ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) today reported operating performance for October 2017. The company carried 16.2 million
passengers across our broad global network in the month.
Monthly highlights include:
- Launching service of the flagship Airbus A350-900 between
Detroit and Tokyo-Narita,
featuring the award-winning Delta One
Suite, the new Delta Premium Select cabin, and an enhanced
Main Cabin experience;
- Introducing automatic check-in functionality for Fly Delta app
users to streamline the check-in experience for customers; and
- Completing the 13th annual Breast Cancer One employee survivor
flight to raise funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Research
Foundation. Since 2005, Delta has raised over $13 million for breast cancer research.
The company's operating performance is detailed in the table
below.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each
year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired
Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for
the sixth time in seven years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1
in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an
unprecedented six consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 306 destinations in 52 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta
employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a
mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding
member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the
industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air
France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a 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,
Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de
Gaulle, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested
billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and
services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the
air and on the ground. Additional information is available on the
Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub,
Google.com/+Delta, and Facebook.com/delta.
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Monthly Traffic
Results (a)
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Year to Date
Traffic Results (a)
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Oct
2017
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Oct
2016
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Change
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Oct
2017
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Oct
2016
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Change
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RPMs
(000):
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Domestic
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11,612,115
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11,072,330
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4.9%
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113,474,953
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109,680,482
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3.5%
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Delta
Mainline
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9,864,262
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9,274,529
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6.4%
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96,284,193
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92,310,024
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4.3%
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Regional
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1,747,853
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1,797,801
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(2.8%)
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17,190,760
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17,370,458
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(1.0%)
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International
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6,685,452
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6,500,885
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2.8%
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71,355,372
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71,005,326
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0.5%
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Latin
America
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1,334,377
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1,292,823
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3.2%
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17,378,835
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16,639,845
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4.4%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,309,555
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1,253,136
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4.5%
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17,047,572
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16,173,029
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5.4%
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Regional
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24,822
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39,687
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(37.5%)
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331,262
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466,816
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(29.0%)
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Atlantic
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3,642,611
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3,389,752
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7.5%
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36,478,992
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34,748,166
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5.0%
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Pacific
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1,708,465
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1,818,310
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(6.0%)
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17,497,545
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19,617,315
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(10.8%)
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Total
System
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18,297,567
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17,573,215
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4.1%
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184,830,324
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180,685,808
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2.3%
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ASMs
(000):
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Domestic
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13,331,610
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12,738,344
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4.7%
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132,245,299
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128,922,831
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2.6%
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Delta
Mainline
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11,216,750
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10,549,528
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6.3%
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110,863,303
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107,228,531
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3.4%
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Regional
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2,114,860
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2,188,816
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(3.4%)
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21,381,996
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21,694,300
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(1.4%)
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International
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7,955,956
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7,909,820
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0.6%
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83,305,735
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84,877,821
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(1.9%)
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Latin
America
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1,583,536
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1,506,191
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5.1%
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19,972,926
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19,608,648
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1.9%
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Delta
Mainline
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1,553,103
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1,453,677
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6.8%
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19,550,194
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19,024,392
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2.8%
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Regional
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30,433
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52,514
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(42.0%)
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422,732
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584,256
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(27.6%)
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Atlantic
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4,382,768
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4,285,809
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2.3%
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43,089,184
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42,991,833
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0.2%
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Pacific
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1,989,652
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2,117,820
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(6.1%)
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20,243,626
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22,277,340
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(9.1%)
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Total
System
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21,287,566
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20,648,164
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3.1%
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215,551,034
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213,800,652
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0.8%
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Load
Factor:
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Domestic
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87.1%
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86.9%
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0.2 Pts
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85.8%
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85.1%
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0.7 Pts
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Delta
Mainline
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87.9%
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87.9%
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0.0 Pts
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86.8%
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86.1%
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0.7 Pts
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Regional
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82.6%
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82.1%
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0.5 Pts
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80.4%
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80.1%
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0.3 Pts
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International
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84.0%
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82.2%
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1.8 Pts
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85.7%
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83.7%
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2.0 Pts
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Latin
America
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84.3%
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85.8%
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(1.5)
Pts
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87.0%
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84.9%
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2.1 Pts
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Delta
Mainline
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84.3%
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86.2%
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(1.9)
Pts
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87.2%
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85.0%
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2.2 Pts
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Regional
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81.6%
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75.6%
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6.0 Pts
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78.4%
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79.9%
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(1.5)
Pts
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Atlantic
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83.1%
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79.1%
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4.0 Pts
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84.7%
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80.8%
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3.9 Pts
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Pacific
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85.9%
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85.9%
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0.0 Pts
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86.4%
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88.1%
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(1.7)
Pts
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Total
System
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86.0%
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85.1%
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0.9 Pts
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85.7%
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84.5%
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1.2 Pts
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Mainline
Completion Factor
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100.0%
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99.4%
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0.6 Pts
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Mainline On-time
Performance
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89.4%
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92.2%
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(2.8)
Pts
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(preliminary DOT A14)
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Passengers
Boarded
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16,183,647
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15,706,275
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3.0%
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157,129,691
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154,423,030
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1.8%
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Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
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196,680
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181,286
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8.5%
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1,806,080
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1,654,549
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9.2%
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a Results
include flights operated under contract carrier
arrangements
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