Delta Air Lines pax up 5%, 87% load factor in Aug-2015

Delta Air Lines passenger numbers up 5% - traffic highlights in Aug-2015:

• Passenger numbers: 16.9 million, +4.6% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): +3.9%;
• • Domestic: +5.1%;
  • International: +2.3%;
  • • Latin America: +4.8%;
    • Trans-Atlantic: +2.0%;
    • Trans-Pacific: +1.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 87.3%, -0.3 ppt;
• • Domestic: 87.0%, -0.2 ppt;
  • International: 87.9%, -0.3 ppts;
  • • Latin America: 86.1%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 87.0%, -1.7 ppts;
    • Trans-Pacific: 91.0%, +2.2 ppts. [more - original PR]