Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 2013
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for February 2013.
Delta's unit revenues for the month of February grew 5.0 percent vs. prior year. The unit revenue growth was driven by continued corporate revenue gains, increased load factor and improved trans-Atlantic performance.
Despite the impact of inclement weather, Delta completed 99.0 percent of its flights in February and ran an on-time arrival rate of 86.1 percent.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results |
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February Consolidated PRASM change year over year |
5.0% |
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Projected March quarter fuel price per gallon, adjusted |
$3.23-3.28 |
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February On-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) |
86.1% |
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February Mainline completion factor |
99.0% |
Note: Fuel price includes taxes, transportation, settled hedges, hedge premiums and refinery impact, but excludes mark to market adjustments on open hedges.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a) |
Year to Date Traffic Results (a) |
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Feb 2013 |
Feb 2012 |
Change |
Feb 2013 |
Feb 2012 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
7,685,779 |
7,967,017 |
(3.5%) |
15,867,822 |
16,110,410 |
(1.5%) |
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Delta Mainline |
6,204,956 |
6,258,545 |
(0.9%) |
12,803,968 |
12,697,835 |
0.8% |
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Regional |
1,480,823 |
1,708,472 |
(13.3%) |
3,063,854 |
3,412,575 |
(10.2%) |
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International |
5,008,922 |
5,014,235 |
(0.1%) |
10,732,752 |
10,780,778 |
(0.4%) |
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1,174,571 |
1,090,978 |
7.7% |
2,456,300 |
2,266,933 |
8.4% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,159,772 |
1,080,152 |
7.4% |
2,421,640 |
2,242,445 |
8.0% |
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Regional |
14,799 |
10,826 |
36.7% |
34,660 |
24,488 |
41.5% |
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Atlantic |
1,987,721 |
2,180,403 |
(8.8%) |
4,433,548 |
4,792,770 |
(7.5%) |
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Pacific |
1,846,630 |
1,742,854 |
6.0% |
3,842,905 |
3,721,075 |
3.3% |
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Total System |
12,694,701 |
12,981,252 |
(2.2%) |
26,600,575 |
26,891,188 |
(1.1%) |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
9,552,211 |
10,019,071 |
(4.7%) |
20,011,796 |
20,556,659 |
(2.7%) |
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Delta Mainline |
7,542,977 |
7,708,780 |
(2.2%) |
15,759,272 |
15,836,936 |
(0.5%) |
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Regional |
2,009,234 |
2,310,291 |
(13.0%) |
4,252,524 |
4,719,723 |
(9.9%) |
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International |
6,500,530 |
6,870,887 |
(5.4%) |
13,563,497 |
14,286,434 |
(5.1%) |
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1,464,948 |
1,453,063 |
0.8% |
2,997,483 |
2,911,926 |
2.9% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,443,123 |
1,433,903 |
0.6% |
2,948,692 |
2,870,777 |
2.7% |
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Regional |
21,825 |
19,160 |
13.9% |
48,791 |
41,149 |
18.6% |
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Atlantic |
2,844,038 |
3,233,374 |
(12.0%) |
6,000,777 |
6,756,387 |
(11.2%) |
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Pacific |
2,191,545 |
2,184,450 |
0.3% |
4,565,237 |
4,618,121 |
(1.1%) |
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Total System |
16,052,742 |
16,889,958 |
(5.0%) |
33,575,293 |
34,843,093 |
(3.6%) |
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Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
80.5% |
79.5% |
1.0 |
pts |
79.3% |
78.4% |
0.9 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
82.3% |
81.2% |
1.1 |
pts |
81.2% |
80.2% |
1.0 |
pts |
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Regional |
73.7% |
74.0% |
(0.3) |
pts |
72.0% |
72.3% |
(0.3) |
pts |
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International |
77.1% |
73.0% |
4.1 |
pts |
79.1% |
75.5% |
3.6 |
pts |
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80.2% |
75.1% |
5.1 |
pts |
81.9% |
77.8% |
4.1 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
80.4% |
75.3% |
5.1 |
pts |
82.1% |
78.1% |
4.0 |
pts |
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Regional |
67.8% |
56.5% |
11.3 |
pts |
71.0% |
59.5% |
11.5 |
pts |
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Atlantic |
69.9% |
67.4% |
2.5 |
pts |
73.9% |
70.9% |
3.0 |
pts |
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Pacific |
84.3% |
79.8% |
4.5 |
pts |
84.2% |
80.6% |
3.6 |
pts |
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Total System |
79.1% |
76.9% |
2.2 |
pts |
79.2% |
77.2% |
2.0 |
pts |
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Mainline Completion |
99.0% |
99.7% |
(0.7) |
pts |
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Factor |
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Passengers Boarded |
11,106,695 |
11,431,057 |
(2.8%) |
22,845,340 |
23,073,665 |
(1.0%) |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
178,698 |
185,171 |
(3.5%) |
353,822 |
359,364 |
(1.5%) |
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Endnote: |
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aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements. |
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