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Press Release Source: Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines Reports February Traffic
Thursday March 3, 2:15 pm ET

ATLANTA, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - News) today reported traffic results for February 2005. System traffic for February 2005 increased 9.7 percent from February 2004 on a capacity increase of 5.9 percent. Delta's system load factor was 71.0 percent in February 2005, up 2.4 points from the same period last year.

Domestic traffic in February 2005 increased 7.1 percent year over year, while capacity increased 3.7 percent. Domestic load factor in February 2005 was 71.0 percent, up 2.2 points from the same period a year ago. International traffic in February 2005 increased 20.4 percent year over year on a 15.2 percent increase in capacity. International load factor was 71.0 percent, up 3.1 points from February 2004.

During February 2005, Delta operated its schedule at a 97.9 percent completion rate, compared to 98.1 percent in February 2004. Delta boarded 8,393,658 passengers during the month of February 2005, an increase of 4.7 percent from February 2004. Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results

February 2005 February 2004 Change RPMs (000): Domestic 6,474,414 6,043,322 7.1% Delta Mainline 5,627,883 5,278,093 6.6% ASA 414,322 308,164 34.4% Comair 432,209 457,065 (5.4%) International 1,706,555 1,417,070 20.4% Latin America 490,285 347,664 41.0% Delta Mainline 480,584 338,516 42.0% ASA 8,277 7,657 8.1% Comair 1,424 1,491 (4.5%) Atlantic 1,135,456 981,417 15.7% Pacific 80,814 87,989 (8.2%) Total System 8,180,969 7,460,392 9.7%

ASMs (000): Domestic 9,117,574 8,789,786 3.7% Delta Mainline 7,823,479 7,570,866 3.3% ASA 592,390 494,918 19.7% Comair 701,705 724,002 (3.1%) International 2,405,064 2,087,000 15.2% Latin America 683,990 485,781 40.8% Delta Mainline 670,673 470,628 42.5% ASA 11,205 12,989 (13.7%) Comair 2,112 2,164 (2.4%) Atlantic 1,616,339 1,494,743 8.1% Pacific 104,735 106,476 (1.6%) Total System 11,522,638 10,876,786 5.9%

Load Factor Domestic 71.0% 68.8% 2.2 pts Delta Mainline 71.9% 69.7% 2.2 pts ASA 69.9% 62.3% 7.6 pts Comair 61.6% 63.1% (1.5) pts International 71.0% 67.9% 3.1 pts Latin America 71.7% 71.6% 0.1 pts Delta Mainline 71.7% 71.9% (0.2) pts ASA 73.9% 58.9% 15.0 pts Comair 67.4% 68.9% (1.5) pts Atlantic 70.2% 65.7% 4.5 pts Pacific 77.2% 82.6% (5.4) pts Total System 71.0% 68.6% 2.4 pts

Passengers Boarded 8,393,658 8,020,329 4.7%

Delta Air Lines Year to Date Traffic Results

February 2005 February 2004 Change RPMs (000): Domestic 13,112,094 12,086,607 8.5% Delta Mainline 11,461,509 10,587,380 8.3% ASA 783,361 611,651 28.1% Comair 867,224 887,576 (2.3%) International 3,752,586 3,106,130 20.8% Latin America 1,074,588 742,731 44.7% Delta Mainline 1,049,770 724,151 45.0% ASA 18,828 15,820 19.0% Comair 5,990 2,760 117.0% Atlantic 2,503,942 2,182,016 14.8% Pacific 174,056 181,383 (4.0%) Total System 16,864,680 15,192,737 11.0%

ASMs (000): Domestic 18,503,937 18,015,167 2.7% Delta Mainline 15,915,480 15,517,112 2.6% ASA 1,161,829 1,017,281 14.2% Comair 1,426,628 1,480,774 (3.7%) International 5,114,434 4,356,280 17.4% Latin America 1,442,521 1,021,503 41.2% Delta Mainline 1,405,943 990,267 42.0% ASA 27,966 26,746 4.6% Comair 8,612 4,490 91.8% Atlantic 3,453,358 3,115,482 10.8% Pacific 218,555 219,295 (0.3%) Total System 23,618,371 22,371,447 5.6%

Load Factor Domestic 70.9% 67.1% 3.8 pts Delta Mainline 72.0% 68.2% 3.8 pts ASA 67.4% 60.1% 7.3 pts Comair 60.8% 59.9% 0.9 pts International 73.4% 71.3% 2.1 pts Latin America 74.5% 72.7% 1.8 pts Delta Mainline 74.7% 73.1% 1.6 pts ASA 67.3% 59.1% 8.2 pts Comair 69.6% 61.5% 8.1 pts Atlantic 72.5% 70.0% 2.5 pts Pacific 79.6% 82.7% (3.1) pts Total System 71.4% 67.9% 3.5 pts

Passengers Boarded 17,034,254 15,917,999 7.0%


Source: Delta Air Lines

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Press Release Source: United Airlines

United Airlines Reports Record-High February Traffic Results
Thursday March 3, 4:44 pm ET

CHICAGO, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With its flights averaging 74.8% full in February, United Airlines has recorded its highest-ever February load-factor. United's total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in February 2005 by 1.8% on a capacity decrease of 4.0% available seat miles (ASMs) vs. the same period in 2004.

About United

United Airlines (OTC Bulletin Board: UALAQ - News) is the world's second largest airline, operating more than 3,400 flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is the largest international carrier based in the United States.* United is also a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to more than 700 destinations in more than 130 countries worldwide. United's 61,200 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.

2005 2004 YOY February February Change

SCHEDULED SERVICE ONLY: REVENUE PLANE MILES 56,988,000 60,572,000 -5.9%

NUMBER OF DEPARTURES 42,277 47,269 -10.6%

REVENUE PASSENGERS 4,724,000 4,974,000 -5.0%

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000): NORTH AMERICA 4,764,838 5,040,019 -5.5% PACIFIC 1,797,699 1,721,670 4.4% ATLANTIC 985,954 964,280 2.2% LATIN AMERICA 347,912 313,965 10.8% SYSTEM 7,896,403 8,039,934 -1.8%

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000): NORTH AMERICA 6,283,820 7,086,831 -11.3% PACIFIC 2,374,541 2,099,439 13.1% ATLANTIC 1,433,831 1,408,590 1.8% LATIN AMERICA 458,985 395,693 16.0% SYSTEM 10,551,177 10,990,553 -4.0%

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR (PERCENT): NORTH AMERICA 75.8 71.1 4.7 pts PACIFIC 75.7 82.0 -6.3 pts ATLANTIC 68.8 68.5 0.3 pts LATIN AMERICA 75.8 79.3 -3.5 pts SYSTEM 74.8 73.2 1.6 pts

CARGO TON MILES (000): FREIGHT 129,617 112,501 15.2% MAIL 32,235 29,943 7.7% SYSTEM 161,852 142,444 13.6%

TOTAL SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARTER (000): REVENUE PASSENGER MILES 7,960,898 8,125,967 -2.0% AVAILABLE SEAT MILES 10,640,888 11,091,921 -4.1%

REVENUE PSGR. KM. 12,811,473 13,077,119 -2.0% AVAILABLE SEAT KM. 17,124,381 17,850,228 -4.1%

TOTAL REVENUE TON MILES 960,974 955,051 0.6% TOTAL AVAIL. TON MILES 1,567,174 1,751,710 -10.5%

TOTAL REV. TON KM. 1,393,764 1,384,910 0.6% TOTAL AVAIL. TON KM. 2,288,074 2,557,497 -10.5%

YEAR TO DATE YEAR TO DATE YOY 2005 2004 Change

SCHEDULED SERVICE ONLY: REVENUE PLANE MILES 119,424,000 124,789,000 -4.3%

NUMBER OF DEPARTURES 88,655 97,318 -8.9%

REVENUE PASSENGERS 9,883,000 9,984,000 -1.0%

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000): NORTH AMERICA 9,924,198 10,091,084 -1.7% PACIFIC 3,906,755 3,636,116 7.4% ATLANTIC 2,143,129 2,076,962 3.2% LATIN AMERICA 741,990 649,960 14.2% SYSTEM 16,716,072 16,454,122 1.6%

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000): NORTH AMERICA 13,137,937 14,552,527 -9.7% PACIFIC 5,007,889 4,358,537 14.9% ATLANTIC 3,017,610 2,929,392 3.0% LATIN AMERICA 970,888 819,001 18.5% SYSTEM 22,134,324 22,659,457 -2.3%

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR (PERCENT): NORTH AMERICA 75.5 69.3 6.2 pts PACIFIC 78.0 83.4 -5.4 pts ATLANTIC 71.0 70.9 0.1 pts LATIN AMERICA 76.4 79.4 -3.0 pts SYSTEM 75.5 72.6 2.9 pts

CARGO TON MILES (000): FREIGHT 248,561 209,339 18.7% MAIL 66,667 63,716 4.6% SYSTEM 315,228 273,055 15.4%

TOTAL SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARTER (000): REVENUE PASSENGER MILES 16,889,534 16,579,493 1.9% AVAILABLE SEAT MILES 22,351,939 22,811,926 -2.0%

REVENUE PSGR. KM. 27,180,327 26,681,378 1.9% AVAILABLE SEAT KM. 35,970,975 36,711,233 -2.0%

TOTAL REVENUE TON MILES 2,007,210 1,931,021 3.9% TOTAL AVAIL. TON MILES 3,440,078 3,602,232 -4.5%

TOTAL REV. TON KM. 2,910,890 2,799,984 3.9% TOTAL AVAIL. TON KM. 5,022,514 5,259,259 -4.5%

* Measured by revenue passenger miles as reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation for 12 months ending September 2004, the most recent comparison data available.

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Source: United Airlines