Delta Air Lines reported operating performance for March 2019. The company carried a record 17.6 million customers in the month of March and a first quarter record 45 million passengers across its broad global network in 2019.    

Monthly highlights include:

Signing a contract renewal with American Express through 2029, leveraging shared strengths to deliver best-in-class value to customers and doubling the expected benefits to Delta to nearly $7 billion annually by 2023, up from $3.4 billion in 2018

Completing $1.3 billion in share repurchases in the March quarter by opportunistically buying back 26 million shares, reaffirming Delta's commitment to consistent shareholder returns

Celebrating the one-year approval of the airline's joint venture with Korean Air, featuring award winning products, including Delta One Suites and Delta Premium Select available on our new aircraft, including the Airbus A350, and expanding to the Boeing 777

Participating in the 16th Delta Global Build with Habitat for Humanity and partnering with employees from GOL to construct six new homes for local families in Brazil, bringing the total to 270 built or rehabilitated homes in 13 different countries by Delta since 1995

The company's operating performance is detailed here.