Delta Air Lines pax up 3%, 85% load factor in Sep-2016

Delta Air Lines passenger numbers up 3% - traffic highlights in Sep-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 15.0 million, +3.1% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): +1.4%;
• • Domestic: +4.6%;
  • • Mainline: +5.0%;
    • Regional: +2.4%;
  • International: -3.0%;
  • • Latin America: +0.1%;
    • • Mainline: -0.1%;
      • Regional: +5.3%;
    • Atlantic: -3.7%;
    • Pacific: -3.3%;
• Passenger load factor: 84.6%, -0.4 ppt;
• • Domestic: 85.2%, +0.4 ppts;
  • • Mainline: 86.2%, +0.3 ppt;
    • Regional: 80.2%, +0.4 ppt;
  • International: 83.8%, -1.3 ppts;
  • • Latin America: 84.8%, +3.6 ppts;
    • • Mainline: 85.2%, +3.9 ppts;
      • Regional: 75.5%, -3.0 ppts;
    • Atlantic: 81.6%, -4.8 ppts;
    • Pacific: 87.6%, +2.7 ppts.
• Cargo traffic (FTMs): -7.4%. [more - original PR]

Delta: "Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of September declined 3.0% year over year, as close-in domestic yield pressures moderated slightly with the implementation of lower Fall capacity levels. Delta continued to face a supply-demand imbalance in the Transatlantic and headwinds from prior year Yen hedge gains in the month." Source: Company statement, 04-Oct-2016