Delta Air Lines pax up 1%, 85% load factor in Oct-2016

Delta Air Lines passenger numbers up 1% - traffic highlights in Oct-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 15.7 million, +0.6% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): -0.3%;
• • Domestic: +1.4%;
  • • Mainline: +2.1%;
    • Regional: -1.8%;
  • International: -3.2%;
  • • Latin America: -0.1%;
    • • Mainline: -0.3%;
      • Regional: +7.6%;
    • Atlantic: -4.4%;
    • Pacific: -3.0%;
• Passenger load factor: 85.1%, -1.8 ppts;
• • Domestic: 86.9%, -1.0 ppt;
  • • Mainline: 87.9%, +1.0 ppt;
    • Regional: 82.%, -1.0 ppt;
  • International: 82.2%, -3.1 ppts;
  • • Latin America: 85.8%, +3.1 ppts;
    • • Mainline: 86.2%, +3.4 ppts;
      • Regional: 75.5%, -2.1 ppts;
    • Atlantic: 79.1%, -7.0 ppts;
    • Pacific: 85.9%, +0.1 ppt.
• Cargo traffic (FTMs): -5.9%. [more - original PR]

Delta: "Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of October declined 6.5% year over year, in-line with expectations. The company continued to see stabilization of close-in domestic yields in October, while results were pressured by the supply-demand imbalance in the Transatlantic and a ~2 point headwind from holiday timing." Source: Company statement, 02-Nov-2016