Delta Air Lines today reported financial and operating performance for March 2015.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of March was flat year over year, as domestic strength offset pressure in international markets, predominantly from currency fluctuations, which reduced system PRASM by 1.5 points. Domestic PRASM grew 2.5% for the month.
The company’s financial and operating performance is detailed below.
| Preliminary Financial and Operating Results | |
| March consolidated PRASM change year over year | Flat |
| Projected March quarter fuel price per gallon, adjusted | $2.90 – $2.95 |
| March mainline completion factor | 99.3% |
| March on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) | 84.0% |
- Note: Projected fuel price of $2.90 – $2.95 includes taxes, transportation, settled hedges, hedge premiums and refinery contribution and is adjusted for MTM adjustments. It also includes $0.33/gallon associated with the early settlement of hedges.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine’s top 50 World’s Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 321 destinations in 58 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground.
