Delta Air Lines pax down 3%, 84% load factor in Aug-2016

Delta Air Lines passenger numbers down 3% - traffic highlights in Aug-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 16.3 million, -3.1% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): -2.8%;
• • Domestic: -1.5%;
  • • Mainline: -1.1%;
    • Regional: -3.5%;
  • International: -4.7%;
  • • Latin America: -2.9%;
    • • Mainline: -3.4%;
      • Regional: +20.4%;
    • Atlantic: -3.3%;
    • Pacific: -8.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 84.4%, -2.9 ppts;
• • Domestic: 83.4%, -3.5 ppts;
  • • Mainline: 84.2%, -3.6 ppts;
    • Regional: 79.4%, -2.9 ppts;
  • International: 85.9%, -2.0 ppts;
  • • Latin America: 86.6%, +0.4 ppt;
    • • Mainline: 86.7%, +0.5 ppt;
      • Regional: 82.6%, -2.1 ppts;
    • Atlantic: 82.8%, -4.2 ppts;
    • Pacific: 92.2%, +1.2 ppts.
• Cargo traffic (FTMs): -12.8%. [more - original PR]

Delta: "Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of August declined 9.5% year over year, as the company continues to see pressure from close-in domestic yield weakness, the ongoing supply-demand imbalance in the Transatlantic, and headwinds from its Yen hedge positions." Source: Company statement, 02-Sep-2016