ATLANTA, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported traffic results for June 2009. System traffic in June 2009, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 6.3 percent compared to June 2008 on a 5.8 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 0.5 points to 85.5 percent. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) Domestic traffic decreased 4.7 percent year over year on a 5.6 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 0.7 points to 87.1 percent. International traffic decreased 8.7 percent year over year on a 6.1 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 2.3 points to 83.0 percent. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached. Delta Air Lines is the world's No. 1 airline. From its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers offer service to 382 destinations in 69 countries and serves more than 170 million passengers each year. Delta's marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem either SkyMiles or WorldPerks on more than 16,000 daily flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta's more than 70,000 employees worldwide are reshaping the aviation industry as the only U.S. airline to offer a full global network. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com. Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results (a) June 2009 June 2008 Change RPMs (000): Domestic 10,802,271 11,340,328 (4.7%) Mainline 8,450,161 9,105,995 (7.2%) Regional 2,352,110 2,234,333 5.3% International 6,982,180 7,644,405 (8.7%) Latin America 931,662 1,031,992 (9.7%) Mainline 915,903 968,946 (5.5%) Regional 15,759 63,045 (75.0%) Atlantic 4,423,272 4,644,118 (4.8%) Pacific 1,627,246 1,968,295 (17.3%) System 17,784,451 18,984,733 (6.3%) ASMs (000): Domestic 12,396,242 13,127,967 (5.6%) Mainline 9,536,638 10,386,973 (8.2%) Regional 2,859,604 2,740,995 4.3% International 8,410,348 8,959,062 (6.1%) Latin America 1,136,938 1,260,395 (9.8%) Mainline 1,116,755 1,178,252 (5.2%) Regional 20,182 82,143 (75.4%) Atlantic 5,165,361 5,458,901 (5.4%) Pacific 2,108,049 2,239,766 (5.9%) System 20,806,590 22,087,029 (5.8%) Load Factor Domestic 87.1% 86.4% 0.7 pts Mainline 88.6% 87.7% 0.9 pts Regional 82.3% 81.5% 0.8 pts International 83.0% 85.3% (2.3) pts Latin America 81.9% 81.9% 0.0 pts Mainline 82.0% 82.2% (0.2) pts Regional 78.1% 76.8% 1.3 pts Atlantic 85.6% 85.1% 0.5 pts Pacific 77.2% 87.9% (10.7) pts System 85.5% 86.0% (0.5) pts Passengers Boarded 14,891,005 15,609,913 (4.6%) Mainline Completion Factor 99.2% 98.8% 0.4 pts Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 5,939 9,257 (35.8%) Freight 183,181 252,861 (27.6%) System 189,119 262,117 (27.8%) Endnote: (a) Except where noted, results include Delta and Northwest operations, as well as flights operated under contract carrier arrangements, for all periods presented. Delta Air Lines Year to Date Traffic Results (a) June 2009 June 2008 Change RPMs (000): Domestic 57,121,901 62,146,520 (8.1%) Mainline 44,820,014 49,741,842 (9.9%) Regional 12,301,887 12,404,678 (0.8%) International 34,895,576 38,603,497 (9.6%) Latin America 5,996,022 6,744,929 (11.1%) Mainline 5,897,393 6,416,404 (8.1%) Regional 98,629 328,525 (70.0%) Atlantic 19,788,230 20,902,813 (5.3%) Pacific 9,111,324 10,955,755 (16.8%) System 92,017,477 100,750,017 (8.7%) ASMs (000): Domestic 69,683,635 75,588,773 (7.8%) Mainline 53,451,528 59,564,186 (10.3%) Regional 16,232,107 16,024,587 1.3% International 45,066,270 47,366,217 (4.9%) Latin America 7,874,491 8,364,470 (5.9%) Mainline 7,725,427 7,933,148 (2.6%) Regional 149,065 431,323 (65.4%) Atlantic 25,772,519 26,209,614 (1.7%) Pacific 11,419,260 12,792,133 (10.7%) System 114,749,904 122,954,990 (6.7%) Load Factor Domestic 82.0% 82.2% (0.2) pts Mainline 83.9% 83.5% 0.4 pts Regional 75.8% 77.4% (1.6) pts International 77.4% 81.5% (4.1) pts Latin America 76.1% 80.6% (4.5) pts Mainline 76.3% 80.9% (4.6) pts Regional 66.2% 76.2% (10.0) pts Atlantic 76.8% 79.8% (3.0) pts Pacific 79.8% 85.6% (5.8) pts System 80.2% 81.9% (1.7) pts Passengers Boarded 79,360,372 86,415,210 (8.2%) Cargo Ton Miles (000): Mail 39,951 56,692 (29.5%) Freight 971,082 1,471,644 (34.0%) System 1,011,034 1,528,336 (33.8%) Endnote: (a) Results include Delta and Northwest operations, as well as flights operated under contract carrier arrangements, for all periods presented. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGODATASOURCE: Delta Air Lines CONTACT: Corporate Communications, +1-404-715-2554, Investor Relations, +1-404-715-2170 Web Site: http://www.delta.com/

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