffic in January 2009 decreased 8.2%on a capacity decrease of 6.4%. Northwest's system load factor decreased 1.5 points to 77.8%.

International traffic decreased 5.7% year over year on a 2.4% decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 2.8 points. Domestic traffic decreased 10.0% year over year on a 9.0% decrease in capacity, and load factor decreased 0.8 points to 76.8%.[SM]

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