Delta Air Lines Reports December Traffic
ATLANTA, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL)
today reported traffic results for the month of December 2002. Traffic
comparisons are provided for year-over-year activity for 2001 and 2000 because
the events of Sep. 11, 2001, distort comparisons to 2001.
System traffic for December 2002 increased 14.2 percent from December 2001
on a capacity increase of 1.7 percent. Delta's system load factor was 74.3
percent in December 2002, up 8.1 points from the same period last year.
Compared to December 2000, December 2002 system traffic is up 3.0 percent,
capacity is down 5.7 percent and load factor is up 6.2 points.
Domestic traffic in December 2002 increased 17.0 percent year over year on
a capacity increase of 1.5 percent. Domestic load factor in December 2002 was
75.1 percent, up 10.0 points from the same period a year ago. Compared to
December 2000, December 2002 domestic traffic is up 5.3 percent, capacity is
down 4.2 percent and load factor is up 6.8 points. International traffic in
December 2002 increased 4.4 percent year over year on a 2.6 percent increase
in capacity. International load factor was 71.6 percent, up 1.3 points from
December 2001. Compared to December 2000, December 2002 international traffic
is down 5.2 percent, capacity is down 10.6 percent and load factor is up 4.1
points.
Roger
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