Major airlines report record March traffic
4/6/2005
Systemwide, major airlines reported 60.17 billion revenue passenger miles flown in March, up 9.2 percent from 55.1 billion revenue passenger miles in March 2004.
Capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), increased 3.9 percent in a month-over-month comparison, resulting in a systemwide passenger load factor of 81 percent. The systemwide load factor in March 2004 was 77.1 percent.
Ten of 12 major passenger airlines reported an increase in capacity, and 11 of 12 reported an increase in traffic. All 12 major airlines reported an increase in load factors with numbers ranging from 74.5 percent to 90 percent--the highest being JetBlue.
Year-to-date, the aggregate trends indicate an increase in all categories with a 2.6-percent increase in capacity and a 7.6-percent increase in traffic.
FLTops.com members can view the latest traffic, capacity and load factor information for all major airlines by visiting the Traffic page.
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4/6/2005
Capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), increased 3.9 percent in a month-over-month comparison, resulting in a systemwide passenger load factor of 81 percent. The systemwide load factor in March 2004 was 77.1 percent.
Ten of 12 major passenger airlines reported an increase in capacity, and 11 of 12 reported an increase in traffic. All 12 major airlines reported an increase in load factors with numbers ranging from 74.5 percent to 90 percent--the highest being JetBlue.
Year-to-date, the aggregate trends indicate an increase in all categories with a 2.6-percent increase in capacity and a 7.6-percent increase in traffic.
FLTops.com members can view the latest traffic, capacity and load factor information for all major airlines by visiting the Traffic page.
Does no good when you are charging $19.99 a ticket.
