Delta Air Lines Reports Record January 2007 Load Factor

ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Delta Air Lines today reported record load factor results for January 2007. Delta’s system load factor for January was a record 73.7 percent, up 0.3 points from the prior year. Delta also achieved its highest January load factors for its mainline system (74.7 percent with a previous high of 73.8 percent in 2006) and mainline domestic (74.5 percent with a previous high of 73.8 percent in 2006).

For January 2007, system traffic increased 3.3 percent from January 2006 with a capacity increase of 2.9 percent. International traffic in January 2007 increased 28.6 percent year over year on a 26.8 percent increase in capacity. International load factor was 74.7 percent, up 1.1 points compared to January 2006. Domestic traffic in January 2007 decreased 5.2 percent year over year, and capacity decreased 5.1 percent.

During January 2007, Delta operated its schedule at a 98.6 percent completion rate relative to 98.5 percent in January 2006. Delta boarded 8.1 million passengers during January 2007, a decrease of 1.7 percent from January 2006. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

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 453 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 (a)                           January 2007    January 2006     Change  -------------------------------------------------------------------  RPMs (000):  Domestic                 6,093,116       6,425,646       (5.2%)    Delta Mainline         4,792,111       5,198,200       (7.8%)    Comair                   349,998         389,845      (10.2%)    Contract Carriers        951,007         837,601        13.5%  International            2,762,396       2,147,791        28.6%    Latin America            974,492         712,766        36.7%      Delta Mainline         939,092         696,979        34.7%      Comair                     649           5,644           NM      Contract Carriers       34,751          10,143           NM    Atlantic               1,692,710       1,334,584        26.8%    Pacific                   95,194         100,441       (5.2%)  Total System             8,855,512       8,573,437         3.3%   ASMs (000):  Domestic                 8,318,851       8,764,034       (5.1%)    Delta Mainline         6,429,418       7,042,941       (8.7%)    Comair                   552,935         590,006       (6.3%)    Contract Carriers      1,336,498       1,131,087        18.2%  International            3,697,650       2,916,923        26.8%    Latin America          1,299,724         971,835        33.7%      Delta Mainline       1,245,624         948,793        31.3%      Comair                     948           8,457           NM      Contract Carriers       53,152          14,585           NM    Atlantic               2,284,148       1,831,296        24.7%    Pacific                  113,778         113,792       (0.0%)  Total System            12,016,501      11,680,957         2.9%   Load Factor  Domestic                     73.2%           73.3%        (0.1) pts    Delta Mainline             74.5%           73.8%          0.7 pts    Comair                     63.3%           66.1%        (2.8) pts    Contract Carriers          71.2%           74.1%        (2.9) pts  International                74.7%           73.6%          1.1 pts    Latin America              75.0%           73.3%          1.7 pts      Delta Mainline           75.4%           73.5%          1.9 pts      Comair                   68.5%           66.7%          1.8 pts      Contract Carriers        65.4%           69.5%        (4.1) pts    Atlantic                   74.1%           72.9%          1.2 pts    Pacific                    83.7%           88.3%        (4.6) pts  Total System                 73.7%           73.4%          0.3 pts   Passengers Boarded       8,101,755       8,243,838       (1.7%)   Endnote:   (a) Results reflect operations under our contract carrier  arrangements with the following airlines for all periods  presented: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Chautauqua Airlines,  Inc., Freedom Airlines, Inc., Shuttle America Corp., and SkyWest  Airlines Inc. 

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