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Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported traffic results for the month of May 2002. System traffic decreased 5.0 percent on a capacity decrease of 7.1 percent from May 2001. Delta’s system load factor was 71.7 percent, up 1.5 points year over year.
Year-over-year traffic and capacity comparisons are impacted by Comair’s suspension of service between March 26, 2001 and July 1, 2001, due to a strike by Comair pilots.
Domestic traffic in May 2002 decreased 3.3 percent on a capacity decrease of 4.8 percent. Domestic load factor was 70.2 percent, up 1.1 points from the same period a year ago. International traffic decreased 9.9 percent on a 13.8 percent decrease in capacity. International load factor was 76.8 percent up 3.3 points from the same period last year.
During May, Delta operated its schedule at a 99.1 percent completion rate, compared to 98.0 percent from May 2001. Delta boarded 9,053,144 passengers during the month of May.
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May 2002
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May 2001
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Change
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| RPMs
(000): |
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|
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| Domestic |
6,530,239
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6,752,465
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(3.3%)
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| Delta
Mainline |
5,940,365
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6,521,903
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(8.9%)
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| ASA |
276,252
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230,562
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19.8%
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| Comair |
313,622
|
--
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--
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| International |
2,127,664
|
2,361,153
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(9.9%)
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| Latin
America |
349,673
|
351,107
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(0.4%)
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| Delta
Mainline |
339,316
|
345,438
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(1.8%)
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| ASA |
6,136
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5,669
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8.2%
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| Comair |
4,221
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--
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--
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| Atlantic |
1,689,578
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1,748,123
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(3.3%)
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| Pacific |
88,413
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261,923
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(66.2%)
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| Total
System |
8,657,903
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9,113,618
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(5.0%)
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| ASMs
(000): |
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|
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| Domestic |
9,301,684
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9,775,526
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(4.8%)
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| Delta
Mainline |
8,436,780
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9,449,488
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(10.7%)
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| ASA |
406,241
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326,038
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24.6%
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| Comair |
458,663
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--
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--
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| International |
2,770,042
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3,212,712
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(13.8%)
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| Latin
America |
630,847
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641,829
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(1.7%)
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| Delta
Mainline |
613,974
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631,701
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(2.8%)
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| ASA |
11,436
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10,128
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12.9%
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| Comair |
5,437
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--
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--
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| Atlantic |
2,034,054
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2,190,950
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(7.2%)
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| Pacific |
105,141
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379,933
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(72.3%)
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| Total
System |
12,071,726
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12,988,238
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(7.1%)
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| Load
Factor |
|
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| Domestic |
70.2%
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69.1%
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1.1pts
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| Delta
Mainline |
70.4%
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69.0%
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1.4pts
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| ASA |
68.0%
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70.7%
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(2.7)pts
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| Comair |
68.4%
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--
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--
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| International |
76.8%
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73.5%
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3.3pts
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| Latin
America |
55.4%
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54.7%
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0.7pts
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| Delta
Mainline |
55.3%
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54.7%
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0.6pts
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| ASA |
53.7%
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56.0%
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(2.3)pts
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| Comair |
77.6%
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--
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--
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| Atlantic |
83.1%
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79.8%
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3.3pts
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| Pacific |
84.1%
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68.9%
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15.2pts
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| Total
System |
71.7%
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70.2%
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1.5pts
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|
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| Passengers
Boarded |
9,053,144
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9,235,223
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(2.0%)
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Delta
Air Lines - Calendar Year-to-Date
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2002
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2001
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Change
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| RPMs
(000): |
|
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| Domestic |
31,016,915
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32,798,770
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(5.4%)
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| Delta
Mainline |
28,451,506
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31,134,645
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(8.6%)
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| ASA |
1,204,647
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969,333
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24.3%
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| Comair |
1,360,762
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694,792
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95.9%
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| International |
9,231,585
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10,453,361
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(11.7%)
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| Latin
America |
1,872,586
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1,843,770
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1.6%
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| Delta
Mainline |
1,825,348
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1,793,805
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1.8%
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| ASA |
25,677
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23,783
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8.0%
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| Comair |
21,561
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26,182
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(17.6%)
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| Atlantic |
6,928,662
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7,364,417
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(5.9%)
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| Pacific |
430,337
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1,245,174
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(65.4%)
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| Total
System |
40,248,500
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43,252,131
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(6.9%)
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| ASMs
(000): |
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| Domestic |
45,028,524
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48,512,404
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(7.2%)
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| Delta
Mainline |
41,059,989
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45,873,329
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(10.5%)
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| ASA |
1,841,780
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1,499,293
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22.8%
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| Comair |
2,126,755
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1,139,782
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86.6%
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| International |
12,538,095
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14,713,110
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(14.8%)
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| Latin
America |
3,051,019
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3,135,381
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(2.7%)
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| Delta
Mainline |
2,981,585
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3,043,961
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(2.0%)
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| ASA |
42,506
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47,448
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(10.4%)
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| Comair |
26,928
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43,972
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(38.8%)
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| Atlantic |
8,983,728
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9,864,618
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(8.9%)
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| Pacific |
503,348
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1,713,111
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(70.6%)
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| Total
System |
57,566,619
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63,225,514
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(9.0%)
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| Load
Factor |
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| Domestic |
68.9%
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67.6%
|
1.3pts
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| Delta
Mainline |
69.3%
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67.9%
|
1.4pts
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| ASA |
65.4%
|
64.7%
|
0.7pts
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| Comair |
64.0%
|
61.0%
|
3.0pts
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| International |
73.6%
|
71.0%
|
2.6pts
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| Latin
America |
61.4%
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58.8%
|
2.6pts
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| Delta
Mainline |
61.2%
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58.9%
|
2.3pts
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| ASA |
60.4%
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50.1%
|
10.3pts
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| Comair |
80.1%
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59.5%
|
20.6pts
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| Atlantic |
77.1%
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74.7%
|
2.4pts
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| Pacific |
85.5%
|
72.7%
|
12.8pts
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| Total
System |
69.9%
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68.4%
|
1.5pts
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| Passengers
Boarded |
42,562,143
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45,335,921
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(6.1%)
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