Delta Air Lines pax numbers down 1.1% in Dec-2011; 164 million pax in FY2011

Delta Air Lines reports (05-Jan-2012) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 12.6 million, -1.1% year-on-year;
  • Revenue passenger miles: -2.3%;
    • Domestic: -1.4%;
    • International: -3.6%;
    • Latin America: +7%;
    • Europe: -7.3%;
    • Asia Pacific: -3.6%;
  • Passenger load factor: 80.9%, +0.8 ppt;
    • Domestic: 80.7%, +1.1 pts;
    • International: 81.2%, +0.5 ppt;
    • Latin America: 79.8%, +0.7 ppt;
    • Europe: 81.9%, +1.4 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 81%, -0.9 ppt;
• 12 months ended Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 163.8 million, +0.8%;
  • Revenue passenger miles: -0.2%;
    • Domestic: -0.7%;
    • International: +0.5%;
    • Latin America: -0.9%;
    • Europe: -1.0%;
    • Asia Pacific: +4%;
  • Passenger load factor: 82.1%, -0.9 ppt;
    • Domestic: 83.2%, +0.3 ppt;
    • International: 80.7%, -2.5 ppts;
    • Latin America: 78.8%, -0.7 ppt;
    • Europe: 81.3%, -2.1 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 80.6%, -4.6 ppts. [more - original PR]