Delta Air Lines pax up 1%, load factor down in Aug-2013; PRASM up 4%

Delta Air Lines passenger numbers up 1% - traffic highlights for Aug-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 15.7 million, +0.7% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): +2.7%;
• • Domestic: +0.6%;
  • • Mainline: +1.5%;
    • Regional: -3.2%;
  • International: +5.4%;
  • • Latin America: +16.8%;
    • • Mainline: +17.0%;
      • Regional: 1+3.8%;
    • Europe: +6.0%;
    • Asia Pacific: -1.0%;
• Passenger load factor: 87.3%, -0.5ppts;
• • Domestic: 85.3%, -1.8ppts;
  • • Mainline: 86.9%, -1.7ppts;
    • Regional: 79.2%, -2.4ppts;
  • International: 90%, +1.2ppts;
  • • Latin America: 88%, +1.2ppts;
    • • Mainline: 88%, +0.9ppts;
      • Regional: 82.9%, +13.4ppts;
    • Europe: 91.5%, +2.0ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 88.4%, -0.2ppts;
• Cargo traffic (CTMs): -1.9%. [more - original PR]

Delta: "Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of August increased 4.0 percent year over year, with strong performance in domestic, trans-Atlantic and Latin markets. The Pacific entity continues to be pressured from yen devaluation which accounted for 1.5 points of negative system impact for the month." Source: Company statement, 04-Sep-2013.