Delta Air Lines January Traffic up 2.3%

Delta Air Lines DAL today reported traffic results for January 2011. System traffic in January 2011 increased 2.3 percent compared to January 2010 on a 4.2 percent increase in capacity. Load factor decreased 1.4 points to 75.2 percent. Domestic traffic decreased 1.7 percent year over year on a 0.5 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor decreased 0.9 points to 74.9 percent. International traffic increased 8.3 percent year over year on an 11.4 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 2.2 points to 75.8 percent.