ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for
October 2015. Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of October declined 1.0% year over year including a 2 point headwind from foreign exchange. October’s result benefitted from Delta’s winter capacity actions, including a 4% reduction in international capacity for the month. The company’s financial and operating performance is detailed below.
Preliminary Financial and Operating Results |
October consolidated PRASM change year over year |
(1.0%) |
October mainline completion factor |
100.0% |
October on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) |
92.1% |
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine’s top 50 World’s Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the
Delta Connection carriers offer service to 316 destinations in 57 countries on six continents. Headquartered in
Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 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
trans-Atlantic 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,
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 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,
Facebook.com/delta and Delta’s blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a) |
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Year to Date Traffic Results (a) |
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Oct 2015 |
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Oct 2014 |
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Change |
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Oct 2015 |
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Oct 2014 |
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Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
10,915,482 |
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10,330,727 |
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5.7% |
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106,017,360 |
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101,206,513 |
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4.8% |
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Delta Mainline |
9,086,139 |
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8,481,012 |
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7.1% |
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88,565,658 |
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83,205,466 |
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6.4% |
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Regional |
1,829,343 |
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1,849,715 |
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(1.1%) |
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17,451,702 |
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18,001,047 |
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(3.1%) |
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International |
6,713,351 |
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6,706,235 |
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0.1% |
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71,659,686 |
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70,727,390 |
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1.3% |
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Latin America |
1,293,340 |
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1,280,420 |
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1.0% |
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15,997,352 |
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15,106,897 |
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5.9% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,256,477 |
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1,252,630 |
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0.3% |
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15,665,835 |
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14,805,854 |
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5.8% |
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Regional |
36,863 |
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27,790 |
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32.6% |
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331,517 |
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301,043 |
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10.1% |
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Atlantic |
3,544,571 |
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3,442,323 |
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3.0% |
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35,223,694 |
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34,870,960 |
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1.0% |
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Pacific |
1,875,440 |
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1,983,492 |
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(5.4%) |
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20,438,640 |
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20,749,533 |
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(1.5%) |
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Total System |
17,628,833 |
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17,036,962 |
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3.5% |
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177,677,045 |
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171,933,903 |
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3.3% |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
12,424,154 |
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12,143,251 |
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2.3% |
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123,141,205 |
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118,203,082 |
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4.2% |
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Delta Mainline |
10,226,619 |
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9,818,416 |
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4.2% |
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101,536,818 |
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95,634,445 |
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6.2% |
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Regional |
2,197,534 |
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2,324,835 |
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(5.5%) |
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21,604,387 |
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22,568,637 |
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(4.3%) |
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International |
7,866,783 |
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8,186,590 |
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(3.9%) |
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85,713,603 |
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83,773,452 |
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2.3% |
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Latin America |
1,564,800 |
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1,573,160 |
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(0.5%) |
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19,307,688 |
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18,083,021 |
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6.8% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,517,289 |
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1,534,642 |
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(1.1%) |
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18,885,433 |
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17,683,247 |
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6.8% |
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Regional |
47,512 |
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38,518 |
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23.3% |
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422,255 |
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399,774 |
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5.6% |
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Atlantic |
4,116,595 |
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4,130,023 |
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(0.3%) |
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42,606,913 |
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40,933,285 |
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4.1% |
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Pacific |
2,185,388 |
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2,483,407 |
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(12.0%) |
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23,799,001 |
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24,757,146 |
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(3.9%) |
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Total System |
20,290,937 |
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20,329,841 |
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(0.2%) |
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208,854,808 |
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201,976,534 |
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3.4% |
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Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
87.9% |
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85.1% |
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2.8 |
pts |
86.1% |
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85.6% |
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0.5 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
88.8% |
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86.4% |
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2.4 |
pts |
87.2% |
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87.0% |
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0.2 |
pts |
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Regional |
83.2% |
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79.6% |
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3.6 |
pts |
80.8% |
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79.8% |
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1.0 |
pts |
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International |
85.3% |
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81.9% |
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3.4 |
pts |
83.6% |
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84.4% |
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(0.8) |
pts |
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Latin America |
82.7% |
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81.4% |
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1.3 |
pts |
82.9% |
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83.5% |
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(0.6) |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
82.8% |
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81.6% |
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1.2 |
pts |
83.0% |
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83.7% |
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(0.7) |
pts |
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Regional |
77.6% |
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72.1% |
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5.5 |
pts |
78.5% |
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75.3% |
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3.2 |
pts |
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Atlantic |
86.1% |
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83.3% |
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2.8 |
pts |
82.7% |
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85.2% |
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(2.5) |
pts |
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Pacific |
85.8% |
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79.9% |
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5.9 |
pts |
85.9% |
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83.8% |
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2.1 |
pts |
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Total System |
86.9% |
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83.8% |
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3.1 |
pts |
85.1% |
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85.1% |
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pts |
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Mainline Completion Factor |
100.0% |
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99.9% |
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Passengers Boarded |
15,615,946 |
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14,853,007 |
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5.1% |
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150,774,726 |
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144,407,623 |
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4.4% |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
192,441 |
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214,542 |
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(10.3%) |
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1,847,463 |
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1,973,670 |
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(6.4%) |
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a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements |
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