Delta Air Lines pax numbers up 2% in Aug-2012, PRASM up

Delta Air Lines reports (05-Sep-2012) the following traffic highlights in Aug-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 15.6 million, +1.6% year-on-year;
• Revenue passenger miles: +0.2%;
  • Domestic: +1.6%;
  • International: -1.6%;
  • Latin America: +7.1%;
  • Europe: -5.1%;
  • Asia Pacific: +0.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 87.8%, +0.9 ppt;
  • Domestic: 87.1%, +0.6 ppt;
  • International: 88.8%, +1.3 ppts;
  • Latin America: 86.8%, +2.9 ppts;
  • Europe: 89.5%, +0.4 ppt;
  • Asia Pacific: 88.6%, +2.3 ppts;
• Consolidated PRASM: +4.0%. [more - original PR]

Delta Air Lines: "Delta's solid revenue improvement continued with consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) increasing 4.0 percent year over year for the month of August. The PRASM improvement was driven by a stable demand environment, corporate traffic momentum and revenue resulting from customer-facing product investments. Absent the 2011 FAA excise tax suspension, August 2012 unit revenue improvement would be approximately 1.5 points higher." Source: Company statement, 05-Sep-2012.