Delta Air Lines Reports Record December 2006 Load Factor

ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Delta Air Lines today reported record load factor results for December 2006. Delta’s system load factor for December 2006 was a record 77.8%, up 2.5 points from the prior year and the previous December record load factor of 75.3%. Delta also achieved its highest December load factors for its mainline system (78.3% with a previous high of 75.5% in 2005), mainline domestic (78.5% with a previous high of 75.4% in 2005) and Delta Connection system (75.4% with a previous high of 74.3% in 2005).

In addition, Delta reported record load factor results for the full year 2006, achieving its highest annual load factors for its consolidated system (78.5% with a previous high of 76.5% in 2005), mainline system (79.0% with a previous high of 77.6% in 2005), and Delta Connection system (76.5% with a previous high of 71.0% in 2005).

For December 2006, system traffic increased 3.5% from December 2005 with a capacity increase of 0.2%. International traffic in December 2006 increased 26.4% year over year on a 22.9% increase in capacity. International load factor was 77.8%, up 2.1 points compared to December 2005. Domestic traffic in December 2006 decreased 4.0% year over year, and capacity decreased 7.3%.

During December 2006, Delta operated its schedule at a 99.0% completion rate, a 0.6 point improvement compared to December 2005. Delta boarded 8.8 million passengers during December 2006, an increase of 0.1% from December 2005. Detailed traffic and capacity are included.

Delta Air Lines (Other OTC:DALRQ) offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 304 destinations in 52 countries. With more than 50 new international routes added in the last year, Delta is America’s fastest growing international airline and is a leader across the Atlantic with flights to 31 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers nearly 600 weekly flights to 58 destinations. Delta’s marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 457 worldwide destinations in 97 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.

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                              Delta Air Lines                      Monthly Traffic Results(1,2)                               December      December                                2006          2005         Change  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  RPMs (000):   Domestic                    6,591,161     6,867,140       (4.0%)    Delta Mainline            5,182,169     5,578,385       (7.1%)    Comair                      400,504       422,757       (5.3%)    Contract Carriers         1,008,488       865,998       16.5%  International               2,845,163     2,250,498       26.4%    Latin America               924,375       698,170       32.4%      Delta Mainline            889,301       679,245       30.9%      Comair                          0         7,141         NM      Contract Carriers          35,074        11,784      197.6%    Atlantic                  1,834,437     1,460,051       25.6%    Pacific                      86,351        92,277       (6.4%)  Total System                9,436,324     9,117,638        3.5%   ASMs (000):   Domestic                    8,464,422     9,126,369       (7.3%)    Delta Mainline            6,600,489     7,396,592      (10.8%)    Comair                      550,012       600,100       (8.3%)    Contract Carriers         1,313,921     1,129,677       16.3%  International               3,657,099     2,974,806       22.9%    Latin America             1,238,610       983,547       25.9%      Delta Mainline          1,184,812       954,301       24.2%      Comair                          0        11,441         NM      Contract Carriers          53,798        17,805      202.2%    Atlantic                  2,305,143     1,877,542       22.8%    Pacific                     113,346       113,717       (0.3%)  Total System               12,121,521    12,101,175        0.2%   Load Factor   Domestic                        77.9%         75.2%        2.7 pts    Delta Mainline                78.5%         75.4%        3.1 pts    Comair                        72.8%         70.4%        2.4 pts    Contract Carriers             76.8%         76.7%        0.1 pts  International                   77.8%         75.7%        2.1 pts    Latin America                 74.6%         71.0%        3.6 pts      Delta Mainline              75.1%         71.2%        3.9 pts      Comair                       0.0%         62.4%         NM pts      Contract Carriers           65.2%         66.2%       (1.0) pts    Atlantic                      79.6%         77.8%        1.8 pts    Pacific                       76.2%         81.1%       (4.9) pts  Total System                    77.8%         75.3%        2.5 pts   Passengers Boarded          8,754,487     8,743,101        0.1%                                                                                                       Delta Air Lines                   Year to Date Traffic Results (1,2)                               December       December                               2006           2005         Change  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  RPMs (000):   Domestic                   82,414,302    91,853,280      (10.3%)    Delta Mainline           65,477,336    75,840,949      (13.7%)    ASA                               0     3,960,272         NM    Comair                    5,256,789     6,099,230      (13.8%)    Contract Carriers        11,680,177     5,952,829       96.2%  International              33,718,399    28,100,812       20.0%    Latin America             8,440,781     6,578,475       28.3%      Delta Mainline          8,155,640     6,378,564       27.9%      ASA                             0        85,996         NM      Comair                     33,704        47,618      (29.2%)      Contract Carriers         251,437        66,297      279.3%    Atlantic                 24,133,763    20,411,902       18.2%    Pacific                   1,143,855     1,110,435        3.0%  Total System              116,132,701   119,954,092       (3.2%)   ASMs (000):   Domestic                  104,901,140   121,156,631      (13.4%)    Delta Mainline           82,785,633    98,583,866      (16.0%)    ASA                               0     5,423,696         NM    Comair                    7,078,389     8,958,117      (21.0%)    Contract Carriers        15,037,118     8,190,952       83.6%  International              43,093,769    35,635,981       20.9%    Latin America            11,537,918     9,270,221       24.5%      Delta Mainline         11,138,762     8,985,453       24.0%      ASA                             0       117,195         NM      Comair                     45,841        71,405      (35.8%)      Contract Carriers         353,315        96,168      267.4%    Atlantic                 30,218,659    25,025,885       20.7%    Pacific                   1,337,192     1,339,875       (0.2%)  Total System              147,994,909   156,792,612       (5.6%)   Load Factor   Domestic                        78.6%         75.8%        2.8 pts    Delta Mainline                79.1%         76.9%        2.2 pts    ASA                            0.0%         73.0%         NM    Comair                        74.3%         68.1%        6.2 pts    Contract Carriers             77.7%         72.7%        5.0 pts  International                   78.2%         78.9%       (0.7) pts    Latin America                 73.2%         71.0%        2.2 pts      Delta Mainline              73.2%         71.0%        2.2 pts      ASA                          0.0%         73.4%         NM      Comair                      73.5%         66.7%        6.8 pts      Contract Carriers           71.2%         68.9%        2.3 pts    Atlantic                      79.9%         81.6%       (1.7) pts    Pacific                       85.5%         82.9%        2.6 pts  Total System                    78.5%         76.5%        2.0 pts   Passengers Boarded        106,649,238    118,853189      (10.3%)                                         Endnotes:   1. Results reflect operations under our contract carrier     arrangements with the following airlines: (i) Chautauqua     Airlines, Inc. and SkyWest Airlines Inc. for all periods     presented, (ii) Shuttle America Corp. beginning September 2005      (iii) and Freedom Airlines, Inc. beginning October 2005.   2. On September 7, 2005, Delta completed the sale of its wholly     owned subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. (ASA) to     SkyWest Airlines, Inc. Operating performance after that date is     reflected in our contract carrier flying. 

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