Delta Reports January performance

February 15th, 2012.

Last February 6th, Delta Air Lines announced strong revenue and operations for January 2012.

For January 2012, consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) increased 14.5 percent compared to the prior year period, as the company's capacity discipline and revenue momentum contributed to a strong increase in yields.  All regions generated double-digit unit revenue gains, with the strongest performance in the domestic and transatlantic regions.  For the month, system load factor increased 2.3 points to 77.5 percent.

Delta employees delivered excellent operational performance for their customers.  The company's preliminary DOT on-time arrival rate of 86.4% was 11.8 points higher year-over-year and its mainline completion factor increased 5.2 points to 99.4%.

The company's financial and operational performance is detailed below.

Preliminary Financial and Operational Results – January 2012
Consolidated PRASM change year over year	14.5%
Consolidated average fuel price	$3.17
On-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)	86.4%
Mainline completion factor	99.4%

Note: Fuel price includes taxes, transportation, settled hedges, and hedge premiums, but excludes mark to market adjustments on open hedges.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. Delta was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2011 World's Most Admired Companies airline industry list, and was named the "Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline" by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 342 destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in one of the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta,Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City andTokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.

				Delta Air Lines
				Monthly Traffic Results (a)
				January 2012				January 2011			Change
RPMs (000):
	Domestic			8,143,393				8,165,780			(0.3%)
		Delta Mainline		6,439,290				6,425,743			0.2%
		Regional		1,704,103				1,740,037			(2.1%)
	International			5,766,543				5,956,069			(3.2%)
		Latin America		1,175,955				1,200,825			(2.1%)
		Delta Mainline		1,162,293				1,184,834			(1.9%)
		Regional		13,662				15,991			(14.6%)
		Atlantic		2,612,367				2,727,300			(4.2%)
		Pacific		1,978,221				2,027,944			(2.5%)
	Total System			13,909,936				14,121,849			(1.5%)
ASMs (000):
	Domestic			10,537,587				10,905,637			(3.4%)
		Delta Mainline		8,128,156				8,414,210			(3.4%)
		Regional		2,409,431				2,491,427			(3.3%)
	International			7,415,547				7,861,185			(5.7%)
		Latin America		1,458,863				1,530,087			(4.7%)
		Delta Mainline		1,436,874				1,504,787			(4.5%)
		Regional		21,989				25,300			(13.1%)
		Atlantic		3,523,013				3,900,689			(9.7%)
		Pacific		2,433,671				2,430,409			0.1%
	Total System			17,953,134				18,766,822			(4.3%)
Load Factor:
	Domestic			77.3%				74.9%			2.4		pts
		Delta Mainline		79.2%				76.4%			2.8		pts
		Regional		70.7%				69.8%			0.9		pts
	International			77.8%				75.8%			2.0		pts
		Latin America		80.6%				78.5%			2.1		pts
		Delta Mainline		80.9%				78.7%			2.2		pts
		Regional		62.1%				63.2%			(1.1)		pts
		Atlantic		74.2%				69.9%			4.3		pts
		Pacific		81.3%				83.4%			(2.1)		pts
	Total System			77.5%				75.2%			2.3		pts
Passengers Boarded				11,642,608				11,573,053			0.6%
Mainline Completion Factor				99.4%				94.2%			5.2		pts
Cargo Ton Miles (000):				174,193				182,828			(4.7%)

Endnote:

(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.

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Delta has a transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia.