Delta manages a load factor of 90% in July

Delta Airlines has recently released its operational performance for July 2019. This month, Delta is rather well behaved. Delta not only increased the number of available seats, but Delta recorded an impressive load factor of 90% in July.

Delta's operational results

The Delta load factor of 90% represents an increase from 88.6% last year over the same period. A 90% load factor helps put Delta's operational success into perspective. This means that a very large majority of Delta flights have operated almost at full capacity. On the economic side, it is likely that Delta's July accounts are also performing well. With more paying customers, Delta would probably have also generated more revenue.

Decomposed by region, Delta's domestic load factor reached 90.8% in July. At the international level, in July 2019, load factors for flights to Latin America, 88.8% of transatlantic flights and 87.6% of flights to the Pacific were 90.1%.

What does this mean for pbadengers?

Delta did well to keep his planes filled. In addition, Delta did well to keep the front of its planes filled. Airlines earn the most money in premium cabins. Unfortunately, for Skymiles Medallion members sitting at the back, higher load factors at the front of the plane usually mean fewer upgrades. But a 90% load factor does not mean that all the elite members have not received any upgrades. With operations and a fleet as large as Delta's, many flights operate at almost full capacity. But also, there were many flights with open seats that allowed for improvements and last-minute bookings.

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Other results

It is interesting to note that Delta's available seat miles also increased by 3.5% over July 2018. This means that Delta has increased in capacity and new routes. This means that even with extra capacity, Delta was able to keep its planes quite full. This is of course an impressive measure to achieve in a growth context. However, there was a market on which Delta had not grown. And it is Latin America. In Latin America, Delta reduced its available seat seats by 6% compared to last year. This means that Delta has offered fewer seats to Latin American destinations than last year. It's fashionable with other airlines. Notably, despite the reduction in capacity, Delta's load factor on routes to Latin America did not increase substantially during the year or in July.

New planes

Delta also added new aircraft between July 2018 and July 2019. Among them, the A220 gamechanger – which allowed Delta to replace the regional jet service, Delta Connection, with more comfortable aircraft. In addition, Delta has also taken delivery of its latest Boeing 737-900ER. And, in July 2019, Delta became the first US operator of the Airbus A330-900neo!

Global

With more than 19 million pbadengers transported in July, Delta has become one of the largest air carriers in the world. In addition, Delta also recorded an impressive load factor of 90% while increasing system capacity. This indicates a growing appetite for air travel to the United States.

Despite a load factor of 90% during the month of July, the annual load rate of Delta is 86.3%, compared to 85.5% the previous year. Still, it is a healthy number that many other airlines envy.

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