Delta Air Lines pax up 1%, 81% load factor in Jan-2017

Delta Air Lines passenger numbers up 1% – traffic highlights in Jan-2017:

• Passenger numbers: 13.4 million, +1.0% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): +0.4%;
• • Domestic: +3.1%;
  • • Mainline: +3.1%;
    • Regional: +2.8%;
  • International: -3.6%;
  • • Latin America: +4.2%;
    • • Mainline: +4.8%;
      • Regional: -17.8%;
    • Atlantic: -3.5%;
    • Pacific: -11.6%;
• Passenger load factor: 81.2%, -0.1 ppt;
• • Domestic: 80.8%, -0.3 ppts;
  • • Mainline: 82.4%, -0.4 ppt;
    • Regional: 73.3%, stable;
  • International: 81.8%, +0.1 ppt;
  • • Latin America: 84.5%, +0.8 ppt;
    • • Mainline: 84.7%, +0.8 ppt;
      • Regional: 75.1%, -4.9 ppts;
    • Atlantic: 76.9%, +0.8 ppt;
    • Pacific: 86.1%, -1.5 ppts.
• Cargo traffic (FTMs): -5.9%. [more - original PR]

Delta: "Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of January declined 2.5% year over year, consistent with the company’s expectation for the quarter. A modest benefit from holiday timing in the month was offset by a 2.5 point headwind from calendar placement and 2 points of pressure from the lapping of 2016’s winter storm Jonas." Source: Company statement, 02-Feb-2017