Delta Sees Rise in Traffic, Capacity for January
By Paul Riegler on 4 February 2019
Delta Air Lines announced operational results for January 2019.
The Atlanta-based carrier’s total system traffic for the month was 16.56 billion revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, a year-over-year increase of 5.9 %, up from 15.64 billion in January 2018. Domestic traffic rose 7.6%, while international traffic rose 3.1%.
Total system-wide capacity for the month also increased, up 5.9% to 20.79 billion available seat miles, or ASMs, from 19.62 billion last year. The airline’s domestic capacity was up 7.7%, while international capacity rose by 3.1%.
The airline reported a system-wide load factor of 79.9%, unchanged from a year ago.
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