OREANDA-NEWS. Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reported financial and operating performance for November 2014.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of November increased 4.5 percent year over year, driven by the strong unit revenue performance in the domestic entity, with particular strength in Atlanta and Seattle, along with the calendar placement of the Thanksgiving holiday which shifted the highest revenue day of the year from December back into November.

Delta carried more than 2.6 million passengers on over 28,000 flights over the Thanksgiving holiday, with a monthly completion factor of 99.9 percent and an on-time arrival rate of 86.6 percent.

The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.    

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results

November consolidated PRASM change year over year

4.5%

November mainline completion factor

99.9%

November on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)

86.6%

Delta Air Lines serves nearly 165 million customers each year. This year, Delta was named the 2014 Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine and was named to FORTUNE magazine's 50 Most Admired Companies, in addition to being named the most admired airline for the third time in four years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 319 destinations in 59 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.




Monthly Traffic Results (a)


Year to Date Traffic Results (a)




































Nov 2014


Nov 2013


Change



Nov 2014


Nov 2013


Change


















RPMs (000):
















Domestic

9,276,717


8,633,617


7.4%



110,479,371


105,226,791


5.0%




Delta Mainline

7,641,544


6,973,328


9.6%



90,845,675


85,120,206


6.7%




Regional

1,635,173


1,660,289


(1.5%)



19,633,696


20,106,585


(2.4%)



International

5,579,730


5,511,014


1.2%



76,304,151


73,974,049


3.1%




Latin America

1,310,431


1,205,656


8.7%



16,403,262


13,879,475


18.2%




Delta Mainline

1,276,494


1,191,693


7.1%



16,068,285


13,701,018


17.3%




       Regional

33,937


13,963


143.1%



334,977


178,457


87.7%




Atlantic

2,519,074


2,495,939


0.9%



37,400,383


37,386,467


0.0%




Pacific

1,750,225


1,809,419


(3.3%)



22,500,505


22,708,107


(0.9%)



Total System

14,856,447


14,144,631


5.0%



186,783,522


179,200,840


4.2%


















ASMs (000):
















Domestic

11,296,313


10,967,909


3.0%



129,498,155


126,880,291


2.1%




Delta Mainline

9,144,039


8,734,888


4.7%



104,779,077


100,804,030


3.9%




Regional

2,152,274


2,233,021


(3.6%)



24,719,078


26,076,261


(5.2%)



International

7,143,683


6,838,587


4.5%



90,920,647


87,340,506


4.1%




Latin America

1,645,949


1,437,881


14.5%



19,713,290


16,551,578


19.1%




       Delta Mainline

1,597,925


1,420,671


12.5%



19,265,492


16,321,508


18.0%




       Regional

48,024


17,210


179.0%



447,797


230,070


94.6%




Atlantic

3,291,286


3,180,413


3.5%



44,240,788


43,838,780


0.9%




Pacific

2,206,447


2,220,293


(0.6%)



26,966,569


26,950,148


0.1%



Total System

18,439,995


17,806,496


3.6%



220,418,801


214,220,797


2.9%


















Load Factor:
















Domestic

82.1%


78.7%


3.4

pts


85.3%


82.9%


2.4

pts



Delta Mainline

83.6%


79.8%


3.8

pts


86.7%


84.4%


2.3

pts



Regional

76.0%


74.4%


1.6

pts


79.4%


77.1%


2.3

pts


International

78.1%


80.6%


(2.5)

pts


83.9%


84.7%


(0.8)

pts



Latin America

79.6%


83.8%


(4.2)

pts


83.2%


83.9%


(0.7)

pts



Delta Mainline

79.9%


83.9%


(4.0)

pts


83.4%


83.9%


(0.5)

pts



       Regional

70.7%


81.1%


(10.4)

pts


74.8%


77.6%


(2.8)

pts



Atlantic

76.5%


78.5%


(2.0)

pts


84.5%


85.3%


(0.8)

pts



Pacific

79.3%


81.5%


(2.2)

pts


83.4%


84.3%


(0.9)

pts


Total System

80.6%


79.4%


1.2

pts


84.7%


83.7%


1.0

pts

















Mainline Completion Factor

99.9%


99.9%


0.0

pts
























Passengers Boarded

13,271,993


12,535,734


5.9%



157,674,302


151,299,270


4.2%


















Cargo Ton Miles (000):

196,296


200,792


(2.2%)



2,178,923


2,161,674


0.8%


































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