Earlier this week the US airline Delta released its March 2018 operating performance which showed the carrier flew 16.6 million passengers over its global network, a record for the month of March.
Monthly highlights included:Read on for the full details -
Receiving final approvals to launch a joint venture with Korean Air
Announcing new developments in customer experience innovation with biometric check-in at Delta Sky Clubs and a new Delta Sky Club at Phoenix Sky Harbor coming in late 2018.
Establishing new connections for customers via Salt Lake City to Cleveland, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas; Chattanooga, Tenn., to New York-LGA; and Boston to Las Vegas, achieving a milestone of 50 nonstop destinations at Boston Logan by this fall.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2018, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the seventh time in eight years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented seven consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 312 destinations in 55 countries on six continents.
Monthly Traffic Results
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Year to Date Traffic Results
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Mar 2018
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Mar 2017
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Change
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Mar 2018
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Mar 2017
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Change
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RPMs (000):
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Domestic
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12,217,140
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11,719,085
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4.2%
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31,464,793
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30,359,703
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3.6%
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International
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6,729,095
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6,449,015
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4.3%
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17,810,901
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17,592,008
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1.2%
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Latin America
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2,100,195
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2,107,746
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(0.4%)
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5,850,798
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5,940,584
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(1.5%)
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Atlantic
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2,885,430
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2,648,228
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9.0%
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7,176,523
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6,791,622
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5.7%
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Pacific
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1,743,470
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1,693,041
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3.0%
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4,783,580
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4,859,802
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(1.6%)
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Total System
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18,946,235
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18,168,100
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4.3%
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49,275,694
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47,951,711
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2.8%
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ASMs (000):
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Domestic
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14,113,594
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13,554,949
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4.1%
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37,985,800
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36,448,196
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4.2%
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International
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7,690,748
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7,609,412
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1.1%
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21,470,350
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21,423,013
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0.2%
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Latin America
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2,391,733
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2,416,514
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(1.0%)
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6,849,931
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6,944,976
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(1.4%)
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Atlantic
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3,336,933
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3,258,105
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2.4%
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9,080,256
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8,822,130
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2.9%
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Pacific
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1,962,082
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1,934,793
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1.4%
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5,540,162
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5,655,907
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(2.0%)
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Total System
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21,804,342
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21,164,361
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3.0%
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59,456,149
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57,871,209
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2.7%
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Load Factor:
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Domestic
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86.6%
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86.5%
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0.1 Pts
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82.8%
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83.3%
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(0.5) Pts
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International
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87.5%
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84.8%
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2.7 Pts
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83.0%
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82.1%
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0.9 Pts
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Latin America
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87.8%
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87.2%
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0.6 Pts
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85.4%
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85.5%
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(0.1) Pts
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Atlantic
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86.5%
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81.3%
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5.2 Pts
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79.0%
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77.0%
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2.0 Pts
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Pacific
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88.9%
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87.5%
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1.4 Pts
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86.3%
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85.9%
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0.4 Pts
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Total System
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86.9%
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85.8%
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1.1 Pts
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82.9%
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82.9%
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0.0 Pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.0%
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99.5%
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(0.5) Pts
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Mainline On-time Performance
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86.9%
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86.9%
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0.0 Pts
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(preliminary DOT A14)
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Passengers Boarded
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16,581,725
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16,209,515
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2.3%
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42,888,795
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42,296,330
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1.4%
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Cargo Ton Miles (000):
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188,719
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172,313
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9.5%
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503,677
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470,510
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7.0%
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Note: Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements
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SOURCE Delta Air Lines